Happy September!

Lots of news this month from Not In Our Town National. 

Scroll down to learn more about:

• Repairing the World screenings coming up in NYC, Pittsburgh and Boston. Join us for a Sept. 21 screening at the Marlene Meyerson JCC-Manhattan. RSVP

• NIOT leader Pardeep Kaleka to speak at the White House 'United We Stand' Summit on Hate Sept. 15

• NIOT at the Eradicate Hate Summit in Pittsburgh Sept. 19–21

• Not In Our Schools Interactive Learning Community monthly workshops for teachers Starts Oct. 11

'Repairing the World' Private Screenings in NYC

We are pleased to announce several upcoming screenings of NIOT's new film, "Repairing the World: Stories From the Tree of Life," in New York City with a screening at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Center-Manhattan on September 21, 2022 at 7 pm ET. 

The film recently won the Best Documentary Award for its premiere at the Pittsburgh J-Film Festival and the Audience Award at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.

It will also be a featured film at the Boston Jewish Film Festival in November. Details on dates and times to come for those in the Boston area! 

Watch the trailer and learn more about the community outreach and education campaign at repairingtheworldfilm.org. 

Interested in participating in the Repairing the World film campaign? Want to hold a screening in your town or community? Sign up today!

NIOT at the White House

Summit on Hate

Not In Our Town leader Pardeep Kaleka will be speaking at the 'United We Stand' White House Summit to counter the corrosive effects of hate-fueled violence on our democracy and public safety on Thursday, September 15. The Summit will be live-streamed on WhiteHouse.gov. 

NIOT at the Eradicate Hate Summit

The Eradicate Hate Global Summit (Sept. 19-21) is the most comprehensive anti-hate conference in the world. It unites experts and leaders from around the globe, who are dedicated to eradicating all forms of hate-fueled violence. The mission of the Summit is to identify and implement effective solutions for collective change.

NIOT Leaders Patrice O'Neill and Pardeep Kaleka will be at the conference, appearing on several panels. NIOT will also be screening Repairing the World: Stories From the Tree of Life during the three-day summit. 

(Picture: Patrice O'Neill at the 2021 Eradicate Hate Summit.)

MONTHLY WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS

We invite educators in your community to join us for our FREE monthly series of workshops on the second Tuesday of each month beginning Tuesday, October 11, 2022.  

Key Dates: 

• Oct 11, 2022 - Bullying Prevention: Creating Safe Schools
• Nov 8, 2022 - United Against Hate Week - Get Involved
• Dec 13, 2022 - Building CommUNITY: Promoting Civil Discourse

Workshops will be limited to 50 participants and run for 1 to 1.5 hours in length.

Please share with educators in your community! We would love to see more local Not In Our School groups started around the country.

We urgently need your support

to continue

this work to stop hate.

Not In Our Town serves a grassroots national movement of change makers working to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive, equitable communities for all.

If you value our films and our community- and school-based resources, please make a donation so NIOT can continue to serve communities across the country.

We are so grateful to you!  

The Not In Our Town Team