By Janice I. Cohn
"These are some events—good and bad—that are hard for us to get out of our minds; they remain in the recesses of our psyches and often re-emerge when they have not been thought about for months or years, exerting a powerful effect on our actions and beliefs.
One such example, I believe, is the story of the 1993 events which took place in Billings, Montana. I wrote a book for young people describing those events, The Christmas Menorahs: How A Town Fought Hate (1995) and then, several years ago, adapted it into a play, Paper Candles: How Courage and Goodness Triumphed In An American Town.
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November 21, 2013 - 11:38am
November 19, 2013 - 4:54pm
Students and citizens in Bowling Green, OH kicked off Not In Our Town week on Nov. 18, a citywide event of daily activities and concluding with a downtown parade on Saturday.
Student organizations at Bowling Green State University known as The Collective have planned the week’s activities, including Transgender Day of Remembrance, advocacy training, and a Not In Our Town meeting.
Bowling Green students and citizens have stepped up after a number of racist acts over the past year. The most recent incident falsely accused the university’s Black Student Union of posting racially charged tweets against white students on campus, according to an article in The BG News.
November 15, 2013 - 4:28pm
Bullying became a hot topic in the NFL and among football fans after Miami Dolphins player Jonathan Martin left the team because of harassment.
Oak Creek, WI Mayor and NFL fan Steve Scaffidi offers his views on the incident. Scaffidi is working to bring his community together after six Sikh community members in his town lost their lives in a hate crime.
By Steve Scaffidi
With the recent headlines of the Jonathan Martin-Richie Incognito locker room harassment case in the National Football League (NFL), we’re reminded that bullying is never too far away, even among adults, and worse, pro athletes, who are role models for many of our children. Incognito is alleged to have sent his Miami Dolphin teammate text messages containing racial slurs and threats, which caused his coach, former Green Bay Packers Assistant Coach Joe Philbin, to suspend him.
November 8, 2013 - 12:30pm
Source: Time.Com, Kristallnacht in Words and Photographs
By Becki Cohn-Vargas, Not In Our School Director