Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness

Friday, November 22 at 8 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. This documentary is a solution-oriented story about the residents of Billings, Montana as they stood together for neighbors who were under attack by white supremacists. Determined not to let hate groups take away the town, the community reacted quickly and strongly to the appearance of hate flyers, knowing that if they didn't respond it would be assumed that they accepted this activity. Responding to a series of hate crimes and an incident of anti-Semitic activity in which a cinder block was thrown through a window with a menorah in it, the editor of the Billings Gazette printed a full-page picture of a menorah and recommended that everyone place one in their own windows as a sign of solidarity. When a Native American's home was vandalized with spray-painted slurs, the community moved into action with volunteer clean-ups. When an African American church was threatened, people from all denominations and races attended the church. To continue their work to strengthen their community against racial intolerance, many people in Billings attended community watches, marches, and ecumenical services.