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Four short films about communities today reaching for Dr. King's dream
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New York middle school students use art in wake of tragic hate crime.
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Palo Alto, CA students find a creative response to hate.
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Dorchester, MA students speak out against violence in their community.
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Lakewood, OH high school students use video to talk about race.
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Students and teachers react to their story on screen.
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An African American student challenges racial stereotypes.
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The PBS special that sparked a national movement against hate.
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Rockford, IL middle school students use skits to challenge stereotypes.
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Youth reactions to the violent attack of a California student
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Alex Epstein is a college student who, during high school, was compelled to help rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Using the tool of VOLUNTEER, Alex made multiple trips and engaged with the local community.
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Abbott Middle School students filmed and acted out a skit about bullying, in San Mateo, CA.
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Theater director stages play to revisit tragic murder and its lessons.
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Students shine at national Not In Our Town gathering.
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Stand Up, Stand Out: No Checking, No Capping, No Bullying highlights one middle school’s response to a noticeable increase in “checking,” or the practice of exchanging verbal insults between students. This video highlights the next steps Fairview Middle School took in order to curb the practice of “checking,” stop any opportunity to bully, and ultimately create a safer school for all students and community members.
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High school football captains join their community in taking a Not In Our Town pledge to stand up to bullying and hate.
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Slater Jewell-Kemker is a 17 year old filmmaker and reporter who celebrates the best of humanity, empowering young people to change the world with media and technology.
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How one teacher handles hearing the saying in her class
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Youth reactions to the violent attack of a California student
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Rockford, IL middle school students use skits to challenge stereotypes.
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Leaders of One Mississippi, a student group devoted to bridging racial and social barriers at the University of Mississippi, bring students together for a dialogue meeting about their hopes and fears for the organization. This is a DVD extra from the PBS program, Not In Our Town: Class Actions. For more information on the film, visit niot.org/ClassActions
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Each year, Facing History teacher Jane Wooster asks the students in her classes to take on a "social action" project of their own choosing. This year, several of the students have chosen to conduct a lunch-time demonstration to draw attention to the use of the word "illegal" to describe undocumented immigrants, and start a school-wide conversation about the way immigrants are perceived in their community.
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As a former pro football player, Brian Cox understands the value of teamwork and community in achieving a goal. After retiring from the NFL, Cox came back to his native Los Angeles, witnessing the destruction that gang violence had wrought on his old neighborhood.
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The Coastside Armada Harley Club rolls into Peralta Elementary in Oakland, CA for the Not In Our School Launch Assembly, and students and bikers shatter stereotypes together. When the students learn that one biker likes to play dolls with his daughter, they realize that these bikers aren't so mean and scary after all.
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An African American student challenges racial stereotypes.
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Students take time to reflect on how Not in Our School and Not in Our Town programs affected them. They discuss stereotyping, bullying, and their own experiences with intolerance.
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After being bullied for his small size and pitch of his voice, DeMonte Smith decided to join Safe School Ambassadors at his middle school to reduce the amount of bullying he saw at his school.