NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our NOT IN OUR TOWN: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS (CONDENSED VERSION Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness is a documentary about a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, New York, culminate in the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years. OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive SIX SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO BULLYING With Not In Our School, move into action for a safe, accepting and inclusive school.Six simple solutions:If you are being bullied: tell them to stop, get away from the situation, and tell a trusted adult.If you see someone being bullied, be an upstander: Tell the person to stop, get a trusted adult, reach out and be friends.With your children: Listen and support your children. BULLYING AND DROPPING OUT: IS THERE IS A CONNECTION? "A school where children don't feel safe is a school where children struggle to learn. It is a school where kids drop out, tune out, and get depressed. Not just violence but bullying, verbal harassment, substance abuse, cyber-bullying, and disruptive classrooms all interfere with a student's ability to learn." —U.S. COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE A documentary presented by Not In Our Town and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office About the Film Detective Ellen Vest, a five-foot-tall, twenty-nine-year veteran with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, has seen her laid-back beach community turn into a hotbed of skinhead activity with a sharp rise in bias-motivated crimes. This short film follows Vest to the streets THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond. NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our NOT IN OUR TOWN: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS (CONDENSED VERSION Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness is a documentary about a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, New York, culminate in the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years. OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive SIX SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO BULLYING With Not In Our School, move into action for a safe, accepting and inclusive school.Six simple solutions:If you are being bullied: tell them to stop, get away from the situation, and tell a trusted adult.If you see someone being bullied, be an upstander: Tell the person to stop, get a trusted adult, reach out and be friends.With your children: Listen and support your children. BULLYING AND DROPPING OUT: IS THERE IS A CONNECTION? "A school where children don't feel safe is a school where children struggle to learn. It is a school where kids drop out, tune out, and get depressed. Not just violence but bullying, verbal harassment, substance abuse, cyber-bullying, and disruptive classrooms all interfere with a student's ability to learn." —U.S. COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE A documentary presented by Not In Our Town and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office About the Film Detective Ellen Vest, a five-foot-tall, twenty-nine-year veteran with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, has seen her laid-back beach community turn into a hotbed of skinhead activity with a sharp rise in bias-motivated crimes. This short film follows Vest to the streets THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond.

NOT IN OUR TOWN

Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND CALIFORNIA HEALTH Common Core State Standards and California Health Education Content Standards. Preventing bullying and intolerance can be part of your daily curriculum. Using Not In Our School films and lesson plans, students learn to think, analyze, speak articulately on many topics and understand the importance of safe physical and emotional school

climates.

OUR FAMILY | NOT IN OUR TOWN In Our Family, children share stories about all kinds of families. Today's children come from families living in one home or two, some are being raised by one mom or one dad, or they might have two parents/caregivers or live with grandparents or other family members. Others have parents/caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds, or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or UPSTANDER | NOT IN OUR TOWN An upstander is an individual who sees wrong and acts. A person who takes a stand against an act of injustice or intolerance is not a “positive bystander,” they are an UPstander. The word itself has the ability to empower students to make an active change in their schools, in an effort to build communities that support difference and

