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Whether based on religion, race, nationality or sexuality, overcoming the made-up
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peer and societal pressures. And yet, humans are always capable of surprising us. I n
these cases, they rose above the prejudice and the hate and decided that some things
are just wrong.
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On a World War I battlefield in Belgium in late December of 1914, British and
German soldiers decided to put down their weaponsand celebrate Christmas together.
In what came to be known as the "Christmas Truce," the men exchanged food, gifts
and stories, sang carols, and even played a soccer game right there in between the
trenches. More importantly to some, it allowed both sides an opportunity to bury the
many deadstrewn across the battlefield. Knowing full well that these soldiers would
find it difficult to fire on the very "enemy" they had just befriended, the generals
simply replaced the troops.
2. This Montana town had the perfect response to skinheadhatred.
After being plagued by a string of violent homophobic, racist and anti-Semitic acts by
white supremacist groups in 1994,the people of Billings, Mont. decided they would
have no part of it. Led by outspoken Police Chief Wayne Inman, the people resisted
the hateful actions. A local business replaced one of its billboards to read, "NOT IN
OUR TOWN! NO HATE. NO VIOLENCE." Citizens gathered within days to paint
over graffiti slurs, the local paper printed an editorial with a full color image of a
menorah, and local Christian churches even put up thousands of menorahs all
around the city to show solidarity with minority and Jewish groups.
3. Berliners came up with a unique way of showing anti-Semites that their hate wouldn't be tolerated.
Rabbi Daniel Alter was walking down the street in Berlin in 2012 with his 6-year-old
child when a few young men approached him. Alter was wearing a traditional
kippah, so the men asked if he was Jewish. When Alter said that he was, the men beat
him viciously and further threatened to kill his child. When news of the anti-Semitic
violence spread, Berliners erupted in support by forming kippah flash mobs, with local
politicians even sporting yarmulkes in solidarity.
4. Women across Sweden had this powerful response after aMuslim woman was beaten for wearing a head scarf.
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PHOTO: On this GAP subway ad featuring a Sikh man...Vandals have written "Make
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A pregnant Muslim woman was brutally attacked in Sweden last year, having her
hijab (a traditional Muslim head scarf) ripped off, her head slammed into a car, and
racial slurs yelled at her. As the victim lay unconscious in the hospital, Muslim and
non-Muslim women around the country took to Twitter and Instagram, posting
pictures of themselves in the traditional headscarf to protest the hateful act.
5. This unlikely partnership showed the true power of love,forgiveness and redemption.
In August of 2012, a white supremacist entered a Milwaukee Sikh temple and opened
fire, killing six people, including the father of Pardeep Kaleka (above left). Just weeks
after the tragedy, Kaleka was contacted by a former white supremacistwho wanted
to meet up and do something to prevent further violence. Though initially unsure,
Kaleka eventually did meet with Arno Michaelis (above right), a 42-year-old former
white supremacist who says he contributed so extensively to the movement that he
may have influenced the shooter in someway.
Kaleka wanted his dad's memory to be a force for peace and believes that Michaelis'
story proves people can turn away from a life of hate. One and a half years later,
Kaleka and Michaelis together run Serve2Unite, a community group to counter
violence with peace.
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6. This pastor got kicked out of his church for officiating hisgay son's wedding. His response was amazing.
In 2000, Rev. Frank Schaefer, pastor with the United Methodist Church found out
that his 17-year-old son Tim was gay and considering suicide because he didn't know
how to deal with it. Schaefer didn't believe it until his son came outto him personally.
Tearfully, the Schaefers accepted their son, telling him they loved him "no matter
what."
Years later, Timmet the love of his life and got engaged. Rev. Schaefer and his wife
were ecstatic, and then Tim dropped something else on him: They wanted him to
officiate the wedding. "Absolutely," Shaefer said, despite the realization that this
wouldn't sit well with his church. He presided over the ceremony, but was suspended
by his church and later removed as a minister altogether. Schaefer has been adamant
that he'll not only continue to spread God's word, but that he'd continue to do so
within the LGBT community as well -- which includes performing gay weddings.
7. This teen showed what happens when you respect eventhose who hate you.
In June of 1996 in Ann Arbor, a fairly liberal town in southeastern Michigan, the Ku
Klux Klan scheduled a rally at city hall. When locals heard the news, 300 protestors,
including Keshia Thomas, then 18 years old, turned up to to counter the KKK. A mere
17 Klansmen participated in the rally, grossly outnumbered by the protestors. When
one white supremacist got mixed in with the counter-demonstration, the event turnedviolent, with the KKK member falling to the ground getting kicked and beaten with
sticks.
