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.
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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.
November 10, 2014 - 5:06pm
Tension is mounting in the St. Louis area as residents await a grand jury decision about whether to indict the police officer who shot an unarmed teenager six times in Ferguson, MO in August. Demonstrations occur daily, but the faces and voices of a broad cross section of people in Ferguson who are seeking change rarely gain air time. NIOT is posting a series of stories and short films called the Ferguson Conversations. In this short video, young people share ideas about how to improve relationships with the police.
November 6, 2014 - 10:30am
Jenny Huang is a junior at UCLA with a double major in Asian American studies and education. Read her story about how she gained confidence in herself and how she became an active member on her campus. This past summer, Jenny worked as the community engagement intern for Not In Our Town.