Student Pre-Program Survey

Student Pre-Program Survey

The Union County Human Relations Commission (UCHRC) is partnering with Union College of Union, New Jersey (UCNJ) on the POPCORN AND SODA PROJECT. The UCHRC will screen a movie that addresses the issues of bias, stereotyping, prejudice, hate, cultural diversity, equity, and/or inclusion with accompanying discussions. We are looking for your input as we create this important program.
The survey is ANONYMOUS. We only ask that you be as truthful and forthright as possible.
In the past five years, have you ever been in a situation where you feel you were a victim of bias, prejudice, or hate?*

YesNoMaybe
If so, have you shared information about this incident and/or your feelings with anyone or kept them to yourself?*

Kept it to myselfShared with someone
If you shared the incident with someone, who did you share it with?*

Adult family memberAdult outside your homeSibling or youth family memberFriendOnline chat or support groupOther
How important is having a conversation about bias, prejudice, and hate to you?*

1 - Not at all important2345 - Extremely Important
Do you believe members of the community should come together publicly to have these conversations?*

YesNoMaybe
The UCHRC would like to open up a conversation about bias, hate, diversity, equity, and inclusion with UCNJ/Cranford students. These conversations will be moderated and monitored to ensure a safe space to encourage a respectful exchange of ideas, experiences, and opinions.

The initial conversation will be centered around a movie that in some way addresses the topics of bias, stereotyping, prejudice, hate, cultural diversity, equity, and/or inclusion that would be both interesting to watch and helpful for this open conversation.
Please let us know which of the following movies you would be interested in watching and discussing.*

SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRE (2005) Story of an 18-year-old Indian youth who is accused of cheating when he is one question away from winning the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" grand prize, but recounts to police how he drew upon his life experiences to answer accurately.GET OUT (2017) When a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend's family estate, he discovers many black residents have gone missing, and discovers a horrifying truth about the family.DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) On the hottest day of the year on a street in the black-white-Puerto Rican Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) (with English subtitles) The story of a poor father searching in post-World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which he will lose the job which was to be the salvation of his young family.
Please write the title of any other relevant movies you would be interested in watching and discussing.
Please share any additional comments, suggestions, or concerns.
The Union County Human Relations Commission (UCHRC)
consists of a dedicated group of diverse volunteers whose goal is
to actively encourage, develop, promote, and strengthen respect
for human rights and cultural diversity among the people of Union County.

Our mission is to provide support to bias crime victims who are targets of a crime
because of their race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identify, socio-economic status, or physical or mental challenges,
and to intervene to eradicate the conditions that ultimately cause bias.

The UCHRC addresses the issues of bias, prejudice, and racism,
and their impact on our local schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods.
Our focus is to promote and encourage a more inclusive and respectful society in Union County,
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