People shouted "Kill the Nazi,"and it could have turned deadly if not for Thomas,
who jumped on top of the man to protect him from the mob's blows. She very well
could have saved the life of a man who was there to actively promote hate of people
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like her -- a man who might not have cared whether she herself lived or died.
8. When a special needs girl got bullied, an unlikely group ofkids came to her defense.
When Chy Johnson, a special needs student at Queen Creek High School in Arizona,
was being bullied at school, her mother called Carson Jones, a family friend and the
school's star quarterback, to find out the students responsible. Carson did her one
better. He and the other members of the football team took Chy under their wing,
walked her to and from classes, and even sat to eat lunch with her. Oddly enough, the
bullies seemed to become rather timid and cowardly after that.
9. An Israeli soldier had his life saved by the people heprobably least expected.
In 2007, a member of the Israeli Defense Force accidentally drove into the
Palestinian city of Jeninin the West Bank. Upon noticing, Palestinians surrounded his
car, forced him out and began beating him in the street. Before the IDF officer could
be killed, Palestinian Authority soldiers intervened, rescuing the Israeli just as his car
was torched by the mob. Islamic extremists were unhappy that they were denied the
opportunity to kidnap the IDF officer, but the Palestinian soldiers proved that humans
are capable of peace, even when it isn't the norm.
10. These Muslims formed a barrier in defense of religiousfreedom. Someone else's.
Just weeks after twin suicide bombers killed over 100 people at a Christian church in
Pakistan, an estimated 300 Muslims gathered around St. Anthony's Church, forming
a barrier of support to allow the Christians within to practice their religion without
fear of terror or prejudice. It was the second human chain formed in as many weeks,
as citizens across the country aimed to protect the rights of the minority group. Well
the terrorists showed us what they do on Sundays,"said organizer Mohammad Jibran
Nasi. "Here we are showing them what we do on Sundays. We unite.
11. A company went above and beyond to take a stand against
a display of racism and intolerance it could have easilyignored.
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When Arsalan Iftikhar, senior editor at The Islamic Monthly and founder of
TheMuslimGuy.com, saw that a Gap ad featuring a Sikh model hadbeen vandalized
with some rather disturbing racist graffiti, he posted it to Twitter, because he "wanted
the world to see how millions of brown people are viewed in America today."
Gap saw the post shortly thereafter and not only asked for the location of the ad,
presumably to fix it, but they also changed the background of their Twitter account to
the original photo in question. The move was applauded by Sikh and Muslim groups
alike.
12. More than 40 students showed their bullied classmate therespect he deserved.
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Danny Keefe is a first grader from Williams Intermediate Schoolin Bridgewater,
Mass. who serves as "water coach" for the fifth grade football team.
When the fifth grade football team heard Danny was being bullied over a speech
impediment and his awesome wardrobe (he chooses to wear a suit and tie to school
every day), they organized a "Danny Appreciation Day" and more than forty students
showed up to school in suits and ties, taking a cue from Danny's characteristic style.
Ellen rewarded the students' anti-bullying effort with an congratulatory message
from NFL star Tom Brady. Though just fifth graders, these kids showed a wisdom
beyond their years and proved that compassion is so much better than exclusion and
hate.
13. A police officer had an unexpected reaction to aBulgarian protester's plea for peace.
In November, the youth of Bulgaria attempted to occupy the Bulgarian Parliament
buildingin opposition to Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski, whose political
appointments earlier this year outraged the public. When their attempts to occupy
were unsuccessful, they took to the streets and broke through police barricades.
With previous protests over the summer ending in police-sanctioned violence, both
the police and the country's youth were on edge. That led to this captivating image,which, according to the person who uploaded the image, shows a young woman
pleading with an officer not to use violence. The police officer was also reportedly in
tears, telling the woman, in a show of understanding, empathy and solidarity, "You
just hold on girl."
14. The Westboro Baptist Church planned to picket thefuneral of a fallen soldier and former student. The schoolhad something else in mind.
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soldier shot him and injured another before turning the gun on himselfat North
Carolina's Fort Bragg. When everyone's least favorite religious hate group, the
Westboro Baptist Church, announced that they wereplanning to picket his funeral,
the students of Texas A&M said no thanks.
Hundreds and hundreds of students showed up to the funeral and formed a maroon
wall(the school color) to prevent the WBC from being seen or gaining entry. Though
they planned on attending, when put up against hundreds of college students united
for a cause, the WBC was mysteriously absent.
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