unify

SCHOOL RESPONSE TO BULLYING, INTOLERANCE, AND HATE Location: Warren, New Jersey. Action: Students at Watchung Hills Regional High School led a community-wide "White-Out to Erase Bullying" campaign. High school leaders tied white ribbons on trees and students pledged not to be silent in the face of bullying at their high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS Hate and bias crimes, based on race, perceived ethnicity, religion, language, nationality, sexual identity, or immigrant status, are a widespread problem within the United States. In 2015, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that 207,880 hate crimes occurred in the United States. Less than 6,000 were reported to the FBI. Updated 2017 The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond. COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE Lessons from a Hate Crime Detective. Sylvester and his brother provided crucial information about the unique trauma experienced by hate crime victims and the common ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH THE MUSLIM Police in Las Vegas forge close ties to the city’s Muslim community By John M. Glionna Photo Credit: Randi Lynn Beach/For the Washington Post LAS VEGAS — The two officers were on foot, chasing down a skinny street player who was peddling crack and pot from a grimy West Las Vegas alleyway. The dealer was fleet-footed, and the last they saw, he had ducked into a nearby mosque. NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our NOT IN OUR TOWN: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS (CONDENSED VERSION Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness is a documentary about a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, New York, culminate in the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years. OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive SIX SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO BULLYING With Not In Our School, move into action for a safe, accepting and inclusive school.Six simple solutions:If you are being bullied: tell them to stop, get away from the situation, and tell a trusted adult.If you see someone being bullied, be an upstander: Tell the person to stop, get a trusted adult, reach out and be friends.With your children: Listen and support your children. BULLYING AND DROPPING OUT: IS THERE IS A CONNECTION? "A school where children don't feel safe is a school where children struggle to learn. It is a school where kids drop out, tune out, and get depressed. Not just violence but bullying, verbal harassment, substance abuse, cyber-bullying, and disruptive classrooms all interfere with a student's ability to learn." —U.S. COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE A documentary presented by Not In Our Town and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office About the Film Detective Ellen Vest, a five-foot-tall, twenty-nine-year veteran with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, has seen her laid-back beach community turn into a hotbed of skinhead activity with a sharp rise in bias-motivated crimes. This short film follows Vest to the streets THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond. NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our NOT IN OUR TOWN: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS (CONDENSED VERSION Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness is a documentary about a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, New York, culminate in the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years. OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive SIX SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO BULLYING With Not In Our School, move into action for a safe, accepting and inclusive school.Six simple solutions:If you are being bullied: tell them to stop, get away from the situation, and tell a trusted adult.If you see someone being bullied, be an upstander: Tell the person to stop, get a trusted adult, reach out and be friends.With your children: Listen and support your children. BULLYING AND DROPPING OUT: IS THERE IS A CONNECTION? "A school where children don't feel safe is a school where children struggle to learn. It is a school where kids drop out, tune out, and get depressed. Not just violence but bullying, verbal harassment, substance abuse, cyber-bullying, and disruptive classrooms all interfere with a student's ability to learn." —U.S. COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE A documentary presented by Not In Our Town and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office About the Film Detective Ellen Vest, a five-foot-tall, twenty-nine-year veteran with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, has seen her laid-back beach community turn into a hotbed of skinhead activity with a sharp rise in bias-motivated crimes. This short film follows Vest to the streets THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond.

NOT IN OUR TOWN

Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNS COVID-19 HATE CRIMES ACT AND THE President Biden signed the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act in law on May 20, after a rare bipartisan vote in both the Senate and the House to advance the bill to his desk. The legislation is aimed at bolstering efforts to combat rising anti-Asian hate crimes during the COVID-19

pandemic.

SCHOOL RESPONSE TO BULLYING, INTOLERANCE, AND HATE Location: Warren, New Jersey. Action: Students at Watchung Hills Regional High School led a community-wide "White-Out to Erase Bullying" campaign. High school leaders tied white ribbons on trees and students pledged not to be silent in the face of bullying at their high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND CALIFORNIA HEALTH Common Core State Standards and California Health Education Content Standards. Preventing bullying and intolerance can be part of your daily curriculum. Using Not In Our School films and lesson plans, students learn to think, analyze, speak articulately on many topics and understand the importance of safe physical and emotional school

climates.

OUR FAMILY | NOT IN OUR TOWN In Our Family, children share stories about all kinds of families. Today's children come from families living in one home or two, some are being raised by one mom or one dad, or they might have two parents/caregivers or live with grandparents or other family members. Others have parents/caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds, or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or UPSTANDER | NOT IN OUR TOWN An upstander is an individual who sees wrong and acts. A person who takes a stand against an act of injustice or intolerance is not a “positive bystander,” they are an UPstander. The word itself has the ability to empower students to make an active change in their schools, in an effort to build communities that support difference and

