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NOT IN OUR TOWN: 10 Days of Peace in Nashville
Wednesday, 07 September 2011
Not In Our Town 
 

Not In Our Town National Week of Action / Nashville's 10 Days of Peace Kicks Off Sunday, September 11


NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- September 1, 2011 – While hate violence makes headlines, the positive actions of people across the country, as part of a movement called Not In Our Town, are creating a different story.  Nashville Public Television (NPT) is proud to be a part of that story.

Centered around the NPT broadcast of Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness, a one-hour documentary about a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates its community, the Not In Our Town National Week of Action and Nashville's expanded 10 Days of Peace initiatives mark an opportunity for Nashville to show the world how it thrives in its diversity. Starting on the tenth anniversary of September 11, Nashville will embark on 10 Days of Peace events leading up to an International Day of Peace Party on Wednesday, September 21 at Centennial Park and the broadcast of Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness at 9:00 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8.

Nashville’s events include a candlelight prayer vigil for peace, campus discussions, an Islamic Center-sponsored “fast-a-thon,” gang awareness programs, immigrant and refugee soccer tournaments, a Tennessee Returned Peace Corps peace picnic and more.

"What makes the work in Nashville such a powerful example of the Not In Our Town model," says Kathy Edson, NPT community outreach manager, "is that it brings different sectors of society — schools, law enforcement, faith, Islamic, Latino/Hispanic, and local government -— together in ways that link common experiences and issues, so that no one is excluded or left vulnerable to hate."

A complete listing Not in Our Town 10 Days of Peace Events follows (or is after the jump if you are viewing this on the Pressroom home page). For more information, please contact Kathy Edson at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 October 2011 )
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