27.01.13: The Commission held a listening session to hear more of the experiences of African-American’s living in Orange County.
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On Saturday, December 8, OC Human Relations Commission, along with Christ Our Redeemer AME Church, West Coast Christian Tabernacle, New Spirit Baptist Church, OC NAACP, Dr. Thomas Parham, and the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association invited African-American community members to share their stories, challenges, and celebrations of living in Orange County. The “Listening Session” was prompted by the experiences of an
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In December we hosted the first in a series of Listening Sessions with members of Orange County’s African-American community in response to the story of a family who left Orange County, feeling forced out by hate.
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The Vietnamese language newspaper, Người Việt, recently wrote an article about long-time BRIDGES member and current OC Human Relations Council Director Kathy Tran. Kathy became involved with OC Human Relations while at middle school and has become a true community-leader. The Người Việt article is reproduced below. Kathy Trần: “Học gấp đôi để mẹ không phải làm 12 tiếng mỗi
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A Buddhist temple in a Westminster neighborhood has some residents grousing about increased traffic and other annoyances. By Lauren Williams, Los Angeles Times December 30, 2012 ‘There’s no question where you’re confronted with something you don’t understand or are unfamiliar with, you’re uncomfortable.’ – Rusty Kennedy, executive director Orange County Human Relations Commission The sound of chanting echoed through the
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On Saturday, December 8, OC Human Relations Commission, along with Christ Our Redeemer AME Church, West Coast Christian Tabernacle, New Spirit Baptist Church, OC NAACP, Dr. Thomas Parham, and the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association invited African-American community members to share their stories, challenges, and celebrations of living in Orange County. The “Listening Session” was prompted by the experiences of an
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Authorities are investigating “acid bombs” — small explosives made from a compound of household chemicals — left on the lawn of an African American woman living in Rossmoor, Orange County sheriff’s officials said. A woman called law enforcement shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday to report that she had found several plastic bottles containing a blue liquid near the driveway of
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One in a series of “Listening Sessions” on African American life in Orange County is scheduled for 9am, Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Irvine’s Christ Our Redeemer (COR) Church.
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The following letter was received by the Commission in response to the letter of support it had sent to a Yorba Linda family that was targeted by hate. Read more details about the family’s experience here. November 26, 2012 Good morning Rusty, Happy Thanksgiving! I understand that its a holiday and your probably not at work but I had to
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UPDATE: December 10, 2012: Read news reports of the December 8 “Listening Session” UPDATE: November 28, 2012 The OC Human Relations Commission has scheduled One in a series of “Listening Sessions” on African American life in Orange County for 9am, Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Irvine’s Christ Our Redeemer (COR) Church… Read More UPDATE: November 26, 2012 November 20, 2012
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