Beyond Us and Them: Follow Up Conversations

After participating in Beyond Us and Them, the next step is to continue conversations and begin putting plans of action into motion. In the posts below, you can discuss the breakthrough sessions you participated in and share ideas to continue working to make Silicon Valley a welcoming and inclusive community that stands up to bias and hate.

Action Steps: A Launch Pad for New Activity

After participating in Beyond Us and Them, where do you see room for improvement in your community? What can you do as an individual to fight hate? What actions will you take to make Silicon Valley a model of diversity, acceptance, and respect?

When The Population Shifts

How is your community changing? What will you do to promote cultural exchange and understanding in your community?

New Models for Confronting Bullying and Harassment at School

How do bullying and harassment in schools affect the community as a whole? How can we teach young people not only to not participate in bullying and harassment, but to stand up against these things in constructive ways? What models have you seen, and how do they work?

Welcome To Our Town: Creating Safe and Inclusive Communities

Many people feel that Silicon Valley is already a safe and inclusive community. After this event, what do you think? Where is there room for work and improvement, and what successes should be celebrated? How important is public awareness of a community’s commitment to diversity and inclusion?

Communities of Faith: Standing Against Bias

There are many different faith communities in Silicon Valley. If you belong to a faith community, how do issues of diversity, bias, and intolerance come up there? Could interfaith initiatives be helpful for sharing ideas about preventing bias incidents in addition to promoting understanding of different faiths?

The Challenge of Diversity in the Workplace

How does your workplace deal with the challenges of diversity? What ideas did you hear today that you could bring back to your own workplace? Share your own ideas and experiences.

Working Together With Law Enforcement

Did you learn more about how your local law enforcement is addressing issues of hate and bias? How can you work with them to prevent bias incidents? As law enforcement representatives, did you gain any insights about how to respond to bias incidents? How can you help to strengthen relations between your community and law enforcement?