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Communities Against Hate: Front-Line Organizations

Updated:July27,2017

Abortion Care Network National$70,000oversixmonthsAbortionCareNetworkwillcreateanetworkofsocialworkersuniquelypositionedtoprovidesupporttoabortionproviders. Adler University Illinois$15,945oversixmonthsAdlerUniversity’s SpacesProjectwillprovideexpandedoutreachandpsychologicalsupportservicesforpeoplefacingdiscrimination.

The Open Society Foundations’ Communities Against Hate initiative supports

organizations that are grappling with the spike in hate incidents in the United

States. Our local grants, which range from $15,000 to $150,000, aim to

support, protect, and empower those who are targets of hateful acts and

rhetoric, and to bolster communities’ resilience and ability to prevent such

incidents from occurring in the future. All Communities Against Hate local

grants have been issued. The complete list is below.

CO M M U N IT IE S A GA IN S T H A T E

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COMMUNITIES AGAINST HATE

Affiliated Reproductive Health Clinics Nebraska$14,953overfourmonthsAffiliatedReproductiveHealthClinicswillimprovesecurityatareproductivehealthrightsclinicservingNebraskaandsurroundingstates.

African Law Center Texas$25,000over12monthsAfrican Law Center’s project expands the availability of legal services for AfricanimmigrantsintheHouston-Galvestonarea.

AHA Attitude Harmony Achievement California$75,000overoneyearAHAAttitudeHarmonyAchievementwill expand its Peace Builders program fromhighschoolsintojuniorhighschoolsinSantaBarbara.

American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho Foundation Idaho$100,000oversixmonthsACLU of Idaho Foundation will conduct outreach, strengthen protections, andempowerimmigrant,refugee,Muslim,andindigenouscommunitiesinIdahowhoarefeelingthreatenedinacultureofrisinghate.

Americans for Immigrant Justice Florida$25,000oversixmonthsAmericansforImmigrantJusticewillproduceaseriesofrights-educationworkshopsandmaterialsforimmigrantswhoaretargetsofhateinruralFlorida.

American Independent Business Alliance National$71,728oversixmonths

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American Independent Business Alliance’s Business Against Bigotry campaign willsupport localmerchants across the countrywho are posting decals indicating thattheywelcomeallmembersoftheircommunity.

Asian Services in Action Ohio$24,898overoneyearAsian Services in Action will provide leadership training to immigrant youth inNortheastOhio.

Bet Tzedek California$40,000oversixmonthsBetTzedek,whichbeganasanorganizationaidingHolocaustsurvivors,willprovidefree legal name and gender marker change clinics to transgender and gendernonconformingindividualsinLosAngeles.

Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center Pennsylvania$37,847oversixmonthsBradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center is responding to threats, fear, andincreased emotional needs by hosting community meetings to develop a rapid-response team and community emergency policy to address future threats andincidentsofhate.

Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia Pennsylvania$82,125oversixmonthsCambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia is part of the AAPI CommunityDefenseProject,whichwillprovideinformationandtoolstoempoweracoalitionofPhiladelphia'sAsianAmericanandPacificIslanderorganizationsandcommunitiestorapidlyrespondtoincidentsofhateandbias.

Center for Anti-Violence Education NewYork$75,000overoneyear

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TheCenter forAnti-ViolenceEducationwill supportmultiple targetpopulationsbyprovidingself-defenseandsafeandeffectivebystandertrainings.

Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa Iowa$38,520oversixmonthsTheCenter forWorkerJusticeofEasternIowawillsupport leadershipdevelopmentandanti-hateorganizinginimmigrantandrefugeecommunities.

Centro Legal de la Raza California$100,000overoneyearCentroLegalde laRazawill setupabilingualSpanish-Englishhotline inOakland,whereimmigrantsfaceincreasingthreatsofevictionfromtheirhomes.

Church World Service NorthCarolinaandOhio$100,000overoneyearChurchWorld Service affiliates in North Carolina andOhio will empower refugeeandMuslimcommunities throughtrainings in leadershipdevelopment,communityorganizing,KnowYourRights,de-escalationtechniques,andcivicparticipation.

Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio Minnesota$40,000oversixmonthsComunidadesLatinasUnidasenServiciowillconductaseriesofpublicforumsthataim to reduce the emotional trauma, heightened fear, and discrimination faced bythecommunityandclientslivingintheEastmetroareaoftheTwinCities.

Comunidades Unidas Utah$25,000overoneyearComunidades Unidas will partner with the Enriching Utah Coalition to confront,diminish, and deter hate incidents targeted at Latinos inUtah through a one-year

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campaignofpubliceducation,protection,andcommunityorganizing.

