FAQ – Hate Has No Home Here

Where can I buy a sign/poster/bumper sticker?

We have made the artwork and translations FREE to use within our USAGE GUIDELINES so that you can DOWNLOAD the artwork and print at home or take to a local printer.

In addition, you can CHECK THE MAP on this site to see if there are any groups already printing and distributing in your area. Contact the group closest to you to get details on how to get your sign or poster.

We do not sell or ship merchandise from this site. Please visit our MAP to see if there’s a local project active near you. If there’s no active project near you and you wish to make a purchase online, you can find a list of vendors who provide online purchase and shipping within our usage guidelines, on our VENDORS list. **IMPORTANT** when you visit any other site you are not on the official page for Hate Has No Home Here. hatehasnohomehere.org is the only official site of the national project. Any product, process, or service sold on another site with the Hate Has No Home Here artwork does not constitute or imply an endorsement by Hate Has No Home Here of the product, process, or service, or its producer or provider.

How do I download the artwork to make a sign or bumper sticker?

Please visit the DOWNLOAD page to read our USAGE GUIDELINES and click the hyperlink for the poster/yard sign you wish to download. Items are available as PDFs and can be exported to PNG or JPG files, as needed.

Can someone ship a sign to me?

Why do you encourage communities to print signs vs. selling from Chicago?

We made this decision as a group when we realized that working together in our neighborhood and meeting each other during sign distribution was as important or more so than producing these signs. Creating dialogue and new local relationships are really what makes this effort meaningful and lasting beyond the signs. Other communities that have decided to participate in this way have echoed these sentiments.

Can I just take the link to a chain or big-box printer?

Yes. We encourage our project participants, however, to use local resources whenever possible. Developing relationships in your local community will amplify the power of the message and, we believe, provide you with a networking tool that supports the sentiment behind the message. Supporting our community businesses and meeting our neighbors is one of the happiest side-effects of participating in this project!

My group/neighborhood wants to print & distribute signs…what now?

Excellent! We have some ideas for you. Please visit our LOCAL GROUP HOW-TO page for some ideas, guidelines, and access to our private network of local campaign leaders. Once you have the group established with contact information, please contact us on HHNHHChicago@gmail.com so we can add you to the interactive MAP. This will help folks in your area find you. We encourage you to take advantage of the local campaign leaders network so that you can benefit from the collective knowledge of our partners across the country on issues like fundraising, distribution tools, volunteer coordination, etc. **IMPORTANT** Our USAGE GUIDELINES allow fundraising for the purpose of print and distribution only. The project does not permit use of the artwork or message for additional fundraising to benefit for-profit, not- for-profit, political or religious organizations.

Can the design be modified to include additional artwork or other backgrounds?

No. In order to maintain the integrity of the original design, we do not permit alteration in color, design, or attribution. The only modification permitted is the addition or replacement of language(s) which may be more common in a given community. Please review our USAGE GUIDELINES carefully before downloading or printing.

Why red and blue?

The background colors were designed to loosely mimic the colors of the American flag, as the message is intended to cross all lines of distinction to bring us together under our common American identity. (Keeping the artwork to two colors also reduces printing costs.)

Is this sign associated with a specific political party and/or a critique directed at the current administration?

No. This sign is a public declaration that hate speech and hateful actions against others will not be tolerated by the person or organization displaying the sign. We welcome everyone to participate. This sign is a statement that, while it is okay to disagree with others civilly regarding issues, it is not okay to intimidate or attack a person or group— verbally or physically—based on attributes such as gender, ethnic origin, religion, race, disability, political party, or sexual orientation. The colors of the sign—red, white, and blue—are the colors of the American flag, not any political party.

I’ve seen this sign in use by political parties and faith-based institutions. Is that allowed?

Yes. The Hate Has No Home Here campaign is *strictly* non-partisan and independent. What that means is that the project, itself, does not align with, nor does it support, fundraise for, or allow attribution to any campaign, ideology, party, candidate, faith-based organization, religion, or other special interest. However, we appreciate the good work that others are doing in their areas of focus, and are happy to work in cooperation with other organizations, as appropriate. As such, we do not preclude groups from sharing our message, so long as they are doing so within our usage guidelines, and so long as the expressed purpose and identity of the group does not conflict with our own stated priorities. Plenty of faith-based groups have shared our message, as have civic organizations, political parties, unions, schools, businesses, and so forth. Projects that receive contributions and/or assistance from political parties, faith-based organizations, or special interests must ensure that signs are made available to everyone, regardless of affiliation.

