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What to do if you experience or witness acts of hate or bias

Before you choose a course of action, you can visit the  What to Consider page  to better understand your options.

Hate Crimes
  1. Get medical help and if you feel comfortable, report the incident to the police.
  2. Retain evidence (photos, videos) and contact information of witnesses
  3. Report to community organizations
  4. Support the victim(s)
  1. If you think your safety is at risk, get help and consider calling the police.
  2. Report cyber incidents to the platforms on which they occur.
  3. Report to community organizations.
  4. Support the victim(s).
  1. Report to government anti-discrimination agencies.
  2. Report to government human rights commissions.
  3. Report to community organizations.
  4. Support the victim(s).

Please visit the Resources page for a list of community organizations, government human rights commissions, and anti-discrimination agencies.

* This guide was prepared by Maryka Omatsu in collaboration with Gary Yee, Avvy Go, Gerald Chan and Juanita Westmoreland. 

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