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10 Ways Communities Can Connect and Take Action Against Hate

Follow the steps to stand up to hate in your town. We were heartened to hear from several NIOT groups around the country that are already taking actions on the list. Let us know if you do and we'll post about it at NIOT.org and on our Facebook page.

Interfaith Breakfast Feeds Every Faith in Bowling Green

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For the fifth year, community members gathered and leaders urged listening and respect
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Fifth Annual Interfaith Breakfast Feeds Every Faith in Bowling Green

Not In Our Town-Bowling Green co-sponsored the fifth annual Interfaith Breakfast, held on April 2, 2019. This year’s theme was Building Peace Where There’s No Peace.

Communities Standing with Their Muslim Neighbors

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Many across the country, including local Not In Our Town groups, organized vigils to mourn victims and rebuke Islamophobia after Christchurch
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A man holds a sign at a vigil held at NYU Kimmel Center, New York. Reuters ("Kia kaha" is Maori for "stay strong".)

Communities Standing with Their Muslim Neighbors After Christchurch

Across the country, people are coming together to stand with their Muslim neighbors and friends after a gunman killed 50 Muslim worshippers in two mosques on Friday. From Illinois to California to Florida, local Not In Our Town groups are part of these efforts to rebuke Islamophobia and hate, and to make their communities safer for all residents.

Mourning the Lives Lost in New Zealand

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We Can Stop Hate Together. At times like these, the power of our voices and actions are needed more than ever
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One of the NZ mosques involved in the attack on Friday

Mourning 50 lives in New Zealand: Stand With Our Muslim Neighbors

50 Muslim people were killed during Friday prayers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand as a 28-year-old gunman waged an assault on worshippers while he filmed the process, posting live on Facebook. Children were killed, with their parents and grandparents. People watched their friends and loved ones die. The loss of these lives is reverberating around the world.

Marin County CA Flares Over Dixie School District

Standing up to the legacy of slavery and the confederacy isn't just happening in the South. Many miles away in San Rafael, CA, a battle is underway over a school district called "Dixie."

Marin County CA Flares Over 'Dixie' School District

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Standing up to the legacy of slavery and the confederacy isn't just happening in the South
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A boy boards a Dixie School District school bus in Marin County, CA (SF Chronicle)

Upcoming Events in March 2019

This month there are NIOT film screenings and other events planned in Alaska, California, Ohio and New York State.