Bennington County Mutual Aid

Responding to Hate Related to COVID-19


(Scroll down for a video from UNICEF)

Xenophobia
is the dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

Racism is prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

The Impact of COVID19 & Xenophobia: the Vermont Human Rights Commission Press Release
https://hrc.vermont.gov/news/hrc-press-release-coronavirus-and-xenophobia?fbclid=IwAR3_e5aVu0e-IukVNDyi-RsTqJFa3iKS-bfH-xXOSliv4usYXm5M274kbY4

Other information on COVID19 related racism and xenophobia:

https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/05/covid-19-and-xenophobia-why-outbreaks-are-often-accompanied-by-racism

https://www.voicesofyouth.org/blog/real-danger-covid-19-discrimination


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