MMOT Extension Combat Hate: A Digital Media Literacy Workshop launches at Huntley High School
Written by Mobile Museum of Tolerance
📰 In the News 📰 Huntley High School students learn to combat hate online (dailyherald.com)
“This program does a phenomenal job at helping students understand why this sort of messaging is wrong, what it can look like, the impact it can have outside of the message itself, and provides them with important techniques they can utilize to speak out about hateful content when they come across it.”
– Social Studies Teacher, Huntley High School
The Combat Hate program has been running for the past eight years in Los Angeles and New York City. This program is designed for grades 6-12 and is aligned with social emotional learning and Illinois’ mandated media literacy standards. During this 45 minute workshop, students are challenged to interpret real life examples of online identity-based hate speech, analyze their real world impact, and develop an action plan for speaking up against online hate in the future.
A social studies teacher from HHS shared “This program does a phenomenal job at helping students understand why this sort of messaging is wrong, what it can look like, the impact it can have outside of the message itself, and provides them with important techniques they can utilize to speak out about hateful content when they come across it.”
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is committed to lighting the way to a bright and inclusive future. The impact of MMOT’s Combat Hate is evident through last week’s engagement, positive feedback, and countless smiles. Bringing Combat Hate into the classrooms is one of the many ways SWC is educating future generations about the importance of combating anti-Semitism and identity-based hate.
To book MMOT Extension’s Combat Hate for your classroom, please visit mmot.com/combathate/
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