By Becki Cohn-Vargas, Not In Our School Director
This blog was originally featured on Who’s That Lady Entertainment.
Left Out in the Cold, Even in Summer: What to Do About Relational Bullying
In seventh grade, I admit, I was not always the nicest person. One day, two of my friends and I went up to Louise H.’s house. We were giggling as we rang the bell. We had it all planned. When she answered the door, we were going to run. We just did it to be mean, for no other purpose. She came out and we took off. As we sprinted down the street laughing, I did not think twice about how Louise must have felt.
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June 6, 2014 - 10:21am
Video: Oak Ridge Paints Over Pain
The community in Oak Ridge, TN, recently came together to use art to speak up against bullying. The activity, called Paint Over Pain, brought in community members ranging from young children to recent high school graduates to paint powerful messages of hope in the face of bullying. The video features many art pieces created during the activity as well as messages such as, “Be yourself,” “Silence is acceptance” and “You are not alone.”
June 5, 2014 - 10:56am
Not In Our Town Executive Producer Patrice O'Neill appeared on NewsRadio 104.9 FM's Gulf Coast Morning and talked about Not In Our Town's vision as well as some upcoming events including the 2014 National Leadership Gathering and the Gold Star Cities project.
Gulf Coast Morning is broadcast out of Biloxi, Missouri. Hosts Mike and Steve discussed Not In Our Town's history, strategies for fighting hate, and the importance of uniting communties to start their own Not In Our Town campaigns.
Listen to the full interview with Patrice O'Neill below!
June 4, 2014 - 6:19pm
Not in Our Town is proud to announce that the National Leadership Gathering in Billings, Montana this month will include groundbreaking leaders in hate crime prevention and community policing. Among them are San Francisco Police Commissioner Victor Hwang (subject of the Not in Our Town film A Prosecutor’s Stand), San Diego Deputy District Attorney Oscar Garcia, and Lt. Brian Murphy, shot 17 times defending the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin where six worshippers were killed in a hate crime. Murphy is featured in the Not In Our Town film, Waking in Oak Creek, that premiered this spring.
June 4, 2014 - 4:31pm
Not in Our Town announced today that Gov. Steve Bullock and four Montana city mayors will join the community, law enforcement, business, faith, education, arts, labor, and youth leaders at the National Leadership Gathering in Billings June 20-22. Gov. Bullock and the Not in Our School/Not in Our Town community will be joined by Bozeman Mayor Jeff Krauss, Missoula Mayor John Engen, Helena Mayor Jim Smith, and Billings Mayor Tom Hanel.