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"Speak Out Against Hate - Silence is Acceptance
Message: There are ways that ordinary citizens can make a difference. I
never believed that it was really true until I became involved in Not In Our
Town in Greenville, South Carolina. Even those communities who don't have the types of hate crimes as
experienced in Billings, Montana, have the opportunity through Not In Our
Town to take a pro-active, preventative approach to hate..."
-Posted by sslrn
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Over 100 Community leaders from the Upstate of South Carolina joined
together on August 18, 2002 for a town hall meeting about tolerance and
unity in the aftermath of September 11th. The Greenville City Council
officially declared September 11th Not In Our Town Day, and other
neighboring cities followed suit.
-Resident of Greenville, South Carolina
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