"Communities don’t suffer the same, just as different forms of oppression aren’t the same. But we can use our own experiences of marginalization to recognize and try to counter marginalization in general. We are different, we move through the world differently, and we are treated in history, by policy and by our fellow humans, differently. When we can see that reality, and situate ourselves within it, we have more potential for compassion, not despite our differences, but because of them."

Read Sally Kohn's latest piece for the Washington Post here. Don't miss the opportunity to hear Sally Kohn at Book Fest: The Opposite of Hate with Sally Kohn on November 29. $12 Lunch/$30 Lunch & Book.

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Hatred this powerful can’t be stopped by a law, or by refusing to talk about identity, or by limiting our discussions of race, religion and sexual orientation to the home. Our children need to hear messages of acceptance, love and pluralism in every arena of their lives. To ignore these acts of violence is to accept them—a message no one living in this country can afford to send. Check out this and other valuable resources for teachers and parents at Teaching Tolerance.