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Not In Our Town: Billings, Montana
Not In Our Town is the inspiring documentary film about the residents of Billings, Montana who responded to an upsurge in hate violence by standing together for a hate-free community.
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Dennis Biancuzzo

Dennis Biancuzzo I also started a merchant store, 10% of the sales will go to Not In Our Town Organizations. Visit the store at the following link. If you have any art work you would like to feature on items please send them to me. Bumber stickers, stickers, t-shirts, buttons, mugs, greeting cards and more. http://apps.facebook.com/merchstore/store.php

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Not In Our Town Can we get 1,000,000 people to post a window poster against hate? Check out the Stop the Hate Window Poster Campaign. (Thanks, Dennis!)

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210242930800

Location:Nationwide
Time:9:40AM Saturday, November 7th
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When you display your poster...take a photo and send it to us!!!!!
Yesterday at 3:34pm
Marian Greenspan Russo
Marian Greenspan Russo
Patrice - I'm joining in. Thanks for coming this weekend to document the Memorial to Marcelo Lucero.
9 hours ago
Barbara Glickstein
Barbara Glickstein
It's on my door!
3 hours ago
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Not In Our Town In the Aftermath of the Tragic Fort Hood Shooting, Muslim and Arab Groups Condemn Attack, Fear Backlash

Source: preview.niot.org
American flags are flying half staff across the nation, as the country mourns the 13 lost lives in the tragic shootingat Fort Hood military base in Texas.
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Not In Our Town Now on the web: NIOT executive producer Patrice O'Neill's recent interview on West Virginia Public Radio!

Source: www.wvpubcast.org
That’s the subject of three talks this week by filmmaker Patrice O’Neill, producer of the award-winning PBS documentary “Not In Our Town.”
Patrice ONeill

Patrice ONeill Londoners say "NO TO HATE" An amazing vigil was held in London to respond to an attack on a gay man. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8335160.stm

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Two Jewish men were shot this morning as they were entering their synagogue in North Hollywood,California this morning. Although it is still unclear if hate is the motive for the crime, an attack like this can make an entire community feel vulnerable.

The Jewish Federation in Los Angeles is mobilizing its counselors an...d
supporters for the congregation at Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Synagogue

What can all of us do to send a message of support to the shooting
victims and to Jewish congregations throughout Los Angeles?

Please share your message here, or a story about how you or your community
responded in the wake of an attack against people who were attacked because
of their race or religion.
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Source: www.jewishjournal.com
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and its agencies mobilized early Thursday morning to both alert and calm the Jewish community in the wake of the shooting of two congregants in the parking lot of Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Synagogue.
Patrice ONeill

Patrice ONeill Yesterday marked a milestone day in the fight against hate in this country. Yet here we are, facing a possible hate crime shooting at a synagogue in Los Angeles. While we celebrate our victories, we have to keep moving. http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-noho-synagogue-shooting,0,5720530.story

Lani Phillips

Lani Phillips Thank God for Judy Shepard! Women in Crisis, Compassion and Change though Conversation! http://cronesunite.blogspot.com

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Not In Our Town Not In Our Town staff meets Judy Shepard! Read the full post and watch a video with a behind the scenes perspective on "The Laramie Project: Ten Years later".

Source: preview.niot.org
On an historic day when the U.S. Senate passed the Matthew Shepard James Byrd Hate Crime Bill on to President Obama for a signature, we met with a woman who sacrificed so much to see these new protections for gay and transgender people finally codified into law.
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Not In Our Town Here's a photo of NIOT staff with the wonderful team from Rakestraw Books and Judy Shepard!

Kathleen Mead

Kathleen Mead Thank you for forwarding the respect of all humans.

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Not In Our Town The United States Senate has passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act!!! You can send a thank you message to Judy Shepard below...

Source: preview.niot.org
The United States Senate has passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the first major piece of legislation providing federal protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. President Obama has pledged to sign the bill into law.
Mwangi Kanagi
Mwangi Kanagi
Judy, that's greatness...
October 23 at 3:50am
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Tim, you can send a message through the Matthew Shepard Foundation's "Contact Us" form- just check off the box that says "Message for Judy Shepard." Here's the link: http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Our_Story_Staff
October 23 at 10:13am
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Not In Our Town The Judy Shepard reading is TODAY in Danville, and the proceeds will go to Not In Our Town! Please join us if you can.

** A Benefit for The Working Group **
Location:Performing Arts at The Athenian School
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
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Not In Our Town This video (no web link yet...) will be distributed and shown in 58 public schools in the Nassau County School District. It was paid for by funds from the County's Asset Forfeiture Fund.

Source: www.longislandpress.com
Nassau County officials held a premiere to celebrate the release of a 12-minute anti-hate-crime video produced with 30 local youth.
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Source: facing.org
Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell refused to marry an interracial couple. As reported by the Associate Press, Bardwell would not issue a marriage license to Beth Humphrey, who is white, and Terence McKay, who is black, “out of concern for any
Jim Hennigan
Jim Hennigan
Joel: You can't just insert anything in there and call it analogous. For instance, what if we were to insert "freedom to marry a person born of the same parents" in there? Or "freedom to marry a person regardless of their current marital status"?

Race is a suspect classification. At this time, sexual orientation is not. That's why it's not so ... Read Moreclear cut constitutionally and it's why this is an issue that will most likely have to be resolved by the political process, not through judicial interpretation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspect_classification
October 19 at 11:38pm
Lisa Hofman
Lisa Hofman
What year is this?
October 20 at 12:57pm