International Day for Tolerance

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Related Hashtags	#Tolerance, #Diversity
2022 Date	November 16, 2022
2023 Date	November 16, 2023

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International Day for Tolerance in 2022

Wednesday, Nov 16

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International Day for Tolerance History

The International Day of Tolerance seeks to promote tolerance, respect, appreciation and cooperation amongst the world's different cultures. Tolerance refers to the recognition and acceptance of looks, opinions, beliefs and practices that differ from one's own. Tolerance is considered the backbone of human rights and fundamental freedoms as people are naturally different. Tolerance allows mixed communities to thrive and ensures that all humans are equally important.

The International Day of Tolerance was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996. It has since been celebrated annually on November 16 by those who strive to unite the world through mutual understanding and respect.

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The thing about going zero tolerance on people spoofing Musk’s screen name is did he really think million follower accounts would stick with the bit for more than a day or two? The actual funny response would have been for him to change his to Kathy Griffin.
— RSchooley@socel.net (@Rschooley) November 7, 2022

Today it seems fitting that it is the International Day for Tolerance, highlighting the dangers of intolerance in this world, and the path to a better world being through tolerance, openness and acceptance of diversity. https://t.co/mNcXfNuZ1M
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) November 16, 2022

HUSD is proud to celebrate International Day for Tolerance. "Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human." https://t.co/kDE3pJwVbC
— Hemet Unified (@HemetUnified) November 16, 2022

International Day for Tolerance Facts & Quotes

The theme for Tolerance Day in 2021 was Climate change, and climate justice.
You can counter intolerance in 5 ways:
1) Fighting intolerance with law
2) Fighting intolerance with education
3) Fighting intolerance with access to information
4) Fighting intolerance by individual awareness
5) Fighting intolerance with local solutions
Xenophobia is the fear or hatred of strangers. It is another word for intolerance.
There are an estimated 939 active hate groups in the United States alone. Some of the biggest is the Ku Klux Klan and the Neo-Nazis.
Intolerances originated early in history during the slave trade where differences in race were not tolerated. One of the most recent and most well known examples of intolerance was the Holocaust during World War II, where religion was not tolerated.
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. – Dalai Lama, Important monk from the Gelug School.

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International Day for Tolerance Top Events and Things to Do

Raise awareness on social media by using the tags #InternationalDayforTolerance, #ToleranceDay, and #LoveNotHateTolerate.
Organize a sporting event in your community. Sports have shown to be a universal remedy for tolerance issues. Organizing a sporting event in your community, something as simple as a basketball or baseball game, can bring your community closer together and make everyone a little more tolerant.
Watch a movie about tolerance. Some suggestions are: Schindler’s List (1993), Invictus (2009), Selma (2014), and Hotel Rwanda (2004).
Assess the impact of tolerance on your society, its policies and your life. How does this compare to other societies? Do a bit of research to see how different types of governments and policies impact tolerance in a society.
Read a book about tolerance. Some suggestions are: The Intolerance of Tolerance, Just a Drop of Water and Goblinheart.