'Not in Our Town' event starts tonight

Citizens throughout the United States are participating in a nationwide anti-hate campaign and dialogue this week, sparked by tonight's public television premiere of the one-hour documentary film, "Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness."

The film airs at 8 p.m. on Idaho Public Television, and the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations will provide a venue for North Idaho discussion Thursday evening in downtown Coeur d'Alene.

"Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness" tells the story of how the community of Patchogue, N.Y., came together to take action after a longtime immigrant resident is the target of anti-immigrant violence and murdered.

The event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Parkside Event Center, 601 E. Front Ave., Floor 3. It is free and open to the public.