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Patchogue-Medford High: No One Walks Alone

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In this video, students create a mosaic for Marcelo Lucero.
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Mapping the Movement Against Hate

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Find hate crimes—and the communities standing up against them.
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The People of Patchogue: Gilda Ramos

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Video extra features librarian assistant and translator, Gilda Ramos
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Video extra features librarian assistant and translator, Gilda Ramos

Acceptance

At the Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco, GSA leaders invited Not In Our Town to present films and engage in conversation about working together to create safe schools and communities.

Multimedia in the Classroom: Student Video Diaries

Like generations of immigrants before them, these teens offer heart-wrenching accounts and hope in these videos of their personal immigration stories.

Tackling Difficult Topics in the Classroom: It Gets Better

"The students felt that the discussion and video today were very powerful, and had given them hope for a better future." — Teacher Daisy Renazco

Reflections from an English Teacher

"One of the reasons why I like NIOS Week is that it reminds staff and students that it’s OK to actively participate in what’s going on around you, and that you should be supported for standing up against something that isn’t right." —Teacher Kristy Blackburn

Students Map Bully Zones to Create a Safer School

At Orange High School in Pepper Pike, Ohio, students are mapping their school to locate the spaces where bullying takes place.

New Immigrants Share Their Stories

The students of Newcomers High School, which specializes in teaching recent immigrants, and those of St. Luke's, a private middle school, have come together to dialogue about difference and combat bias.