“Our stories are told by a chorus of characters, and for that chorus to sing together beautifully, that is something you have to think about every frame." — Patrice O'Neill

Not In Our Town films feature dedicated people standing up to hate and provide roadmaps for community action. We've chosen 10 films from our archive that are available to communities to screen for free during United Against Hate Week, November 13-19, 2022. Please register using the Free NIOT Film Request Form and we will send you a link to the film or an MP4 for a Zoom event!

Not In Our Town has become a founding member of the Learn from History Coalition, a broad-based bipartisan coalition made up of more than 20 leading organizations representing school system leaders, educators, parents, and students across America.  Learn more at LearnFromHistory.org.

The JCC of Greater Pittsburgh became a center for community response in the aftermath of the killing of eleven people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018. We are proud to co-host this event with The Center for Loving Kindness at the JCC. Join us on Yom Kippur (Sept. 16, 2021) the holiest day of the Jewish year to reflect on the moral impact of responding to hatred in Billings, MT, Pittsburgh, and our country.

"With input from our residents, we put a new spin on North Hempstead's 'Not In Our Town' initiative by creating signs that feature a message of unity in different languages," said Supervisor Judi Bosworth. "We believe that these lawn signs are a small way to bring everyone together and show that we can join to stop hate together. North Hempstead is an extremely diverse and welcoming community, and we are proud to celebrate all that makes us unique and special."

A roundup of articles about critical race theory and the misinformation being spread about it, and why teaching about racism and the history of systemic racism in America's public schools has become a lot more complicated.