Charles T. Miller, US Attorney
MEDIA ADVISORY
Tracy Dorsey Chapman, Media Contact
US Courthouse !Room 4000
Charleston, WV 25301
1-800-659-8726 or (304) 345-2200
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2009
NOT IN OUR TOWN COMES TO TOWN
What: Presentation by Not In Our Town documentary producer Patrice O’Neill
MORGANTOWN EVENT:
Where: WVU Mountainlair Gluck Theater
When: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
CHARLESTON EVENT:
Where: YWCA of Charleston, 1114 Quarrier St.
When: 7:00 pm, Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Filmmaker Patrice O'Neill, producer of the award winning PBS documentary Not In Our Town, will
be in Charleston and Morgantown to talk about creative, community-based approaches to
intolerance. O’Neill will present short films and features from NIOT.org, a new social networking
site and tool set for people working to stop hate crimes and build inclusive communities.
– More to Follow –
Now celebrating its second decade, the Not In Our Town Project was launched by a PBS
documentary about how people in Billings, MT took action after a series of hate crimes plagued their
town. Not In Our Town, and the follow up films and websites were produced by The Working
Group an Oakland, CA –based nonprofit media company. The Not In Our Town Project (NIOT) has
become one of the country¹s leading resources for communities and schools seeking tools to prevent
hate violence
Not In Our Town is focused on the stories of ordinary people who take action in the face
of hate crimes, and the civic leaders, activists and school leaders who are examining the underlying
tensions that can lead to the violent manifestations of hate. The ultimate goal of the project is to
share knowledge and encourage community activity that will help create communities that are
inclusive and safe for everyone.
Charleston Event co-sponsors include: YWCA of Charleston; OneKanawha; the WV Hate Crime
Task Force; Charleston Area Alliance; WV Chapter of the NAACP; ACLU of WV; WVFree;
CreateWV; Covenant House; Charleston Stop the Hate Committee; Unitarian Universalist
Congregation of Charleston; National Association of Social Workers WV Chapter; and the US
Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Morgantown Event co-sponsors include: WV Hate Crime Task Force; WV Chapter of the NAACP;
ACLU of WV; WVU President’s Office for Social Justice; WVU Council on Sexual Orientation;
WVU Center for Black Culture and Research; WVU BiGLTM; Community Coalition for Social
Justice; City of Morgantown; and the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West
Virginia.
These events are free and open to the public. Parking for the Charleston event is available next to
the YWCA.
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