by David Villanueava Mother sits and stares out the window, and I feel her symphonic blues. It is abnormal to state that I completely understood her, perhaps unethical to say I always knew. I was moving at the speed of sound, so fast that I ironically lost her somewhere far behind. It seems I end up passing by her, or,
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89.3 KPCC, August 18, 2011 The FBI, the Orange County District Attorney and now an independent auditor are all investigating the Fullerton Police Department. They’re looking into six officers involved in last month’s beating of a schizophrenic homeless man who died a few days after the beating. Rusty Kennedy is the executive director of the Orange County Human Relations Commission.
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The OC Weekly, August 18, 2011 The Orange County Human Relations Commission this morning unveils a 2010 Hate Crime Report that shows African-Americans were victims of one-third of such crimes reported in the region last year. As a for instance, executive director Rusty Kennedy pulled out a September 2010 incident. [A]n African-American woman and a white man were walking together
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Voice of OC, August 11, 2011 Recognizing mental illness has been a part of standard police training for years. Those who know Fullerton say community group have a history of compassion toward the homeless. “Fullerton’s had a pretty stellar response to the issue of community response to homelessness,” said Rusty Kennedy, executive director of the county Human Relations Council. “There’s
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Fullerton Observer, July 2011 As a taxi driver, Sultan Ahmadi, worked long hours to support his family of seven. Living in Santa Ana, Sultan Ahmadi, as many people in our community do, found peace in his life through religion. His faith taught him the concept of forgiveness, that although we are all sinners, our faith in God teaches us we
Read more →Fullerton Observer, June 15, 2011 I am a Korean-American immigrant mom living in Sunny Hills, and I faithfully attend Fullerton Presbyterian Church. Last Sunday, however, I found myself in a mosque listening to Muslim women. Organized by the OC Human Relations Commission, I was participating in listening sessions to learn about what life is like today for some of those singled out
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Huntington Beach Independent, June 8, 2011 Katy Fetters is not one who takes the simple moments of life for granted. The 18-year-old grew up with mild cerebral palsy, and her weak left side has slowed her down. But it has allowed her to look deeper into the layers of life. When it was time to submit poems for the Huntington
Read more →Fullerton Observer, June 5, 2011 By Rusty Kennedy, Executive Director OC Human Relations Everyday of his 40 years in Fullerton he has faced the judging eyes of people who could not see beyond his turban and beard. And what they saw in the turban was all too often, terrorist. Even in retirement when he went to offer his services to
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Daily Pilot, May 6, 2011 — Newport Harbor High School was to be honored Thursday night for trying to create a campus where hateful language is eliminated. The school was to be recognized with a Distinguished School Award from the OC Human Relations 40th anniversary awards celebration at the City National Grove of Anaheim….click here to read more
Read more →KPCC, May 6, 2011 About 30 people gathered outside the Grove in Anaheim Thursday night to protest an award from the Orange County Human Relations Commission. The protestors say the Muslim community leader honored by the commission is linked to terrorism…click here to read more
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