After a summer spent putting the final touches on our film, Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness, we gathered together our supporters and friends of Not In Our Town and its mission for an advance screening on Sept. 7.

Before and after the film, several people reflected on the power of Not In Our Town films to change attitudes. Jon Logan, of the Reva and David Logan Foundation [1] explained why he decided to support our mission. 

"It was a great opportunity for myself and my family to put our money were are hearts are, really document what was going on in my community, but also to really show how communities dealt with these things," Logan said. "These were just everyday people who knew they wanted to do the right thing and their communities needed their help."

Milton Reynolds, senior program associate with our education partner Facing History and Ourselves [2] and member of The Working Group board, said, "The stories they tell have been generative stories that have reached across the globe." He hopes that, like the films that came before it, Light in the Darkness can "serve as a model of moral possibility."

Here are some snapshots of the evening at Delancey Street, San Francisco. 

Before the screening, Delancey St., San Francisco: 

The Not In Our Town team

Inside the Delancey Theater. 

Milton Reynolds. 

Find more photos here [3].