AMST 3004 Prepare Crisis Mitigation Strategies
March 10, 2021
As a religiously-literate leader, how do you respond to a hate incident that targeted your local community? Consider best practices for crisis management when perpetrators target people based on their religion. Explore effective “firefighting” strategies for responding to incidents of bigotry and discrimination. Examine effective ways to investigate crimes, lead law enforcement, and empathetically communicate with the public.
Learning Objectives
- Identify common instances of bigotry and discrimination and what fuels them.
- Examine how incidents of anti-Muslim bias impact a community’s civic health.
- Explain local governance best practices for addressing incidents of bias.
- Develop action plans to respond to racialized anti-Muslim bigotry incidents, including hate speech, police violence, school bullying, and discriminatory policies or legislation.
Syllabus
Take WISE Steps
College, Graduate, Professional Development
- AMST 3000 Certificate in Civic Inclusion,
- AMST 3001 Understand Racialized Anti-Muslim Bigotry,
- AMST 3002 Envision Civics as an Antidote to Prejudice,
- AMST 3003 Explore Religious, Cultural, and Legal Literacy,
- AMST 3004 Prepare Crisis Mitigation Strategies,
- AMST 3005 Create Spaces for Civic Inclusion,
- AMST 3006 Implement Your Inclusion Initiative
Civic Education for a Common Good
We apply the U.S. Department of Education’s Consensus Statements about Constitutional Approaches for Teaching about Religion
▸ Our approach to religion is academic, not devotional;
▸ We strive for student awareness of religions, but do not press for student acceptance of any religion;
▸ We sponsor the study about religion, not the practice of religion;
▸ We expose students to a diversity of religious views, but may not impose any particular view;
▸ We educate about all religions, we do not promote or denigrate any religion;
▸ We inform students about religious beliefs and practices, it does not seek to conform students to any particular belief or practice.
We apply the American Academy of Religion’s “Religious Literacy Guidelines”
▸ “Religious Literacy Guidelines for College Students.” American Academy of Religion, 2019.
▸ “Teaching About Religion: AAR Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools.” American Academy of Religion, April 2010.
We apply the National Council for the Social Studies C3 Frameworks for Religious Studies
▸ College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, “Religious Studies Companion Document for the C3 Framework.” Silver Spring, MD: National Council for the Social Studies, 2017.