unify

COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS Hate and bias crimes, based on race, perceived ethnicity, religion, language, nationality, sexual identity, or immigrant status, are a widespread problem within the United States. In 2015, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that 207,880 hate crimes occurred in the United States. Less than 6,000 were reported to the FBI. Updated 2017 The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond. SHASTA COUNTY CITIZENS ADVOCATING RESPECT (SCCAR) Activities, Challenges & Lesssons Learned. ACTION HIGHLIGHTS. We’ve done advocacy on numerous local civil rights and discrimination cases and campaigned to post 75 “No Room For Racism” signs in the county, area cities, schools and churches. NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. MAPPING THE MOVEMENT AGAINST HATE Fort Collins Not In Our Town Alliance. Friends Aginst bullying. Fronteras Desk: The Changing Face of America, Southwest Collaboration. GLBT Services, UMD. GROW Fontana - Not in Our Town campaign for unity and tolerance. Gunn High School - Palo Alto, CA. Help the people. HFL NIOT. homedale anti-bullying club at homedale middle school.

TAKE THE PLEDGE

The pledge is a way to organize your school, agency, business, house of worship, or neighborhood. Print off copies of the pledge below, and begin to spread this important message in your community today. Download the Pledge. Encourage friends, family, classmates, neighbors, and coworkers to stand up to hate, racism and bullying. STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our OUR FAMILY | NOT IN OUR TOWN In Our Family, children share stories about all kinds of families. Today's children come from families living in one home or two, some are being raised by one mom or one dad, or they might have two parents/caregivers or live with grandparents or other family members. Others have parents/caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds, or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

SCHOOL RESPONSE TO BULLYING, INTOLERANCE, AND HATE Location: Warren, New Jersey. Action: Students at Watchung Hills Regional High School led a community-wide "White-Out to Erase Bullying" campaign. High school leaders tied white ribbons on trees and students pledged not to be silent in the face of bullying at their high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. NOT IN OUR TOWN: BILLINGS, MONTANA Not In Our Town, a film that launched a movement across the country and around the world was first broadcast in December 1995. This short excerpt from the half hour film shows how ordinary citizens in Billings, Montana joined together to stand up to hate when their IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond. NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. MAPPING THE MOVEMENT AGAINST HATE Fort Collins Not In Our Town Alliance. Friends Aginst bullying. Fronteras Desk: The Changing Face of America, Southwest Collaboration. GLBT Services, UMD. GROW Fontana - Not in Our Town campaign for unity and tolerance. Gunn High School - Palo Alto, CA. Help the people. HFL NIOT. homedale anti-bullying club at homedale middle school.

TAKE THE PLEDGE

The pledge is a way to organize your school, agency, business, house of worship, or neighborhood. Print off copies of the pledge below, and begin to spread this important message in your community today. Download the Pledge. Encourage friends, family, classmates, neighbors, and coworkers to stand up to hate, racism and bullying. STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our OUR FAMILY | NOT IN OUR TOWN In Our Family, children share stories about all kinds of families. Today's children come from families living in one home or two, some are being raised by one mom or one dad, or they might have two parents/caregivers or live with grandparents or other family members. Others have parents/caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds, or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

SCHOOL RESPONSE TO BULLYING, INTOLERANCE, AND HATE Location: Warren, New Jersey. Action: Students at Watchung Hills Regional High School led a community-wide "White-Out to Erase Bullying" campaign. High school leaders tied white ribbons on trees and students pledged not to be silent in the face of bullying at their high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. NOT IN OUR TOWN: BILLINGS, MONTANA Not In Our Town, a film that launched a movement across the country and around the world was first broadcast in December 1995. This short excerpt from the half hour film shows how ordinary citizens in Billings, Montana joined together to stand up to hate when their IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond. MAPPING THE MOVEMENT AGAINST HATE Fort Collins Not In Our Town Alliance. Friends Aginst bullying. Fronteras Desk: The Changing Face of America, Southwest Collaboration. GLBT Services, UMD. GROW Fontana - Not in Our Town campaign for unity and tolerance. Gunn High School - Palo Alto, CA. Help the people. HFL NIOT. homedale anti-bullying club at homedale middle school. UPSTANDER | NOT IN OUR TOWN An upstander is an individual who sees wrong and acts. A person who takes a stand against an act of injustice or intolerance is not a “positive bystander,” they are an UPstander. The word itself has the ability to empower students to make an active change in their schools, in an effort to build communities that support difference and

