Not In Our Town: Northern California

Source: Not In Our Town
Subject: History
Topic:  Integrated
Grade Levels: Middle School: 8th Grade

Overview:

Not in Our Town Northern California: When Hate Happens Here looks at five communities that are dealing with hate violence. The film’s four segments focus on hate crimes that took place in these five communities between 1999 and 2004. Taken together, the stories reveal that whether the crimes are motivated by racism, anti-Semitism, or gender or sexual orientation, hate is the same.

Lesson Plan Resources:

Lesson Plan, Videos: Staging a Response to Hate, Summer of Hate, Reversing Vandalism, Welcome Signs

Lesson tags: 1990S, 2000S, 8TH GRADE, ACTIVISM, CALIFORNIA, COMMUNITY, GENDER, GWEN ARAUJO, RACE, RELIGION, SEXUALITY, TRANSGENDER
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