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The Royal Chicano Air Force

 

The Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) is an artistic collective based in Sacramento, California.  It was founded in 1969 to express the goals of the Chicano civil rights and labor organizing movement of the United Farm Workers. Its mission was to make available to the Chicano community a bilingual/bicultural arts center where artists could come together, exchange ideas, provide mutual support, and make available to the public artistic, cultural, and educational programs and events.

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Florence Jones - EMBRACE CULTURE

 

Florence Jones (1907-2003) was the spiritual leader and chief healer of the Winnemem Wintu tribe of Northern California. The Wintu have called the McCloud River Watershed near Mount Shasta home for more than 1000 years, but were not provided a reservation as gold miners and pioneers drove them away in the name of industry.

Although the Wintu’s numbers have dwindled from over 14,000 when contact with non-Natives was recorded to only 395, Jones has been at the forefront of a fight to save sacred sites and their way of live.

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Extraordinary Upstander: Tadashi Nakamura

 

Tadashi Nakamura is a 30 year old, fourth-generation Japanese American and second-generation filmmaker. Besides carrying on his parents’ work—his mother is writer/producer Karen L. Ishizuka and his father is director Robert A. Nakamura—Nakamura seeks to tell his community’s history to a new generation.

The first film of the trilogy was Yellow Brotherhood (2003), a personal documentary focused on the meaning of friendship and community through the Yellow Brotherhood youth organization, which was formed in the 1960s to combat youth drug use.

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Jackie Rotman - VOLUNTEER

 

During a dance performance on stage, Jackie Rotman's music suddenly stopped. In response, members of the audience joined Jackie on stage and began dancing to show their support. Expanding on the idea that dance can help foster a positive atmosphere, Jackie began providing hip-hop classes free of charge to youth that would not otherwise be able to afford them.

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Leaders Across the U.S. Gather to Stop Hate Together

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Not In Our Town hosted a National Leadership Gathering that brought together over 200 people committed to make their towns and schools safe.
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Light in the Darkness: Sunday School Guide

Use the Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness Sunday School Guide to spark discussion and highlight important themes.

What to Do About Relational Bullying

Not In Our School Director Becki Cohn-Vargas explains the impact of relational bullying and what can be done to prevent it.

What to Do About Relational Bullying

Not In Our School Director Becki Cohn-Vargas explains the impact of relational bullying and what can be done to prevent it.

Waking in Oak Creek

Waking in Oak Creek: A Community Rocked by Hate is Awakened and Transformed

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