unify

NOT IN OUR TOWN: BILLINGS, MONTANA Not In Our Town, a film that launched a movement across the country and around the world was first broadcast in December 1995. This short excerpt from the half hour film shows how ordinary citizens in Billings, Montana joined together to stand up to hate when their SCHOOL RESPONSE TO BULLYING, INTOLERANCE, AND HATE Location: Warren, New Jersey. Action: Students at Watchung Hills Regional High School led a community-wide "White-Out to Erase Bullying" campaign. High school leaders tied white ribbons on trees and students pledged not to be silent in the face of bullying at their high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. OUR FAMILY: FILM LESSON GUIDE Download the full lesson guide that accompanies Our Family. Background: Families in the United States today come in many different types and sizes, yet children can go through their entire elementary school years without seeing the rich diversity of families around them and only learning about the stereotypical family configuration: two parents/caregivers of the same BULLYING AND DROPPING OUT: IS THERE IS A CONNECTION? "A school where children don't feel safe is a school where children struggle to learn. It is a school where kids drop out, tune out, and get depressed. Not just violence but bullying, verbal harassment, substance abuse, cyber-bullying, and disruptive classrooms all interfere with a student's ability to learn." —U.S. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond. ACTIVITY GUIDE: DISCUSSING PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION Engaging students in dialogue about prejudice and discrimination is a very powerful tool in combating hate and bullying and ensuring respectful classrooms and schools. Such dialogues can be led by classroom teachers, school social workers or counselors, or by other students trained to lead and facilitate dialogue. Having students view the “Students Tune In and Speak Out” video SHASTA COUNTY CITIZENS ADVOCATING RESPECT (SCCAR) Activities, Challenges & Lesssons Learned. ACTION HIGHLIGHTS. We’ve done advocacy on numerous local civil rights and discrimination cases and campaigned to post 75 “No Room For Racism” signs in the county, area cities, schools and churches. LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE Lessons from a Hate Crime Detective. Sylvester and his brother provided crucial information about the unique trauma experienced by hate crime victims and the common NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. OUR FAMILY | NOT IN OUR TOWNBLOGUSER ACCOUNTCONTACT USMEET THE TEAM In Our Family, children share stories about all kinds of families. Today's children come from families living in one home or two, some are being raised by one mom or one dad, or they might have two parents/caregivers or live with grandparents or other family members. Others have parents/caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds, or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or

TAKE THE PLEDGE

The pledge is a way to organize your school, agency, business, house of worship, or neighborhood. Print off copies of the pledge below, and begin to spread this important message in your community today. Download the Pledge. Encourage friends, family, classmates, neighbors, and coworkers to stand up to hate, racism and bullying. STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive UPSTANDER | NOT IN OUR TOWN An upstander is an individual who sees wrong and acts. A person who takes a stand against an act of injustice or intolerance is not a “positive bystander,” they are an UPstander. The word itself has the ability to empower students to make an active change in their schools, in an effort to build communities that support difference and

unify

LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE A documentary presented by Not In Our Town and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office About the Film Detective Ellen Vest, a five-foot-tall, twenty-nine-year veteran with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, has seen her laid-back beach community turn into a hotbed of skinhead activity with a sharp rise in bias-motivated crimes. This short film follows Vest to the streets COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS BULLYING AND DROPPING OUT: IS THERE IS A CONNECTION? "A school where children don't feel safe is a school where children struggle to learn. It is a school where kids drop out, tune out, and get depressed. Not just violence but bullying, verbal harassment, substance abuse, cyber-bullying, and disruptive classrooms all interfere with a student's ability to learn." —U.S. NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. OUR FAMILY | NOT IN OUR TOWNBLOGUSER ACCOUNTCONTACT USMEET THE TEAM In Our Family, children share stories about all kinds of families. Today's children come from families living in one home or two, some are being raised by one mom or one dad, or they might have two parents/caregivers or live with grandparents or other family members. Others have parents/caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds, or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or

