[Press Release] : Human Rights Commission and community sponsors showing of 'Not In Our Town'

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: Nanette Chun-Ming Ward, Program Coordinator - (573) 874-7487,
HRC at GoColumbiaMo.com 

Human Rights Commission and community sponsors showing of 'Not In Our
Town'

COLUMBIA, MO (October 12, 2007) - The Columbia Human Rights Commission,
in collaboration with The Columbia Missourian, Hillel, the Program
Center for Jewish Student Life, The Islamic Center of Central Missouri,
The Muslim Student Organization and The Jewish Student Organization,
present a free public showing of the documentary, “Not In Our Town,”
on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. It will be at Hillel, 1107
University Ave., and include refreshments, citizen dialogue and free
"Not In Our Town" buttons.

“Not In Our Town - When Hate Happens Here” offers powerful stories
of communities around the country working together to fight intolerance.
They show that hate can happen anywhere, but that people everywhere can
stand up and respond. 

"'Not In Our Town' is one way to get every community to talk about what
racism means and the responsibility that all people of good will have to
fight it wherever and whenever we confront it," says Dr. Bernice Powell
Jackson in the Civil Rights Journal. 

This event is part of an ongoing documentary and dialogue series
sponsored by the Columbia Human Rights Commission. Since a hate group
came to Columbia earlier this year, gatherings for local showings of
"Not In Our Town" have brought citizens from diverse backgrounds
together to confront intolerance in our own community. Adults and teens
are invited to see the film, be inspired to work towards change and add
their voices to say, “No Hate in Our Town!”

Contact Nanette Ward at the Human Rights Commission at (573) 874-7488
or HRC at GoColumbiaMo.com for more information. Visit us on the Web at
www.GoColumbiaMo.com (Go Word: gostudycircles).

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