Resources on Diversity
By Robyn Davis

Many resources have been produced to help educators understand and tackle issues related to diversity. Listed below are some of the resources available.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
ADL is a nonprofit organization committed to stopping the defamation of jewish people and securing justice and fair treatment of all citizens. ADL offers A Classroom of Difference anti-bias curriculum that addresses diversity in K-12 classrooms and gives participants skills to challenge bigotry. For more information, call (212) 885-7700 or visit the website: www.adl.org.

CHP International
CHP International has been contracted by the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide training and technical assistance focusing on human relations and diversity for staff of national service programs. Training topics include supervising diverse teams, building relationships with diverse communities, facilitating diversity awareness, and assessing organizations for cultural competency. For more information, call (800) 635-6675 or email CHPdiverse@aol.com.

Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
The Center for Assistive Technology at the State University of New York at Buffalo maintains the CODI website, http://codi.buffalo.edu, which serves as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. It includes resources on education, directories and databases, statistics, government documents, computer access, legal issues, politics, publications, World Wide Web, aging, bibliographic references, and universal design. Call CODI at (716) 829-3141 or write to: jweir@acsu.buffalo.edu.

Global TeachNet
The objective of Global TeachNet is to promote students' knowledge of, understanding of, and respect for the people, cultures, and nations of the world. This network provides grants to K-12 teachers and shares resources on global education, including a newsletter that offers information on global education and lesson plans for grades K-8 and 9-12. (Newsletter requires a $25 annual membership fee.) For more information, call (202) 293-7728, ext. 8, visit: www.rpcv.org/globaled or write to: rpcvgtn@aol.com.

The Safe Schools Coalition of Washington
This network has developed many resources to help educators make schools safer for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students and educators. Though designed for Washington State, the information can apply to educators anywhere. The Safe Schools Resource Guide offers solid strategies on how to handle issues that arise from discrimination toward sexual minorities. Download the guide from www.safeschools-wa.org or order it from the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment. Call (206) 233-9136 or email: NCAMH@aol.com.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
The SPLC is a nonprofit organization, combating hate, intolerance, and discrimination through education and litigation. It offers several resources on diversity:

• Teaching Tolerance is a free, semiannual, 64-page magazine that provides educators with resources for promoting interracial and intercultural understanding. To subscribe, send a request on letterhead to SPLC.
• Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades is a kit for early childhood educators that focuses on seven effective tolerance education programs.
• The America's Civil Rights Movement kit is geared to middle- and upper-level students.
• The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America documents episodes of intolerance in U.S. history and is geared to secondary students.

To receive one free copy for your organization, call (334) 264-0286 or visit: www.splcenter.org.

The Southern Regional Council (SRC)
The SRC is a nonprofit organization that has worked to promote racial justice, protect democratic rights, and broaden civic participation since 1919. SRC provides training and technical assistance to national service programs as a part of the LEARNS Partnership.

• Will the Circle Be Unbroken?, the Peabody award-winning audio documentary series produced by SRC, reveals the history of the Civil Rights Movement in five Southern communities, combining oral histories with the music of the times. It is now available on CDs or tapes, along with a teachers' guide aimed at middle, high school, and college students. To order a copy, call (404) 522-8764 or write to: info@southerncouncil.org.