Mayors of neighboring communities, Sid Espinosa of Palo Alto and Jac Seigel of Mountain VIew, collaborated in hosting a screening of Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness in Los Altos Hills, Calif. Local lawyer and avid film critic James Quillinan shares his review of the film from a screening in which more than 50 supporters attended.
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November 21, 2011 - 2:18pm
Following a successful Light in the Darkness screening and discussion in September, Not In Our Town: Princeton has actively addressed issues of discrimination and racism through the group's blog.
The NIOT group has identified bullying in particular as an issue of concern facing the Princeton community. After viewing the documentary at the Princeton Public Library, audience members engaged in a thought-provoking discussion that ended with many participants recalling past bullying experiences, while others offered suggestions on how to responsibly combat bullying—as described in the group's post, republished here.
Heartbreaking and Thoughtful: Responses to Bullying
By Marietta Taylor
November 10, 2011 - 4:45pm
Not In Our Town will be in Phoenix at the Congress of Cities & Exposition, the annual conference from our partners at the National League of Cities.
Join our Executive Producer Patrice O'Neill and Patchogue, N.Y. Mayor Paul Pontieri for a film presentation from Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness on Friday, at 4:30 p.m. The discussion following the presentation will be moderated by Roeland Park, KS Mayor Adrienne Foster.
November 8, 2011 - 11:02am
Today marks the third anniversary of the death of Marcelo Lucero, Ecuadorian immigrant and Patchogue, N.Y. resident. According to the Patchogue Patch, approximately 100 people attended services dedicated to Marcelo Lucero and other victims of hate crimes this weekend.
At the services, Marcelo's brother, Joselo, thanked the crowd for attending.
"I really feel like this is what I want from the beginning," Joselo Lucero said, "just to have two communities in one place getting along in harmony."
Attendees honored other hate crime victimes lost and injured and wrote messages of peace and love in both English and Spanish. After the services, the crowd marched to the spot Marcelo Lucero was killed and scattered roses in his name.