North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town of North Hempstead will not remain silent in the face of hate crimes, intolerance or violence. In response to the recent hate crimes on Long Island, Supervisor Bosworth and members of the Town Board are partnering with the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC) to present “Not In Our Town: A Unity & Anti-Hate Conference” on Thursday, May 4, 2017 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Clinton G. Martin Park.

The conference will include keynote speaker Village of Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri; Steven Markowitz, Chairman and Tracy Garrison Feinberg, Director of Education, Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County; Dr. Isma Chaudhry, President of the Islamic Center of Long Island; David Kilmnick from Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth; Joselo Lucero of the Hagedorn Family Foundation; and a representative from the Nassau County Police Department, who will discuss the department’s enhanced security, intensified patrols and response to hate crimes.