After transgender teen Gwen Araujo is killed by local youth in the Silicon Valley suburb of Newark, the town's residents and civic leaders must acknowledge and deal with this brutal and preventable crime. Through their local high school production of The Laramie Project, the students and Newark residents begin to see parallels in their own community.

This film is part of the hour-long Not In Our Town: Northern California special. Click here [2] to purchase the DVD.

Using Not In Our Town Northern California: When Hate Happens Here in the classroom? Download our free educator guide here [3].