EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY English/Spanish Bilingual Community Organizer – Community Building Initiative Accepting Applications until December 30th at noon Send cover letter and resume to: Norma López at norma@ochumanrelations.org Preferred format for applications is pdf. The Community Building Initiative (CBI) is a three-year project with focus on resident-based capacity to determine and implement positive change in low income communities. This initiative is
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Laguna Niguel PATCH, December 13, 2016: A rash of 29 “hate incidents” and five “hate crimes” have been reported over the past month, including students chanting “Build a wall” at a janitor of Latino ethnicity, the Orange County Human Relations Commission reported Monday
Read more →The OC Weekly, Dec 12, 2016 BY MATT COKER We’re having a hate wave, a non-tropical hate wave. Swastikas and German words were found spray painted Saturday morning at a Buena Park Presbyterian church that primarily serves Koreans and has reportedly been a frequent target of similar vandalism. The day before, Coto de Caza residents faced the media to complain
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About 24 hours after racial and homophobic graffiti was discovered in Coto de Caza, a group of residents gathered outside the gated community Friday to voice their concerns about the vandalism, with some labeling it a “hate crime.”
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The OC Human Relations Commission announces the #HateFreeOC public education and awareness campaign to create a hate-free environment in Orange County, bring diverse communities together, and promote a peaceful and inclusive community where everyone can thrive.
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More than 500 students and educators from 19 Orange County high schools attended OC Human Relations Walk In My Shoes BRIDGES Youth Conference held at Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Nov 18. In keeping with the direction of the BRIDGES Safe & Respectful Schools Program, an emphasis is placed on providing students with workshops that illustrate community organizing and opportunities to get involved in making a difference in their schools, communities, and the world. This year’s conference theme was: “Healing Our People through Empowerment (H.O.P.E).”
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This position provides community and court-based conflict resolution services, educational workshops and mediation training at a variety of locations throughout the county.
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A summary of the activities that OC Human Relations Commission and its staff were involved in during the month of November 2016.
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When we listen to the “better angels of our nature” we will hear that many people who are our neighbors are frightened. Local leaders have the power to address this in a caring and reassuring way. We must remember, as President Kennedy wrote, we are “A Nation of Immigrants.”
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As reports of bias and hate have increased in schools after Donald Trump’s election, school leaders have had to decide how to address the incidents, whether to keep lessons focused on the students involved in a particular incident or to send an anti-bias message to the larger student body.
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OC Human Relations now has a new name. We are Groundswell!
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