Cisco Teams with www.tolerance.org to Use the Internet to Expose Hate and Teach Tolerance.Business Editors/Education and High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 02, 2001 The Cisco Foundation and Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. Inc. have joined with the Southern Poverty Law Center The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an internationally known nonprofit organization that files Class Action lawsuits to fight discrimination and unequal treatment; it also tracks hate groups and runs a program to educate Americans about racism, anti-Semitism, and other forms of to harness the power of the Internet to expose hate and promote tolerance through the new www.tolerance.org web site. The Southern Poverty Law Center launched Tolerance.org to provide easy access to information about hate groups and their web sites and to find innovative ways to promote and teach tolerance. The Center is a national civil rights organization that combats injustice and hatred. As the Internet has revolutionized communication, some hate groups have abused it to promote destructive behavior. News of the Columbine columbine, in botany columbine (kŏl`əmbīn), any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden flowers. school shooting
As part of a four-year commitment, the Cisco Foundation donated $1.6 million to help launch the project. In addition, Cisco Systems Inc. donated more than $150,000 in networking equipment that will be used to host the Tolerance.org web site and help build the Center's network infrastructure. "We want to expose people to the reality of hate and intolerance," said Morris Dees, the Center's co-founder. "But we also want to highlight the concrete things people are doing in their homes, their schools, and their communities to promote justice and understanding." The website, which is in Spanish and English, will enable visitors to view a searchable "hate map" showing where hate groups operate across the country and a "human rights map" with links to hundreds of groups that promote tolerance. Visitors can take an interactive psychology test to measure hidden biases. Pop-up "truth panels" will debunk de·bunk tr.v. de·bunked, de·bunk·ing, de·bunks To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug. the propaganda of infamous hate sites. At Planet Tolerance, children can see and display their own art and writing on an on-line mural mural Painting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. Its roots can be found in the universal desire that led prehistoric peoples to create cave paintings—the desire to decorate their surroundings and express their ideas and beliefs. , the largest online collection of images and words celebrating tolerance. In the fall of 2001, Tolerance.org will unveil even more educational materials developed by Teaching Tolerance, the Southern Poverty Law Center's award winning education project. "Tolerance.org is a testament to the way the Internet can help people of various backgrounds learn more about each other. At Cisco, we believe the Internet can empower people in communities around the world to learn and reach their potential," said Maideh Radpour, Director of Community Development for Cisco Systems, Inc. Radpour said Tolerance.org shows how the Internet can be an effective teaching tool, using special sections for teachers, including a suite of on-line activities and three educators-only forums, for parents and guardians, where they can discuss the challenges of parenting for a diverse world, and for kids, which has a safe and engaging place where young people can contribute art, read and hear stories about a just and caring world. "Through Tolerance.org, people everywhere -- students and teachers, parents and neighbors -- now have a place to go on-line where they can learn how they can make a difference in other people's lives -- and their own," Radpour said. Cisco is among a group of technology and entertainment companies helping to support and promote Tolerance.org. Other participating companies include Razorfish Razorfish is a common name used for two unrelated groups of fishes:
About The Southern Poverty Law Center: The Southern Poverty Law Center is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that combats hate, intolerance, and discrimination through education and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Its programs include Teaching Tolerance and the Intelligence Project, which incorporates Klanwatch and the Militia militia (məlĭsh`ə), military organization composed of citizens enrolled and trained for service in times of national emergency. Its ranks may be filled either by enlistment or conscription. Task Force. The Center also sponsors the Civil Rights Memorial, which celebrates the memory of forty individuals who died during the Civil Rights Movement. To learn more go to www.splcenter.org. About The Cisco Foundation: The Cisco Systems Foundation was established in 1997 by a gift from Cisco Systems, Inc. The Foundation funds community organizations that provide education, generate and sustain community service or meet basic human needs. It focuses on those programs that extend useful innovation and attempt to make lasting positive change. About Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco news and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. |
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