Let's Build a Safe, Inclusive Community

United Against Hate Week (Nov. 13-19, 2022) is a call for local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of our neighborhoods, towns, and cities.

The City of Albany, the Alameda County Library Albany branch, and Albany FilmFest are partnering on several events this year.  Thank you to the Friends of the Albany Library for their generous support of these programs.

• Nov 15, 6:30 pm Film Screening – And Then They Came for Us Albany Senior Center
• Nov 16, 6:30 pm Film Screening – Disclosure Albany Senior Center
• Nov13 – 27:  Participate in Action Items

How to Participate

Complete at least 2 things on this action list to win a prize!

Bonus: Complete 5 things to be entered in the grand prize drawing to win gift certificates to local businesses.

TO ENTER: Bring your completed entry form (available at the Library) to the Albany Library Reference desk anytime between November 14th and November 27th.

Raffle winners will be contacted the first week of December.

UNITED AGAINST HATE WEEK ACTION LIST

• Attend a library program about diversity or anti-hate.
• Read from our recommended UAH Reading List.*
• Learn about UAHW on unitedagainsthateweek.org.
• Visit the Anti-Defamation League Activity Library at adl.org. 
• Write a book review for a book on our Reading list or other recommended UAH title (book review forms available at the Reference desk). 
• Introduce yourself to someone new from another culture.
• Color a United Against Hate week coloring sheet in the Children’s area or create your own poster. 
• Post and Promote UAH Week on social media. 
• Hang an anti-hate poster in your window or office (posters can be printed from the UAHW website at unitedagainsthateweek.org). 
• Have a conversation with a loved one, child, or friend about how to stand up to hate. Resources available on unitedagainsthateweek.org/20-ideas-for-action. 
• Add this number to your contacts to stop and report Hate Crimes in Alameda County: 510-208-4824
• Reach out and offer support to someone you know who has experienced bias or hate from others.
• Watch any of the free films on the Not in Our Town website, niot.org.

*For a list of recommended resources, and reading list, go to aclibrary.org. Use the drop-down menu to change Search by Keyword to Search by List and enter ‘ACL United Against Hate'