Recent years have seen a startling rise in hate crimes and hate-motivated violence across the country. Wisconsin, too, has felt this pain. In this episode, special guest Benny Witkovsky talks about his work as a public humanities fellow through the Center for Humanities and Wisconsin Humanities to address these challenges from the ground up. His ongoing research points to the ways communities can work together before tragedy strikes, and how to start conversations using personal stories and the humanities. In this relevant episode, co-hosts Jessica Becker and Jen Rubin review the ways Wisconsin Humanities' Stand Up To Hate resource kit, developed by Witovsky and used in schools with high school students, is an important tool available to any community group. It is a reminder of the crucial work people are doing now to connect with neighbors, learn from our history, and inspire the next generation.

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→  Stand Up to Hate is a program for anyone who wants their communities to be great places to live.  It helps participants think about how their community might prevent hate and hate crimes by learning about real stories of hate, violence, and resilience from different communities across Wisconsin, from Milwaukee to Meteor and from the 1860s to today. The Stand Up To Hate resource is available from Wisconsin Humanities. 

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This episode of Human Powered was produced and edited by Chrissy Widmayer. All rights reserved.