Connect Inc. NewYork$34,830Connect Inc. will address and deter hate by providing a range of strategicinterventions,includingacuteresponsesandongoingstrategiestobuildcommunityresilienceandwellbeing.

Council on American-Islamic Relations California California$140,000oversixmonthsCAIR California will conduct 85 rapid response community safety workshops atmosques,collegecampuses,andcommunitycentersacrossthestate.

Council on American-Islamic Relations Florida Florida$100,000overoneyearCAIRFloridawilladdastaffmembertosupportitsCivilandImmigrantRightsLegaldepartment, provide youth leadership training focusedonbullyingprevention, andhelpshiftthenarrativesurroundingtheAmericanMuslimcommunitythroughmulti-mediadigitalstorytelling.

Council on American-Islamic Relations New York NewYork$52,400overoneyearCAIRNewYorkwilllaunchahatecrimesreportinginitiativeinNewYork.

Council on American-Islamic Relations Texas TexasDFWChapter$73,610overoneyearCAIRTexaswilldevelopaReportHateCampaign inpartnershipwithNorthTexas'localmosques.

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Disability Rights Iowa Iowa$15,000oversixmonthsDisability Rights Iowa’s Intersectional Allies project is an initiative to provideintersectionalallytraininginthreepublichighschoolsthroughoutIowa(oneurban,onesuburban,onerural).

Empire Justice Center NewYork$112,950oversixmonthsEmpire JusticeCenterwillsupport transgender individualsbyprovidingdirect legalservicestochangenameorgendermarkersonidentificationdocuments.

Empower Montana Montana$30,000oversixmonthsEmpowerMontanawill conductTrain theTrainer sessions onprejudice reduction,violence prevention, and conflict resolution, providing community members withskillstointerruptoppressionandoppressiveactsinFlatheadValleyandMissoula.

Equality Michigan Michigan$60,000oversevenmonthsEquality Michigan will provide ground level community education, financialassistanceforlegalservices,andemergencyfinancialassistanceforLGBTQvictimsofhatecrimesintheDetroitarea.

Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana Indiana$125,000oversixmonthsFairHousingCenterofCentralIndianawillbuildaresourceandtrainingnetworkforpersons and organizations working to address hate in Central Indiana, and willdevelop the infrastructure for a coordinated community response network toincidentsofhateintheregion.

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Faith & Culture Center Tennessee$25,000oversixmonthsFaith&CultureCenterwillengagepeopleofmultiplefaithsintwoprojectsthatbuildunderstandingandtoleranceaboutMuslimsinmiddleTennessee:ASeatattheTableandChristianandMuslimCommunityLeaders'Retreat.

Flanbwayan NewYork$17,000overninemonthsFlanbwayanwilleducaterecenthighschool-ageHaitianimmigrantsinNewYorkCityabout their rights and the importance of reporting incidents of hate to build theirresilienceinthefaceofbias.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Colorado Colorado$25,000oversevenmonthsGLBTCommunityCenterofColoradowillincreasesecurityandservicesinresponsetohateincidentstargetingDenver'sLGBTQcommunity.

Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network SoutheastandMidwest$75,000oversixmonthsGenders & Sexualities Alliance Network will support LGBTQ youth across thecountry,withparticularfocusonyouthofcolorlivinginisolatedcommunitiesintheSoutheastandMidwest.

Global Deaf Muslim Virginia$20,000oversixmonthsGlobalDeafMuslimwillpreparedeafMuslimcommunitiestorespondtohatecrimesanddiscriminationthroughtrainingsandpubliceducation.

Granite State Organizing Project NewHampshire

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$50,000overfourmonthsGranite State Organizing Project will conduct bystander training and communitydialogues in response to hate incidents targeting refugees and immigrants in NewHampshire.

Hetrick Martin Institute of New Jersey NewJersey$70,000oversixmonthsHetrickMartin Institute of New Jersey will assist LGBTQ youth and young adultswithcrisisintervention,counseling,referrals,andconnectionstolegalassistance.

High Plains Fair Housing Center NorthDakota$38,195oversixmonthsHigh Plains Fair Housing Center will encourage and facilitate reporting of hateincidentsinNorthDakotaandprovidesupportservicestopeoplewhoarethetargetsofhateincidents.

Highlander Research and Education Center Tennessee$60,000overfivemonthsHighlanderResearchandEducationCenterwillimprovesecurityforitsstaff,visitors,andparticipants.

