Join the Hate Has No Home Here movement by posting visible signs against hate at your home or business, contributing to Bellevue’s crowd-sourced video about how to create an inclusive community, and learning more about what to do if you see or experience hate. Learn more about how to get involved in the movement to ensure our communities are inclusive and welcoming.
Proclaim
Residents, businesses and local organizations are encouraged to join together in a visual message of strength and unity against hate in our communities by posting signs and stickers in yards and windows proclaiming that Hate Has No Home Here. The signs and stickers, produced by the City of Bellevue, say "Hate Has No Home Here" in multiple languages spoken in Bellevue. By accepting the signs and stickers, recipients pledge a commitment to reject discrimination and be part of the solution to ending hate in our communities. Through a partnership with the Bellevue Downtown Association, Hate Has No Home Here banners will adorn light poles in the downtown area through May.
- Residents - Free yard/window signs are available for pick up as supplies last at the following locations and times (guidelines for placement):
- Bellevue Downtown Library, Tuesday-Wednesday 1-7:30 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Downloadable files for posters, signs and banners are also available.
- Businesses/organizations - Window stickers are available through a form to request a sticker be mailed to you.
Participate
The City of Bellevue invites community members to be part of a crowd-sourced community video message about what an inclusive community looks like to you. This document has all instructions and parameters to participate. The resulting videos will be posted to the city's website and YouTube channel, and may be used for other promotional purposes. See an example video below:
In addition, the City of Bellevue's virtual Cultural Conversations session in March 2021 focused on storytellers sharing "Stories From the Heart" including experiences of insight and action shaped by events at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The session was re-aired in May 2021 to recognize Asian American Heritage Month and support community members sharing their voice and supporting others to speak their truth.
Bellevue student Emily Chang spoke about her experience with the model minority myth:
Upcoming topics and sessions for Cultural Conversations are posted to the program's dedicated web page.
Prepare
Know what to do if you see or experience hate. The national nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice offers bystander intervention trainings and additional reporting mechanisms to track and deter all forms of hate in our communities.