We asked people from across the country to talk about why they're part of Not In Our Town. These moving stories about the the need to stand together to stop hate remind us why we are doing this work. If we want to build safe and inclusive communities for all, it requires action. Please watch this video, see why it matters, and support Not In Our Town. Thank you.
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November 25, 2014 - 3:42pm
"Let's work together to heal...to create lasting change."
—Michael Brown Sr.
Photo by Jeff Roberson
Before this Thanksgiving holiday, we asked leaders in the Not In Our Town community for wisdom and words. Specifically, in the aftermath of the indictment decision in Ferguson, we asked them: What is your wish for change?
Here's what they had to say.
November 25, 2014 - 2:29pm
The Not In Our Town group in Bowling Green, OH swiftly responded to the Grand Jury's decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. Here's what the NIOT Committee had to say to its university and town network.
November 20, 2014 - 1:03pm
Hate and bias crimes, based on race, perceived ethnicity, religion, language, nationality, sexual identity, or immigrant status, are a widespread problem within the United States. In 2012, hate crime estimates are close to 300,000. Less than 6,000 were reported to the FBI.
November 12, 2014 - 8:00am
On Oct. 17, 2014, Aquil Rasheed, an Oakland teacher and NIOS activist gave a Not In Our School Trainer-of-Trainers workshop, sponsored by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights to teams of students and their teachers from 20 schools in northern Michigan. At the session, students were introduced to the ideas of bullying and intolerance and learned ways to be upstanders, people who stand up and speak up for themselves and others to stop harm from being done. Here he shares about his experience at the Traverse City Anti-Bullying Conference.