Hispanic Federation Florida$75,000oversixmonthsHispanic Federation’s Orlando Against Hate project includes training, publiceducation,andawarenessonrespondingtohateincidentsthattargetLGBTQLatinxsinOrlando.

Hollaback! National$75,000oversixmonths

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Hollaback! will support women and LGBTQ+ identified individuals by providingtrainingonhowtoaddressharassment.

Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County NewYork$75,000oversevenmonthsHolocaustMemorial&ToleranceCenterofNassauCountywilltrainstudentleadersinLongIslandtoreactswiftlyandsafelytowordsandactsofhate.

Honor the Earth Minnesota$70,000oversixmonthsHonor theEarthwill increase awareness abouthate crimes and incidents targetingNative Americans in North Dakota through public education, community forums,advocacy,andart.

Hope Fair Housing Center Illinois$83,178oversixmonthsHopeFairHousingCenterwilldevelopcommunitypreparednessplansnetworksofrelevantorganizationsandagenciesthatcanrapidlyrespondtoincidentsofhateinNorthandNorthCentralIllinois.

Immigration Equality National$28,000oversixmonthsImmigrationEqualitywillsecureitsdatabasesandsupportthelegalneedsofLGBTQimmigrants.

Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies Louisiana$75,000oversixmonthsThe Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies will expand its school-based youthmental health services and collect data on hate incidents in New Orleans tocontributetothenationalregistry.

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International Muslim Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment (WISE) TexasandNewYork$74,995overfivemonthsWISEwillprovideself-defense,mentorship,and leadershipworkshops inNewYorkCity and Texas in order to equip youngMuslimwomen to overcome violence andbecomeadvocatesforsocialchange.

ISAIAH Minnesota$125,000overoneyearISAIAHwillconstructarapid-responsesystemthatcanpushbackagainsthatredandbuildamulti-racial,cross-classresistancetoracistanddiscriminatorypolicies.

Jannus Inc. Idaho$80,136oversixmonthsJannusInc.willsupporttherefugeecommunity inBoiseandTwinFallswithdirectmentalhealthandcounselingservices,communications,communityorganizing,andsecurity.

Latino Union of Chicago Illinois$20,000oversixmonthsLatinoUnionofChicagoreceivedsupportforitsDayLaborerHateIncidentResponseprogram.

LGBTQ Center of Durham NorthCarolina$75,000oversixmonthsThe LGBTQCenter of Durhamwill hold a series of picnics to foster dialogue andfellowshipamongdiverseNorthCarolinacommunities.

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Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota SouthDakota$20,000oversixmonthsLutheranSocialServicesofSouthDakotawillinstallsecuritysafeguardsinitsofficesand produce a media campaign to raise awareness about refugee and Muslimcommunities.

Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services Maine$50,000oversixmonthsMaineImmigrantandRefugeeServiceswill1)engageinapublicawarenesscampaignwithlocalbusinessowners,publicleaders,religiousleaders,andnonprofitstorejecthate speech and actions; and 2) expand support group services for local Muslimwomen.

Maine People’s Resource Center Maine$50,000oversevenmonthsMainePeople’sResourceCenter’sCommunityConversationsProjectaimstoreducebiasincidentsandhatecrimesinLewistonandAuburn,Maine.

Make the Road New York NewYork$50,000oversixmonthsMaketheRoadNewYorkwilleducateandempowertranslatinasandalliesinJacksonHeightstorespondtohateviolence.

Minnesota Education Trust Minnesota$70,000over2.5monthsMinnesota Education Trust will install security cameras and buzzers inMinnesotaMuslim community organizations in response to hate incidents to allow theseorganizationstocontinueengagingincharitableandeducationalactivities.

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Miami Workers Center Florida$100,000oversixmonthsMiamiWorkers Center’s Rapid Response toHate initiativewill provide emergencyhousingandlegalandotherservicesforlow-incomeimmigrantwomen.

Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health Michigan$88,807oversixmonthsMichiganOrganization onAdolescent SexualHealthwill address anti-LBGTQhateincidentsinK-12schoolsinMichiganbyconductingtrainingsandprovidingtechnicalassistancetoschools.

Michigan United Michigan$100,000oversixmonthsMichiganUnitedwillworkwithMichiganImmigrantRightsCenter,TakeOnHate,and the ACLU of Michigan to prevent and address hate crimes in SoutheastMichigan.

Mississippi Center for Justice Mississippi$75,000oversixmonthsMississippi Center for Justice’s anti-bullying project will reduce school bullyingrelated to race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and religion acrossschooldistrictsinthestateofMississippi.

