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Not In Our Town
Not In Our Town (NIOT) was launched by The Working Group in 1995. Founded in 1988, The Working Group is an Oakland, California-based non-profit media company that combines television, internet and web resources with outreach and organizing efforts in the areas of workplace issues; race, diversity and the battle against intolerance; and encouraging democracy and citizen participation.

Not in Our Town began with a national PBS special which followed the story of how the citizens of Billings, Montana joined together to respond to a series of hate crimes in their town. Now in its second decade, the Not In Our Town project has become one of the United States’ leading resources for community organizing to prevent hate violence.

Not In Our Town/ Not In Our School provides stories, resources, and models for schools and communities seeking to build safer and more inclusive schools. The documentaries and website at pbs.org provide story based models and tools that help educators, students, parents and community leaders talk to and learn from each other about how to address bigotry and harassment. www.pbs.org/niot The core practice of  the program is encouraging and spreading local innovation. The stories, programs and models that have been created so far have emerged from schools and student groups across the country.