PERIL

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Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab at American University, School of Public Affairs. We design, test, & scale up evidence-based tools to help communities prevent & respond to hate & violence. https://perilresearch.com

Thumbnail screenshot of the one-pager from PERIL Mitigating Harms From Crisis Events:Violence Against Politicians & False Flag Conspiracies
Man Up: The New Misogyny and The Rise of Violent Extremism graphic for virtual book talk on October 8, 2025 at 11 AM ET. Host is Alex DiBranco, founder of the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism.
Graphic of DUCC 5 W's: How to check the reliability of information. 1. Who made or shared it? 2. What facts or evidence do they use? 3. When was it made or shaed? 4. Where did you find it? 5. Why did they make or share it?
Graphic: October is National Bullying Prevention Month! As we move into next month, join Daniel and his friends as they learn to embrace differences and stand up for one another.
DUCC student testimonials graphic: "Something interesting I learned is the government can and is supposed to protect our rights."
A Long Story Short Media Podcast. Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age with Cynthia Miller-Idriss
American Academy of Pediatrics 5Cs of Media Use: The 5Cs are a way to bring important conversations about digital media home.
Quack acronym: how to have positive conversations: Quietly listen, Use respect, Ask questions, Contribute ideas, and Know you can disagree
Mental Health and Targeted Violence 101: Preventing School Shootings and Other Mass Casualty Events
DUCC prorgram's Wheel of Feelings poster: worried, confused, happy, silly, angry, excited, tired, sad.
DUCC video curriculum highlights in thumbnails
Developing and Using Critical Comprehension graphic with animated characters. K to 5 lessons, games, videos and posters all available now for free download!
10 years: Remembering Mother Emanuel AME, Charleston
Graphic with the Developing & Using Critical Comprehension (DUCC) animated characters promoting the launch of the full curriculum on the DUCC website here: https://www.danieltheducc.org/
The graphic here is inspired by the "Healing Uvalde Mural Project", crafted by 21 separate artists, along community organizers Abel Ortiz and Monica Maldonado with the assistance of Dr. George Meza.
Graphic from Daniel the Ducc dot org. Join our email list to be the first to know when our K to 5 digital literacy curriculum goes live and available to download!
Graphic of the city of Buffalo, New York surrounded by Lake Erie and a placard at the memorial site that reads "this is our city, our family, our friends, united in love and in sorrow. Buffalo, New York May 14, 2022."