• Call campus meetings. Include student leaders and officials willing to hear concerns and answer questions.
  
  
• Hold vigils. There is a power simply in gathering, lighting candles and singing or standing together in silence.
  
  
• March. Many campuses have found success in marches, a visible way of showing the power of unity.
  
  
• Make ribbons or buttons. These quiet reminders can include messages such as "End Racism" or "No Place for Hate."
  
  
• Offer support. When Arab students were being harassed after 9.11, for example, some campuses coordinated safety escorts.
  
  
• Don't go it alone. Too many factions leads to mixed messages and diluted impact.
  
  
• Pledge unity. Consider using a pledge or writing your own to build a sense of community support.

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