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Resources for Transgender Day of Visibility

Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is observed annually on March 31. TDOV celebrates the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the discrimination the community faces.

In recognition of the importance of this day, Hillel International would like to share resources for this observance for any campus that wishes to use them.


Hillel Resources on Confronting Antisemitism

As the world’s largest Jewish student organization, Hillel International takes a leading role in confronting antisemitism on college campuses and ensuring the safety and security of Jewish students.

Hillel works with students, campus professionals, Jewish communal and higher education leaders, and leading anti-hate organizations to proactively address and counter antisemitic activity on campus and in online spaces through varied initiatives and programs. We aim to empower Jewish students to speak out against hate, and we educate broader campus communities to ensure antisemitism is not tolerated at colleges and universities.


Opportunities


Voting Resources

  • Headcount can help you find your polling place, see if you need to bring ID, and check out your ballot.

  • VoteSmart has candidates bios, positions on issues and top campaign contributors.

  • Visit Ballotpedia to see your exact ballot for your location

  • Find voting information and tools on the League of Women Voters website.


MCH Land Acknowledgement

Metro Chicago Hillel is located in the ancestral homeland to the Council of Three Fires: the Odawa, Bodéwadmiakiwen (Potawatomi), and Ojibwe nations, and an important site for numerous other Native tribes including the Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Peoria, and Myaamia. In saying this, we acknowledge that this is only one small step towards honoring the ancient relationship between these tribes and this land. We learn in Deuteronomy 32:7: "Remember the days of old, Consider the years of ages past; Ask your father, he will inform you, Your elders, they will tell you," and, with this as our inspiration, we encourage our community to learn more about Native peoples’ experiences and history of displacement and dehumanization which has too often been erased.