The Orange County Register, Feb 16, 2017 By DEEPA BHARATH / STAFF WRITER Southern California leads the nation’s most hateful state, California, when it comes to hate groups. In the newest update of its annual Hate Map, which lists groups and organizations that target people based on race, religion or sexual orientation, the Southern Poverty Law Center said Wednesday that
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On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center, an Alabama-based organization that monitors hate crimes across the country, released its annual report on extremism in America. The report says the number of groups across the country increased in 2016 to 917, up from 892 in 2015. In 2011, SPLC recorded 1,018 active organizations, the highest tally it found in more than 30 years of tracking hate groups. That number had fallen to 784 in 2014.
Read more →Sponsored by OC Human Relations and Tarsadia Foundation Theme: #HateFreeOC is an educational and awareness campaign to create and cultivate a hatefree Orange County and to bring diverse communities together to promote a peaceful and inclusive community for all to thrive. Eligible students must attend school or live in Orange County, and be currently enrolled in grades 8 – 12. Students
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MEDIA ALERT January 25, 2017 CONTACT: Melissa Morgan, Director of Partnerships Phone: (714) 480-6582 Email: melissa@ochumanrelations.org OC Human Relations to Honor OC Business for Embracing Diversity, Respect, and Inclusion in the Workplace on May 4 Seeking Nominations of Local Businesses and Corporations by 4pm, February 23 What: For 46 years, OC Human Relations has been honoring
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Because of rising hate crimes and incidents, Los Angeles-based Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), has launched a website, Standagainsthatred.org, to help document, track and share hate-related experiences.
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Laguna Beach High School officials say they have taken disciplinary steps toward five students who they believe were involved in throwing a watermelon outside the home of a black student — an incident the victim’s parents have labeled a hate crime.
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In a survey of 50,000 teens, some 70 percent reported abusive behavior across months of a notably angry presidential campaign.
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Laguna Beach High School suspended five students this week in the wake of a racially motivated attack against another student even as administrators took steps to start discussions about diversity and inclusiveness, beginning with meetings this week with representatives from O.C. Human Relations.
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