Montana Human Rights Network Montana$95,000overoneyearMontanaHumanRightsNetwork’sprojectincludesdocumentationandreportingofhate incidents, community organizing, and resilience building for a wide range oftarget populations, including (but not limited to) LGBTQ, Jewish, and NativeAmericancommunities.

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Muslim Advocates National$100,000overoneyearMuslimAdvocateswillprovide legalservices tosurvivorsofhatecrimesandschoolbullying.

Narrative 4 NorthDakotaandMinnesota$35,000oversixmonthsNarrative4willcreate“spacesofradicalempathy”inFargo,NDandMoorhead,MNthroughsixstoryexchangesinvolvingimmigrants,refugees,andlong-time(primarilywhite)residents.

National Center for Youth Law California$75,000overoneyearNational Center for Youth Law protects vulnerable students from hate-basedharassment,bullying,andintimidation.

Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest Nebraska$60,000over12monthsNebraskaAppleseedandthePlainsStatesRegionoftheAnti-DefamationLeaguewillforma task force to educate immigrant andMuslimNebraskans andNebraska lawenforcementaboutreportinghatecrimes.

New York Immigration Coalition NewYork$100,000oversixmonthsThe New York Immigration Coalition will prevent and address hate incidentstargetedatimmigrantsandrefugeesinthestateofNewYork.

Orange County Human Relations California$100,000oversixmonths

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OrangeCountyHumanRelationswillcreatethe#HateFreeOCpubliceducationandawareness campaign and related activities that aim to de-escalate tensions andpromoteahate-freeenvironmentinOrangeCounty.

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Oregon$20,000overninemonthsThe Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education will providetraining and resources on inclusion and tolerance for educators in Oregon andSouthwestWashingtonState.

Padres Unidos Colorado$100,000oversixmonthsPadresUnidoswillcreateandleadasanctuaryschoolshubtocoordinateallschool-basedeffortstopreventandrespondtoincidentsofhateinDenver.

Philadelphians Organized to Witness Empower and Rebuild Pennsylvania$35,000overfourmonthsPhiladelphians Organized to Witness Empower and Rebuild conducts interfaithorganizingtomobilizepeopleinPhiladelphiaandsurroundingcountiesinresponsetoasurgeinhatecrimestargetingvulnerablepopulations.

President and Fellows of Harvard College’s Pluralism Project Massachusetts$124,335overninemonthsThePluralismProjectwillengage,educate,andstrengthenreligiousandcivicleaders’abilitytorespondtoincidentsofhateanddeepenresilienceintheBostonarea.

Progress Now New Mexico Education Fund NewMexico$49,800overfivemonthsProgressNowNewMexicoEducationFoundationwillestablishaHateWatchdeskat

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theNewMexico Political Report to compile and report on incidents of hate-basedviolenceinNewMexico.

Providence Police Department RhodeIsland$114,300overoneyearThe Providence Police Department will provide cultural competency and de-escalationtrainingforpoliceofficersinRhodeIsland.

Providence Youth Student Movement RhodeIsland$70,000oversixmonthsProvidence Youth Student Movement will convene the Alliance to Mobilize OurResistance, which will assess, support, and respond to incidents of hate in RhodeIsland.

Proyecto Matria PuertoRico$100,644overoneyearProyectoMatriawilldevelopanawarenesscampaignandprovidedirectservicesforvictimsofhatecrimesinPuertoRico,particularlywomenandtheLGBTcommunity.

Revolve Impact Alabama,Louisiana,Mississippi,andTexas$50,000overoneyearRevolve Impact will work with local organizations in four southern cities to buildcoalitionsandfosterdialogueamongAfricanAmericanandLatinxcommunities.

Rural Organizing Project Oregon$45,700oversixmonthsRural Organizing Project will increase security and rapid response capacity fororganizersinRuralOregonwhoaretargetsofhateincidents.

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Selma Center for Non-Violence, Truth and Reconciliation Alabama$76,978oversevenmonthsTheSelmaCenterforNon-Violence,TruthandReconciliationwilltrainandorganizediversecommunitiesinDallasCountyaboutracialequityandcounteringideologiesofwhitesupremacy.

Sister Song Georgia$65,000oversixmonthsSisterSongwillprovidetrainingandresourcestoimprovesecurityfororganizationsintheTrustBlackWomencoalition.

SomaliCAN Ohio$25,000oversixmonthsSomaliCAN will provide civic leadership training, networking, and mentorship forSomali-AmericanyouthinOhio.

Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum Minnesota$23,740oversixmonthsSomaliArtifactandCulturalMuseumwill 1) improvesecurity toprotectguestsandstaff at the SomaliMuseum ofMinnesota after threatening incidents and 2) buildresilienceandtoleranceinthecommunity.

South Dakota Faith in Public Life SouthDakota$90,000overoneyearSouth Dakota Faith in Public Life’s Love Your Neighbor: No Exceptions campaignbuilds on the moral authority of senior religious leaders from multiple faiths torespondtoandpreventincreasedhaterhetoricandbigotryinSouthDakota.

State University of New York Impact Foundation NewYork

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$114,841overfourmonthsTheSUNYImpactFoundationwillprovidebothpreventativetrainingandemergencyreliefforhatecrimevictimsandaffectedcampuscommunities.

Strategic Actions for a Just Economy California$15,000oversixmonthsStrategic Actions for a Just Economy will prevent and address hate anddiscriminatoryhousingpracticesagainstimmigrantsinSouthLosAngeles.

Student Action with Farmworkers NorthCarolina$16,473oversixmonthsStudent Action with Farmworkers received support for its Farm Labor Camp De-Escalationproject.

Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition Tennessee$50,000oversevenmonthsTennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition’s project is a multi-prongedcommunity organizing effort to respond to and prevent hate and harassment ofimmigrants,refugees,andMuslimsinTennessee.

Thai Community Development Center California$15,000overfourmonthsThaiCommunityDevelopmentCenterwillconductKnowYourRightsworkshopsforThaiimmigrantsintheGreaterLosAngelesarea.

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC NewYork$41,000oversixmonthsTheatreof theOppressedNYCwill engageNewYorkCityLGBTQyouth in theaterperformancesandadvocacy.

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Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering (TAKE) Alabama$16,436oversixmonthsTransgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering (TAKE) will establish weeklysupportgroupsfortransgenderpeopleofcolor,developacurriculumtorespondtoincidentsofhate in the transgender community, andhost a seriesof townhalls toeducateandraiseawarenessinthegreaterBirmingham,Alabamacommunity.

Transgender Law Center National$150,000overoneyearTransgender Law Center will provide direct services to transgender and gendernonconformingindividualsandcreateacohortoflocalleadersinseveralstatesthatcan help these individuals report hate violence and organize against anti-transpolicies.

Trans United Georgia$20,670oversixmonthsTransUnited’sTrans(forming)projectwillprovidedirectservicesfortransmenandwomenintheAtlantaarea.

T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights National$25,000overeightmonthsT’ruahwilltrainrabbisandseniorprofessionalsoncampusesandincongregationstorespondtoanti-Semitism.

Unitarian Universalist Association Washington,DC$36,500overfivemonthsThe Unitarian Universalist Association is sponsoring The Sanctuaries project’screationofauniquetrainingprogramthatdeploysartiststocombathateonthefrontlinesofgrassrootsjusticecampaigns.

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Unity Fellowship Church NewArk NewJersey$21,000oversixmonthsUnity Fellowship Church NewArk will build capacity, knowledge, and “allyship”amongfaith-basedleadersforthepurposeof increasingtolerance,diminishinghatecrimesandrhetoricagainsttheBlackLGBTQcommunity,andcreatingnetworksofsupportandinclusiveness.

YouthBuild USA Massachusetts$95,700overtenmonthsYouthBuildUSAwillsupportBostonpublicschoolstudentsandteachers'capacitytorespond to and track hate incidents, tackle the root causes of hate, and unite insolidarityagainsthateandbigotry.

YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Ohio$20,225oversixmonthsTheYWCAofGreaterCincinnatiwill implementprogrammingfocusedonreducingthebiasandhatespeechwitnessedamongresidentsatallCincinnatiFamilyHousingPartnershipshelters.

YWCA of Kalamazoo Michigan$80,000oversixmonthsYWCA of Kalamazoo will provide advocacy, trauma support, and a legal clinic toaddressspecificincidentsofhate,aswellasorganizingandcommunityeducationforvulnerablecommunitiesinwestMichigan.

YWCA of Southern Arizona Arizona$60,000overoneyearYWCAofSouthernArizonawillhirea full-timeCommunityOutreach&EducationDirectortocoordinatetheWeStandTogethernetworkandcreatearelatedseriesof

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trainings.

YWCA Olympia Washington$15,000overoneyearYWCAOlympiawill provide bystander training, safeguards, andhealing spaces formarginalizedcommunitiestargetedbyhateinThurstonCounty,WA.

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