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Mount Dora Residents Respond After Hate Hits Their Town

Submitted by Laura on August 10, 2011 - 2:09pm
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Early last month, a group of four vandals set out on a hate-fueled excursion in their Mount Dora, Fla., neighborhood--spray cans in hand. Their target was the Traditional Congregation of Mount Dora, a newly erected synagogue that was scheduled to open in two weeks. 
 
On the morning of July 9, 2011, Mount Dora residents woke up to a shocking scene.

They Are Home: Nashville Supports its Muslim Community

Submitted by Emma on February 18, 2010 - 9:15pm
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Nashville, TN: 

"How terrible that someone would write ‘Muslims Go Home’ when they are home!” exclaimed a neighbor who helped organize a team of volunteers to support Nashville's Muslim community after a mosque was defaced.  The community's swift response reaffirmed its commitment to inclusiveness.

FEAR INSPIRES HATE

Eat-Ins To Support Victims of Hate

Inspired by the 1960s sit-ins, Billings NIOT members stage a series of eat-ins to support the owners of vandalized restaurants
 
By Cindy Konecny
 
In the late Spring of 2008 Bil

Standing Up, Not Standing By

Residents in Brattleboro, VT, Confront the Threat of Hate Violence
 
By Patrice O’Neill, NIOT.org
 
It was the worst kind of nightmare for the mother of a biracial high school student. 
 
In June 2008, the people of Brattleboro, Vermont, learned that a racist youth group called NHRN (N---- Hating Red Necks) was active in the local hi