“This moment demands a collective sense of will and commitment – and a plan for anti-hate training and community engagement throughout the country,” said Patrice O’Neill, founder of Not In Our Town (NIOT), a national organization working to stop hate, address bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities.

Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life recently had its World Premiere at the Pittsburgh JFilm Festival on May 5, 2022 and won the “Best Documentary” audience award at the festival.

Not In Our Town is pleased to announce the World Premiere of our new documentary feature Repairing the World: Stories From the Tree of Life. Our film is the Centerpiece Film at the 2022 Pittsburgh JFilm Festival, which will screen in-person at the AMC Waterfront on Thursday, May 5 at 7 PM.

What can we do in the face of hate? Listen to a podcast featuring NIOT Founder and Co-Director Patrice O'Neill in conversation with State of Inclusion's Ame Sanders about how to build diversity, equity, and inclusion at the intersection of community and business in your town.

Writer and researcher Shayna Han reflects on the Atlanta spa shootings one year later in this moving post. "The outpouring of support is short-lived and people are not interested in addressing the root causes of this societal problem," she writes, calling for effective, lasting progress on addressing anti-Asian bias and preventing anti-Asian hate crimes. 

One of Not In Our Town's newest chapters is NIOT-Northport in Long Island, N.Y. The group started during the pandemic in the summer of 2020 with eight members and has grown to become a major force in the Northport community with a very active Facebook page and Instagram following. Recently NIOT National zoomed in with some of its founding members — Joanne, Meghan, Molly, and Chrissy — to talk about the amazing work they are doing in their community and their plans for 2022.