Don’t Take the Bait!

A monthly toolkit to help counter dog whistles, disinformation and more in Wisconsin politics.

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HATE VS. LOVE

This month, as our airwaves and cell phones are bombarded with the dog whistles (or bull horns) of “dangerous,” “radical,” and “different,” it’s more important than ever to expose these racially charged narratives — and the people and motivations behind them — without helping them spread.

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TRANSPHOBIC RHETORIC

This month, the brand of dog whistle politics will focus on transphobia and political rhetoric that stokes hate against trans kids and adults to “construct an internal enemy as both focus and division.”

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CARE AND HEALING

This month we offer resources for processing, grieving, and caring for yourselves. If you have any resources, accounts, posts, books, podcasts, or anything else you’ve found comfort in, please feel free to share them with us.

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ANTI-CHINA RHETORIC

We stand with AAPI communities and organizations in Wisconsin and nationwide, who have raised the alarm about these dangerous and misleading dog whistles.

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USING EDUCATION TO DIVIDE AND DISTRACT US

Lately, some Wisconsin politicians have been using our children’s education as a wedge issue. There is a flurry of opposition activity around education, but they don't address what our kids actually need. So what are the real goals of these bills and the messaging being used?

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LAW & ORDER

We know what keeps us safe: communities where people of every color have fair wages, great schools, and affordable healthcare, where we address problems with proven solutions like social support instead of ever more militarized police.

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