Campaign Overview
UP End Hate is a national upstander campaign that equips young people ages 12-22 with the resources and skills to prevent hate and violence in their communities. UP End Hate aims to empower youth to stand against hate by providing the tools and training they need to prevent hate-based violence and create safer, more inclusive communities.
UP End Hate addresses the urgent need for youth-focused violence prevention tools in both online and offline spaces. With hate-based violence continuing to rise and mass shooters trending younger, UP End Hate fills a critical gap in the resources available for young people to intervene and prevent violence before it escalates.
EHGS runs UP End Hate in collaboration with Community Matters, The Reilly Group, and Moonshot. The project is funded by a Department of Homeland Security Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant.
Online Resources
The comprehensive UP End Hate website teaches young people to recognize warning signs, speak up when they see hate happening, and seek help for peers who may be at risk. Visitors to the website can also learn about the nature of hate-based violence, access training on intervention strategies, and find peer-to-peer support resources for various online and offline scenarios.
Additionally, a free downloadable toolkit will be available on the UP End Hate website later this fall to help schools and campuses raise awareness and enable youth to launch their own local campaigns.
The UP End Hate website is anonymous and fully accessible to the public. The website does not collect any personally identifiable information, ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for young people to access the help they need.
In-Person Training
In addition to online training on the campaign website, UP End Hate also involves a pilot in-person training at 10 middle schools and high schools across the United States. Through an adapted version of Community Matters Safe School Ambassadors Program, approximately 400 students will be trained to be upstanders to acts of hate, aggression, and mistreatment. Using the UP End Hate toolkit, Ambassadors will share the campaign’s message and resources with their peers.
For Youth, By Youth
UP End Hate’s Youth Advisory Council, composed of 20 diverse members from across the country, provided critical input throughout the campaign design phase. Council members’ perspectives were instrumental in shaping the content, messaging, and resources to resonate with a youth audience.
As the campaign continues to grow, UP End Hate will also expand the Prevention Practitioners Network of EHGS to include youth-led organizations, ensuring youth voice is part of nationwide efforts to build a comprehensive public health approach to preventing hate-based violence.
Get Involved
- Visit the UP End Hate website.
- Follow UP End Hate on Instagram.
- Provide us feedback on the website by filling out this anonymous form.
- Provide us feedback on the video modules by filling out this anonymous form.
- Email Rachel Hunkler at rhunkler@eradicatehatesummit.org for more information.
Additional Resources for Adults
UP End Hate builds upon the success of the 2023 SCREEN Hate campaign, which provides parents and adults with tools to navigate hate online. Visit www.screenhate.org to learn more.