Christian Lopez, a college student, writer, public speaker, activist and volunteer board member with OC Human Relations, will be presenting the “Put the Move in Movement” workshop at this Friday’s Walk In My Shoes Youth Leadership Conference for 500 high school students from across Orange County. This event continues OC Human Relations’ annual tradition of inspiring empathy amongst youth and will be held at California State University, Fullerton on Friday, November 18, 2016.
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In response to the divisions that the election had created on their campus, the BRIDGES students at Newport Harbor High School have engaged in projects to encourage unity.
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CAHRO, the California Association of Human Relations Organizations, held its biennial conference Oct 27 & 28 at San Jose State University. Human relations commissioners and staff, public officials, students, educators, activists, and community members from across California came together for two days of talks, workshops, and organizing activities on economic human rights, discrimination, and effective practices for realizing human rights
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OC Human Relations brought together participants from two Community Building Initiative (CBI) sites. Residents of the Alameda-Brownwood-Catalina (ABC) neighborhood in West Anaheim visited their peers in the Oak View neighborhood in Huntington Beach. The purpose of the visit was to encourage the residents to share their knowledge and experiences between residents and to develop a network among CBI resident leaders across Orange County
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On October 18, 2016, the OC Human Relations Commission reconvened the participants of the very successful Solidarity Summit, held in August, 2016, to further explore how police-community relations could be improved. The purpose of the August Solidarity Summit was to bring law enforcement & community members together to engage in dialogue and explore topics related to: • Increasing awareness on
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors honored Rusty Kennedy at its meeting on October 11. Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett presented a resolution commending Rusty Kennedy on his retirement and 40 years of vision and great service as the OC Human Relations Commission Director.
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OC Human Relations CEO, Rusty Kennedy, was honored with a “Beacon of Light” Award from Costa Mesa’s Fairview Community Church on September 17, 2016. Rusty was honored along with Gustavo Arellano of the OC Weekly, and Christina Fiahlo of the activist group CIVIC (Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement). Congratulations Rusty and the other awardees!
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OC Human Relations is hiring a Commission Director, a management position under the supervision of the CEO. The Director is the lead staff support to the Orange County Human Relations Commission, a public agency founded by the OC Board of Supervisors in collaboration with the OC League of Cities in 1971 with a mission to eliminate prejudice, intolerance and discrimination. The Commission is funded by a General Fund grant from the County of Orange that funds about 3 professional staff led by the Director.
We will be accepting applications until Oct 7, 2016
After reviewing the research and hearing from local Orange County teachers who are teaching Ethnic Studies courses, the Orange County Human Relations Commission sees incredible potential for this curriculum in our local schools and with our students. We support classes that affirm the important, yet underrepresented, histories of our students and their communities as well as the contributions they have made to this country
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OC Human Relations found that reports of hate crimes in Orange County rose 10% in 2015. The most frequent target, according to the tally, was the LGBT community with 11 incidents, four of them aimed at people who are transgender. Hate incidents increased dramatically, from 14 in 2014 to 43 in 2015, mainly targeting Muslims and those thought to be Muslim, including the Sikh community.
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OC Human Relations now has a new name. We are Groundswell!
Use the link below to visit our landing page and learn more about this exciting announcement!