Understanding and Embracing Differences

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• Understanding and Embracing Differences

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Black History Month

• Race is an issue that I believe this nation
  cannot afford to ignore right nowIf we walk
  away now, if we simple retreat into our
  respective corners, we will never be able to come
  together and solve challenges..
• President Barack Obama

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Resolution of Respect

• I pledge from this day forward to do my best to
  combat prejudice and to stop those who, because
  of hate or ignorance, would hurt people or
  violate their civil rights

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• We must learn to live together as brothers or
  perish together as fools.
• Martin Luther King Jr.

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• We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and
  make us think we can survive alone, alone in
  patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even
  alone in genders.
• Maya Angelou

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• I will speak out against all forms of
  prejudice and discrimination. I will reach out
  to support those who are targets of hate..

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• In the end, we will remember not the words of our
  enemies, but the silence of our friends.
  Martin Luther King Jr.

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• I will try at all times to be aware of my own
  biases and seek to gain understanding of those I
  perceive as being different from myself

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• The ultimate measure of a man is not where he
  stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but
  where he stands at times of challenge and
  controversy.
• Martin Luther King Jr., Strength

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• I will think about specific ways my community
  members can promote respect for people and create
  a prejudice-free zone.

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• It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to
  your enemies, but even more to stand up to your
  friends.
• J. K. Rowling

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• It is our choices...that show what we truly are,
  far more than our abilities.
• J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and The Chamber of
  Secrets, 1999

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• I firmly believe that one person can make a
  difference and that no person can be an
  innocent bystander when it comes to opposing
  hate

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• Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your
  fear that has the power.
• Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine

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• You must be the change you want to see in the
  world.
• Mahatma Gandhi

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• I recognize that respecting individual dignity,
  achieving equality, and promoting intergroup
  harmony are the responsibilities of all people.
  By signing this pledge, I commit myself to making
  a Positive Impact! in my community.

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• A journey of a thousand miles begins with a
  single step.
• Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu (Old Master)

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• Whats remarkable is not how many failed in the
  face of discrimination, but rather how many men
  and women overcame the odds how many were able
  to make a way out of no way for those like me who
  would come after them.
• President Barack Obama

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Courage as you contribute to our journey to an
anti-bias world!