Not In Our Town: Northern California

What would you do if hate hit your town?

All too frequently we hear stories of hate violence from vandalism to harassment to murder. Most of us would like to do something. And the good news is — we do. Not In Our Town Northern California, looks at five communities over a five year period as they take action when their neighbors are targets of bigotry.

Intolerance and hate come in many forms, but the models of response and prevention share a common theme. This urgent and hopeful documentary airs on several Northern California PBS stations in April, 2005.

Use this companion Web site to learn how to identify and report hate crimes, find local resources, and hear inspirational stories from community leaders and ordinary citizens when they've banded together to speak out and act against hate crimes.

Funders

Major funding for this program has been provided by Ambassador James C. Hormel and Timothy C. Wu.

Additional support has been provided by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Columbia Foundation, R. Gwin Follis Foundation, Glenn Perry and Eric Knudtson, Jennifer Essex and Steve Marcus—the 2004 Robert and Carole McNeil KQED Volunteer of the Year Award Winners, Jonathan Logan and Kevin Woodward, The Bernard Osher Foundation, the Reva and David Logan Family Fund, the East Bay Community Foundation, and the KQED Campaign for the Future Program Venture Fund.

Not In Our Town Northern California: When Hate Happens Here is a co-production of KQED-TV and Oakland-based production company The Working Group.