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The pledge is a way to organize your school, agency, business, house of worship, or neighborhood. Print off copies of the pledge below, and begin to spread this important message in your community today. Download the Pledge. Encourage friends, family, classmates, neighbors, and coworkers to stand up to hate, racism and bullying. STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive UPSTANDER | NOT IN OUR TOWN An upstander is an individual who sees wrong and acts. A person who takes a stand against an act of injustice or intolerance is not a “positive bystander,” they are an UPstander. The word itself has the ability to empower students to make an active change in their schools, in an effort to build communities that support difference and

unify

LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE A documentary presented by Not In Our Town and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office About the Film Detective Ellen Vest, a five-foot-tall, twenty-nine-year veteran with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, has seen her laid-back beach community turn into a hotbed of skinhead activity with a sharp rise in bias-motivated crimes. This short film follows Vest to the streets COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE United Against Hate Week. United Against Hate Week (November 11 - 18, 2018) is a call for seven days of local civic action by people in every Bay Area community to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of their neighborhoods,

towns and cities.

THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS BULLYING AND DROPPING OUT: IS THERE IS A CONNECTION? "A school where children don't feel safe is a school where children struggle to learn. It is a school where kids drop out, tune out, and get depressed. Not just violence but bullying, verbal harassment, substance abuse, cyber-bullying, and disruptive classrooms all interfere with a student's ability to learn." —U.S. ABOUT US | NOT IN OUR TOWN Get Email Updates: Sign Up Login; Register; Search UPSTANDER | NOT IN OUR TOWN An upstander is an individual who sees wrong and acts. A person who takes a stand against an act of injustice or intolerance is not a “positive bystander,” they are an UPstander. The word itself has the ability to empower students to make an active change in their schools, in an effort to build communities that support difference and

unify

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND CALIFORNIA HEALTH Common Core State Standards and California Health Education Content Standards. Preventing bullying and intolerance can be part of your daily curriculum. Using Not In Our School films and lesson plans, students learn to think, analyze, speak articulately on many topics and understand the importance of safe physical and emotional school

climates.

I AM NOT A VIRUS: Q&A WITH FOUNDER MIKE KEO The #IAmNotAVirus portrait campaign is a protest and response to the growing racist attacks against Asians and Asian Americans during this pandemic. We talked with founder Mike Keo about how he got it started, how it's evolved over the past couple months, and how you can get

involved.