Why are you so strict about political affiliation or association with other successful not-for-profit organizations?

The Hate Has No Home Here team is committed to remaining non-partisan and unaffiliated with other special interests as we believe this stance protects the universal appeal of the message and allows us to reach people who might otherwise be disenfranchised. The most important thing we can do is to begin the conversation, and we think we do that by starting with no hate. If you have specific questions about an issue in your community, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on HHNHHChicago@gmail.com.

How do you decide what languages to provide?

We have been able to have this message translated into more than 40 requested languages and verified by professional translators. We choose the languages based on the frequency of requests for a specific language and the availability of a dependable resource for translation.

How can I get more involved?

Please follow our FACEBOOK page, our TWITTER, and INSTAGRAM accounts, and share your story. If you wish to join a local project find the closest ones to you on our MAP or start your own project. You can learn more about that on our LOCAL GROUP HOW-TO page.

How did this all begin?

Established in the Fall of 2016, in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL, Hate Has No Home Here is an all-volunteer, neighborhood-based movement that seeks to counter hate and intolerance through positive messaging and community-building practices. The project offers free downloads of posters and yard signs with a copyright protected graphic and message. The project operates under the umbrella of the Hollywood-North Park Community Association HNPCA.ORG, is managed and staffed by a core group of neighbors, and funded entirely by donations. A fiscal agent, the North River Commission NORTHRIVERCOMMISSION.ORG, has partnered with the group to manage accounts. Since its inception, the project has grown to include communities throughout the United States, and is spreading to homes and neighborhoods abroad.

Who’s behind it?

The project began in the North Park neighborhood in Chicago, IL with a group of neighbors unaffiliated with any political party or candidate, seeking to establish their community as a safe place for all who live or visit there. The community is anchored by a neighborhood school, where more than 40 languages are spoken and the diverse student body reflects the cultural, religious, ethnic, and racial diversity of the neighborhood. Two students, a 3rd grader and a kindergartener, devised the message and a graphic designer in the neighborhood developed the artwork.

What’s the point?

The Hate Has No Home Here movement is built around a simple idea: it’s easy to hate people we don’t know. Posters and yard signs are just the beginning. What starts as powerful, positive messaging continues in relationship-building, dialogue, and communal action. When neighbors of different races, religions, and nationalities move past indifference to investment in one another, we knock out the underpinnings of racism and intolerance, and make possible a better future for our communities.

What else is there?

The expressed purpose of this project is to promote just and inclusive communities. We do that by serving as a trigger for meaningful engagement among neighbors, connecting one to another in ways they may never have otherwise. That’s the tangible change we’re looking for. We think personal connections among people are ties that bind, we believe they are important and they prevent hate from finding root and growing. That’s our goal. The languages are different in different communities, the issues they face differ, and the solutions, too, are not one-size-fits-all. As such, the Hate Has No Home Here project does not serve as a fundraiser for, nor do we align with any specific political parties, campaigns, religions, or special interests. In this way, we believe the message remains universal, and the application can be specific to the needs of each community that participates. Moreover, each community’s ownership of its own effort personalizes and makes more meaningful the outcome. We admire and respect the good work of other groups and individuals and hope to continue to work in harmony with them. Interestingly, without funneling funds to other groups or adding more than message sharing, our project has grown exponentially across the country and into other countries. Check our MAP for a look at all the projects that have been identified so far. Check our PRESS page for coverage of some of the projects that have connected neighbors to one another across the country. Follow our INSTAGRAM account for some of the stories our project participants share.

We think there’s room for all kinds of approaches, and are glad to be one of the instruments folks use to express their rejection of hate.

Who Is Your Press Contact?

Please Call Carmen Rodriguez, 773.457.2495 or email HHNHHChicago@gmail.com with any press inquiries.

Share this:

Like this: