Posted: Friday, May 24, 2013 12:52 pm | Updated: 9:05 pm, Fri May 24, 2013. By ADAM ELMAHREK | While the overall number of reported hate crimes in Orange County has dropped since last year, hate crimes committed against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents has been rising, according to the Orange County Human Relations Commission’s annual hate crime report
Read more →In the summer of 2012 OC Human Relations engaged a multi-generational group of Latino residents in a community-based project called “El Bajio to San Clemente: An Inter-Generational Exploration of a Cultural Journey.” Residents spent the summer telling the collective story of how almost an entire village migrated from El Bajio, Mexico to San Clemente, including the challenges and struggles of
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Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:39 am | Updated: 10:45 am, Thu May 16, 2013. By RUSTY KENNEDY When Kelly Thomas lay dying in the street, it was a wake-up call that we need to set aside some of our animosities, let go of some of our suspicions and come together to do a better job of protecting this vulnerable
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Ben Bergman | May 2nd, 2013, 12:04pm We hear a lot how the Internet has made the problem of bullying worse. But not for one Lake Forest teenager. Jonah Mowry used YouTube to not only stop the constant bullying he faced, but also to become a national advocate. He’ll be honored tonight by the non-profit group, OC Human Relations. Mowry
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a month that has special significance for me, since I’m a child of Chinese immigrants who were able to live the American Dream.
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On May 7, 2013, OC Human Relations Community Partner Don Crevier invited the three YouthSpeak finalists to a special check presentation at Crevier Classic Cars.
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Voice of OC: Orange County made national headlines last year with the news that an African-American couple, both police officers, moved their family out of its Yorba Linda home after repeatedly being targeted in attacks that had all the earmarks of racially motivated crimes.
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On Thursday, May 2, 2013, the Orange County Human Relations held its 42nd Annual Human Relations Awards Gala at the Grove of Anaheim to honor community members for their outstanding human relations efforts. Awardees included diverse individuals, model community policing programs, and exemplary school intergroup relations programs that create safe and inclusive environments for Orange County’s students and residents. The
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Valuing diversity is nothing new for Well Fargo, and it is an honor to be recognized by the Orange County Human Relations Commission for our efforts to foster diversity. For more than 160 years, we have committed ourselves to the success of diverse customers and team members.
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On May 2, OC Human Relations, a nonprofit organization, will present WE Are Anaheim, SOMOS Anaheim with the Diverse Community Leader Award for its distinguished community involvement in Orange County at the City National Grove of Anaheim.
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OC Human Relations now has a new name. We are Groundswell!
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