Stanford Social Innovation Review [1] interviewed Not in Our Town executive producer Patrice O'Neill for their Fall 2010 article, "What's Next: Drowning Out Hate [2]." The article traces community-building origins in Billings, Mont. to our coverage of upbeat counter-rallies in West Virginia.

Contributing editor Suzie Boss also spoke with Southern Poverty Law Center [3] Intelligence Project director Mark Potok. By featuring citizens fighting against intolerance, The Not in Our Town website, Potok said, "has made this into a national idea." He elaborates:

"Communities can see how to use these events to create discussions that would never occur otherwise," he adds. The Billings story stands out, he adds, “as one of the most brilliant, homegrown responses to hate this country has ever seen."

Find the story here [2].

Related Content:

• Not in Our Town: The Heart of West Virginia Beats Strongly Against Hate [1]