Sadaf Jaffer, the new mayor of Montgomery Township in New Jersey, talks about why representation matters and why it’s important to stand in solidarity with minority groups in America today.

At a time when hate is rising as a toxic poison in our country, Bay Area Stands United Against Hate Week is an initiative focused on eradicating hate and bullying, eliminating implicit bias and driving civil discourse as the norm in our communities. Last month, 20 cities, towns and counties, and over 35 school districts, colleges and community organizations participated in this inaugural week of events. Not In Our Town was proud to be a cosponsor of the week and many events.

Former White Supremacist Arno Michaelis and hate crime victim Pardeep Kaleka, authors of "Gift of our Wounds", talk with KGO's Gil Gross about Bay Area Stands United Against Hate Week, which kicked off in Berkeley on Sunday, November 11. Get more info and a full list of events at unitedagainsthateweek.org.

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth is observing Not in Our Town’s (NIOT) most recent initiative called “United Against Hate Week” from November 11 to 18 by supplying several Little Free Libraries in Town with a collection of books with themes of tolerance, diversity and inclusion. The books were purchased with private funds from the Supervisor.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a new Department of Justice Hate Crimes website in Washington, D.C this week. The aim of the website, launched Monday, is to consolidate resources in one place to aid in the prevention, reporting and prosecuting of hate crimes.