NOT IN OUR TOWN: BILLINGS, MONTANA Not In Our Town, a film that launched a movement across the country and around the world was first broadcast in December 1995. This short excerpt from the half hour film shows how ordinary citizens in Billings, Montana joined together to stand up to hate when their SIX SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO BULLYING With Not In Our School, move into action for a safe, accepting and inclusive school.Six simple solutions:If you are being bullied: tell them to stop, get away from the situation, and tell a trusted adult.If you see someone being bullied, be an upstander: Tell the person to stop, get a trusted adult, reach out and be friends.With your children: Listen and support your children. SCHOOL RESPONSE TO BULLYING, INTOLERANCE, AND HATE Location: Warren, New Jersey. Action: Students at Watchung Hills Regional High School led a community-wide "White-Out to Erase Bullying" campaign. High school leaders tied white ribbons on trees and students pledged not to be silent in the face of bullying at their high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS Hate and bias crimes, based on race, perceived ethnicity, religion, language, nationality, sexual identity, or immigrant status, are a widespread problem within the United States. In 2015, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that 207,880 hate crimes occurred in the United States. Less than 6,000 were reported to the FBI. Updated 2017 The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, CALIFORNIA | NOT IN OUR TOWN Not In Our School is proud of the multi-year work at Soledad High School in Soledad, CA. In this profile, two NIOS leaders reflect on the anti-bullying work they continue to push in their school district—Aidee Aldaco, a staff member at Soledad High, and Robert, a student who helped found Soledad NIOS with his older brother Alex, a current NIOS intern. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond. NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. OUR FAMILY | NOT IN OUR TOWNBLOGUSER ACCOUNTCONTACT USMEET THE TEAM In Our Family, children share stories about all kinds of families. Today's children come from families living in one home or two, some are being raised by one mom or one dad, or they might have two parents/caregivers or live with grandparents or other family members. Others have parents/caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds, or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE Location: Bedford, Massachusetts Incident: Anti-Semitic incidents occurred in Bedford, MA schools in 2014, including graffiti and bullying. Action: The school principal went on a morning television show to address the incidents and urged everyone in the school to come together for a meeting. Teachers and students met after school to discuss the situation and discovered that the hate ran deeper OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive UPSTANDER | NOT IN OUR TOWN In honor of National Bullying Prevention Month, Not In Our School has partnered with alternative rock band Galvanized Souls. Southern California is buzzing about the band, not only because of the impressive caliber of their original music, but because they are also a young band that takes a stand. BULLYING AND DROPPING OUT: IS THERE IS A CONNECTION? "A school where children don't feel safe is a school where children struggle to learn. It is a school where kids drop out, tune out, and get depressed. Not just violence but bullying, verbal harassment, substance abuse, cyber-bullying, and disruptive classrooms all interfere with a student's ability to learn." —U.S. LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE A documentary presented by Not In Our Town and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office About the Film Detective Ellen Vest, a five-foot-tall, twenty-nine-year veteran with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, has seen her laid-back beach community turn into a hotbed of skinhead activity with a sharp rise in bias-motivated crimes. This short film follows Vest to the streets THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS SHASTA COUNTY CITIZENS ADVOCATING RESPECT (SCCAR) Activities, Challenges & Lesssons Learned. ACTION HIGHLIGHTS. We’ve done advocacy on numerous local civil rights and discrimination cases and campaigned to post 75 “No Room For Racism” signs in the county, area cities, schools and churches. NOT IN OUR TOWNABOUTBLOGVIDEOSCOMMUNITIESLAW ENFORCEMENTSCHOOLS Not In Our Town is a movement to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. OUR FAMILY | NOT IN OUR TOWNBLOGUSER ACCOUNTCONTACT USMEET THE TEAM In Our Family, children share stories about all kinds of families. Today's children come from families living in one home or two, some are being raised by one mom or one dad, or they might have two parents/caregivers or live with grandparents or other family members. Others have parents/caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds, or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or STUDENT-LED ASSEMBLY KIT TO LAUNCH NOT A Not In Our School campaign is a long-term student-led effort to prevent and address bullying and intolerance in a school. A student-led assembly is an excellent way to launch a Not In Our School (NIOS) campaign. This kit provides examples of activities and resources that can be adapted to any school, grades K-12. Not In Our School Anti-Bullying Launch Assembly Kit Not In Our COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HATE Location: Bedford, Massachusetts Incident: Anti-Semitic incidents occurred in Bedford, MA schools in 2014, including graffiti and bullying. Action: The school principal went on a morning television show to address the incidents and urged everyone in the school to come together for a meeting. Teachers and students met after school to discuss the situation and discovered that the hate ran deeper OUR FAMILY: A NEW SHORT FILM THAT CELEBRATES FAMILY Our Family has a clear purpose: to show children in grades K-5 that there are many kinds of families, to help them appreciate their own family configuration, and to be open to those who are different from them. The film and activities are also designed to open conversation, encourage constructive dialogue, and to give children the opportunity to share about their own families in a supportive UPSTANDER | NOT IN OUR TOWN In honor of National Bullying Prevention Month, Not In Our School has partnered with alternative rock band Galvanized Souls. Southern California is buzzing about the band, not only because of the impressive caliber of their original music, but because they are also a young band that takes a stand. BULLYING AND DROPPING OUT: IS THERE IS A CONNECTION? "A school where children don't feel safe is a school where children struggle to learn. It is a school where kids drop out, tune out, and get depressed. Not just violence but bullying, verbal harassment, substance abuse, cyber-bullying, and disruptive classrooms all interfere with a student's ability to learn." —U.S. LESSONS FROM A HATE CRIME DETECTIVE A documentary presented by Not In Our Town and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office About the Film Detective Ellen Vest, a five-foot-tall, twenty-nine-year veteran with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, has seen her laid-back beach community turn into a hotbed of skinhead activity with a sharp rise in bias-motivated crimes. This short film follows Vest to the streets THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS SHASTA COUNTY CITIZENS ADVOCATING RESPECT (SCCAR) Activities, Challenges & Lesssons Learned. ACTION HIGHLIGHTS. We’ve done advocacy on numerous local civil rights and discrimination cases and campaigned to post 75 “No Room For Racism” signs in the county, area cities, schools and churches. ABOUT US | NOT IN OUR TOWN Get Email Updates: Sign Up Login; Register; Search COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND CALIFORNIA HEALTH Preventing bullying and intolerance can be part of your daily curriculum. Using Not In Our School films and lesson plans, students learn to think, analyze, speak articulately on many topics and understand the importance of safe physical and emotional school climates. Not In Our School offers more than 70 films—many with accompanying lesson plans and activity guides—that you UPSTANDER | NOT IN OUR TOWN In honor of National Bullying Prevention Month, Not In Our School has partnered with alternative rock band Galvanized Souls. Southern California is buzzing about the band, not only because of the impressive caliber of their original music, but because they are also a young band that takes a stand. I AM NOT A VIRUS: Q&A WITH FOUNDER MIKE KEO The #IAmNotAVirus portrait campaign is a protest and response to the growing racist attacks against Asians and Asian Americans during this pandemic. We talked with founder Mike Keo about how he got it started, how it's evolved over the past couple months, and how you can get

