screenings | Not in Our Town

screenings

Please join us on Oct. 30 at 6pm  for a screening of Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness  at the San Francisco Public Library. This  PBS film by Patrice O'Neill and The Working Group tells the story of people in a Long Island village taking action after immigrant resident Marcelo Lucero is killed in a hate crime attack by seven local high school students. The story provides a blueprint for people who want to do something before intolerance turns to violence. The film has been screened in hundreds of community and public media events. After the screening, there will be a brief discussion with producers including Charene Zalis, and an opportunity to learn  more about the the impact of the film in communities across the country.  Tuesday October 30, 6pm  San Francisco Public Library  Main Library, Koret Auditorium100 Larkin St.San Francisco, CA 94102415.557.4277 For more information, contact San Francisco Public Library at publicaffairs@sfpl.org or Not In Our Town at info@niot.org.  Watch the Light in the Darkness trailer and learn more about the film here.
Following the premiere broadcast of Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness on PBS, many communities across the country joined the campaign against hate and intolerance by hosting screenings and using the film to start a conversation about hate and intolerance in their areas.