Report Hate (for LA residents)

Victims and witnesses can report any hate incident or hate crime in order to receive free follow-up services and supportive resources in your community. Your report is always confidential and can be made anonymously.

For callers statewide

All victims and witnesses of hate incidents and hate crimes can report and are eligible for free hotline support services. California vs Hate is not affiliated with law enforcement, and you can report anonymously.

Empowering Change

Uniting voices against racism and anti-indigeneity

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

Rooted in a foundation of community, expert, and grasstop voices, Color y Raíces: Encara al Racismo will use multiple tactics to inform and mobilize Latinos to confront the presence and role of racism, colorism, and hate and advance a community-based call to action to combat racism/anti-indigeneity and heal multiracial relations. The initial focus during Year 1 of the campaign will be on starting dialogue on these issues within the Latino community.

We are pleased to report back on the results of the planning phase of our campaign. LMC engaged in three research methods: literature review, focus groups and polling to understand the Latino community’s experience with racism as well as their interest and readiness for addressing issues of racism and advancing intercultural relations. The literature review provided valuable insights into existing research on race ideologies and attitudes, as well as prior anti-racism campaigns.

RESEARCH

Participants in focus groups shared their attitudes toward and experiences with racism and inter-race relations. The focus groups also helped to assess participant interest and ideas on how to create behavioral change to more proactively address racism. Finally, public polling was conducted to gain deeper insights into the Latino community’s perceptions, interest and readiness and to address racism within Latino and with other ethnic communities. The following report link contains a full summary our findings.

RESOURCES

The guide below serves to advise community leaders, parents, and caregivers on how to begin a dialogue in their neighborhoods, organizations, and families around racism and colorism in the Latino community. 

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ABOUT LMC

The Latino Media Collaborative (LMC) is a nonprofit focused on advancing an informed and highly engaged Latino community through a thriving Latino media sector.

Using a collaborative model with partner media outlets, LMC provides multilingual media services; manages multi-platform outreach campaigns; and develops original content under its flagship initiative, CALÓ NEWS - a digital English language news site that reclaims our narrative and provides a perspective missing in mainstream discourse.

EMPOWERING PERSPECTIVES

Read news coverage on how hate impacts our communities, crime prevention measures, and more from our partners.

At our last Diálogo, we brought experts together to tackle the pressing issue of hate within historically marginalized communities, with a special focus on the Latino experience. We discussed how various aspects of identity—such as country of origin, skin color, indigeneity and unique life experiences—shape attitudes toward racism. Check out highlights below!

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions and Resources (from CAvsHate.org)

  • A hate incident is a hostile expression or action that may be motivated by bias against another person’s actual or perceived identity.

    Perpetrators may be motivated by different discriminatory biases, including, but not limited to; bias based on race, color, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender, including gender identity.

    Some examples of hate incidents can include: derogatory name calling, bullying, hate mail, and refusing service.

    Under California law, a hate crime is a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim: disability, gender, gender identity, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation; or because of the person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

  • Any victim of or witness to a hate incident or crime in California can report it and receive support any time using the link above. You can also call 833-8-NO-HATE; (833) 866-4283 Monday - Friday from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. If outside of those hours, you can leave a voicemail, or you can call 211 to report hate and seek support.

    You can currently submit reports online in 15 languages and, when calling the hotline, you can get access to support in over 200 languages.

    If you want to report a hate crime to law enforcement immediately or you are in present danger, please call 911.

  • Callers will be connected with a professional trained in culturally competent communication and trauma-informed practices.

    Whether you report online or by phone, you will be contacted by a care coordinator who will follow up with you to ensure you are able to access resources and support, including legal, financial, mental health, and mediation services.

  • Reporting will stop the normalization of hate in our communities, and ensure impacted individuals get the help they need.

  • California vs Hate is not run by the police. Your report will not be shared with law enforcement without your consent. We will only connect you with law enforcement if you request it. Our team can share information about how to report to police or local prosecutors if needed.

    California vs Hate will also identify civil legal options that don’t involve the criminal legal system, both through the Civil Rights Department and other agencies.

  • You do not need to disclose your immigration status when you report with California vs Hate. Hotline services are provided for free, regardless of immigration status.

    All reports are confidential and can be made anonymously. Whether or not you report anonymously, your identity will not be disclosed without your consent unless required by law.

OUR PARTNERS

This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library in partnership with the California Department of Social Services and the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs as part of the Stop the Hate program. To report a hate incident or hate crime and get support, go to CA vs Hate. Additional support for Color y Raíces: Encara al Racismo is provided by the Weingart Foundation and the California Wellness Foundation.