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Here you will find short films that you can use in your town, school, or department.


Not In Our Town: History of a Movement
A few key moments from the first ten years of the Not In Our Town movement. (10:14)
When Hate Turns Deadly
After a lesbian couple was killed in a hate murder in Medford, Oregon, residents hold community meetings to raise awareness about the growing threat of hate. Schoolteachers create innovative lesson plans to address discrimination and intolerance.
Anti-Asian Attack Unites Police and Community
Grocery workers came to the aid of a customer who was attacked. (2:17)
Not In Our Town Northern California: Redding, CA
This excerpt of "Not In Our Town Northern California: When Hate Happens Here" details the story of the family of Gary Matson, who was murdered with his partner, Winfield Mowder, in their Redding, California, home by white supremacists. The two brothers, Benjamin Matthew Williams and James Tyler Williams, confessed to killing the couple July 1, 1999, because they were gay, and were also responsible for the 1999 Sacramento synagogue bombings. (3:16)
Angels Turn their Backs on Hate -- Fred Phelps/Westboro Baptist Church
When anti-gay extremist Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church announced the hate group would picket Newark Memorial High School's production of "The Laramie Project," community members like Gail Nelson couldn't sit quietly. Borrowing from a scene in the play, concerned citizens dressed as angels to block from view Phelps' followers and their hateful placards.
Reversing Vandalism
Reversing Vandalism chronicles the library's search for the book vandal, and the librarians' decision to offer the damaged books to artists as materials for creative expression and community healing. This film is part of the hour-long Not In Our Town: Northern California special. Click here to purchase the DVD and download our free educator guide here.
A Novel Approach to Talking About Diversity
The Fort Collins Not In Our Town Alliance (NIOTA) created a book club to bring community members together to discuss issues of acceptance, diversity, and inclusion. This video documents NIOTA's discussion of "The Tortilla Curtain," a novel about the parallel stories of a Mexican couple and a white couple in Los Angeles. The book was chosen to generate discussion about immigration issues. (2:34)
When Hate Turns Deadly
After a lesbian couple was killed in a hate murder in Medford, Oregon, residents hold community meetings to raise awareness about the growing threat of hate. Schoolteachers create innovative lesson plans to address discrimination and intolerance. (2:42)    
Strategies for When the Neo-Nazis Come to Your Town
When the Neo-Nazi group, the National Socialist Movement, came to Olympia, Washington, community members responded by celebrating diversity and unity in the community. (8 min 39 sec) Related Local Lesson: A Guide to Responding to Hate Groups: Lessons from Olympia, Washington
Make our Mosque Safe from Hate
After a mosque and community center for Somali immigrants was vandalized, Maine's Lewiston-Auburn community rallied in support of their Muslim neighbors. (2:18)