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August 10, 2020 - 6:18am
Watch our conversation with family members Pardeep Kaleka, son of Satwant Kaleka the president of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin; Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer of Charlottesville; Rick and Dawn Collins (pictured), whose son Richard was killed in a hate attack in Maryland; and Victoria and Rami Jabara, siblings of Khalid Jabara, who was killed in a hate crime attack by a neighbor in Tulsa.
August 3, 2020 - 1:15pm
On the surface Tucker Carlson and DeSean Jackson would appear to have very little in common. But together they illustrate a growing danger in this moment of populist fervor: antisemitism. A special post by Eric K. Ward, executive director of Western States Center.
June 30, 2020 - 11:44am
Gwendolyn VanSant is the leader of Multicultural BRIDGE in Lee, MA and, nearly three years ago, her team helped launch the Not In Our Town movement in the Berkshires to unify communities throughout the county to stop hate, address bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. In this post, she talks about what can be done to create change and how to take care of our communities right now.
June 29, 2020 - 8:48am
We join the leaders of Not In Our Town: Bloomington-Normal in celebrating the work of the Not In Our Schools chapter of students in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, who held a march on Monday to stand up for African-American LGBTQ+ fellow citizens. They were so well organized, great speakers and conducted themselves with passion and compassion.
June 24, 2020 - 11:47am
Next Steps with Law Enforcement, Disrupting Police Violence, and Reckoning with Racism In Our Education System