To honor the work of nonviolent social justice advocates during the Season of Nonviolence, Central Oregon Community College is hosting “Waking in Oak Creek,”
on Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Hitchcock Auditorium, Pioneer Building, Bend Campus; and on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 4 to 5:30 p.m., in Room 306, Building 3, on the Redmond Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The documentary, “Waking in Oak Creek,” profiles a suburban town rocked by hate after six worshippers at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin are killed by a white supremacist. In the year following the attack, the mayor and police chief lead the community as they forge new bonds with their Sikh neighbors. Young temple members and a police lieutenant, shot 17 times in the attack, inspire thousands to gather for events and honor the victims. After one of the deadliest hate crime attacks in recent U.S. history, the film highlights a community and law enforcement working together to overcome tragedy, stand up to hate and create a safe town for all.

This film was produced in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office as part of the Not in Our Town: Working Together for Safe, Inclusive Communities Initiative.

For information, call 541-383-7412.

In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability, contact Joe Viola: 541-383-7775. For accommodation because of other disability such as hearing impairment, contact Anne Jenkins: 541-383-7743.