SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: Anti-Semitism
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: Prejudice
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: Racism
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: Muslim Hatred
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: Sexism
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: All words for hate…Hate is Hate
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: Hate is Hate…No matter who the target is
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: This year we are launching a campaign
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: 2011 Hours Against Hate
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: We are asking young people, in every corner of the world
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: To pledge their time to stop hate
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: To do something for someone who doesn’t look like you, pray like you, live like you
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: To stand up for respect
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: And speak out against bigotry
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: History shows us many examples of different communities coming together to help one another
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: La Con – vi – vencia – a period of seven centuries in Spain—when Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived together, exchanging ideas and culture.
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: During the Holocaust, King Zog of Albania issued four hundred passports to refugee Jews, granting them safe entry into his country during the Holocaust, saving their lives[i].
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: And In Turkey, when Sultan Mehmed fostered multi-religious communities throughout Istanbul, where Jews and Muslims coexisted peacefully and prosperously.
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: Now we must work together to build new histories for a stronger, more prosperous world…no one group can do it alone
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: It’s up to you, the next generation…
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: Join the Campaign—2011 Hours Against Hate
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: Pledge two hours to serve food for the homeless
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: Pledge four hours at a religious charity other than your own
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: Pledge five hours at a women’s shelter
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: Every hour makes a difference
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: What will you do?
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: How many hours will you give?
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH: Who will you reach out to?
SPECIAL ENVOY ROSENTHAL: To stop hate?
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