Light in the Darkness: Film Showing & Discussion

Not in Our Town- Rockland County presents:
Light in the Darkness: Film Showing & Discussion

Cosponsored By: Konbit Neg Lakay, HACSO, Holocaust Museum & Study Center, Jewish Federation of Rockland County Community Relations Council,
PFLAG of Rockland, Rockland Immigration Coalition, Rockland NOW, Rockland County Young Democrats

Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness is a one-hour documentary about a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, NY culminate with the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years.

Over a two-year period, the story follows Mayor Paul Pontieri, the victim’s brother, Joselo Lucero, and Patchogue residents as they openly address the underlying causes of the violence, work to heal divisions, and begin taking steps to ensure everyone in their village will be safe and respected.

Not in Our Town- Rockland is a group started by concerned citizens in Rockland County to develop responses to hate crimes.