involved.

NOT IN OUR TOWN: BILLINGS, MONTANA Not In Our Town, a film that launched a movement across the country and around the world was first broadcast in December 1995. This short excerpt from the half hour film shows how ordinary citizens in Billings, Montana joined together to stand up to hate when their SIX SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO BULLYING With Not In Our School, move into action for a safe, accepting and inclusive school.Six simple solutions:If you are being bullied: tell them to stop, get away from the situation, and tell a trusted adult.If you see someone being bullied, be an upstander: Tell the person to stop, get a trusted adult, reach out and be friends.With your children: Listen and support your children. SCHOOL RESPONSE TO BULLYING, INTOLERANCE, AND HATE This Action Kit provides introductory advice to assist school leaders, faculty, and parents on effective ways to prevent, respond to, and lead ongoing action to address bullying, hate, and bias incidents. THE HATE CRIMES REPORTING GAP & WHY IT MATTERS Hate and bias crimes, based on race, perceived ethnicity, religion, language, nationality, sexual identity, or immigrant status, are a widespread problem within the United States. In 2015, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that 207,880 hate crimes occurred in the United States. Less than 6,000 were reported to the FBI. Updated 2017 The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, SHASTA COUNTY CITIZENS ADVOCATING RESPECT (SCCAR) Activities, Challenges & Lesssons Learned. ACTION HIGHLIGHTS. We’ve done advocacy on numerous local civil rights and discrimination cases and campaigned to post 75 “No Room For Racism” signs in the county, area cities, schools and churches. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INTERFAITH This guide is republished with permission from United Religions Initiative. Learn more at uri.org. IDEAS FOR ACTION BY FAITH COMMUNITIES, INTERFAITH GROUPS AND URI COOPERATION CIRCLES PRAYER/REFLECTION Bring attention to the issue of intolerance toward Muslims, Jews and members of other religious communities, and discuss ways your group or congregation can respond. Skip to main content Get Email Updates: Sign Up

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