YouthSpeak Contest Open for ALL OC Students! Enter by March 24
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We’re excited to be able to offer our 2023 Gala at the Grove of Anaheim the evening of May 24 from 5:30pm – 9pm. We’ll be providing details soon, but be sure to mark this on your calendar! You may purchase tickets now if you wish. Can’t attend? But still would like to help support us? To learn about Sponsorship
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OC Human Relations invites you to join us for our 2023 Dialogue Series. You’re invited to join us for a series of conversations to further racial healing in your community. The first of our dialogue series took place on January 17, 2023 – the National Day of Racial Healing. There are two dialogues per month (on the same topic) each
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OC Human Relations Commission stands resolute on fighting online hate Download a PDF of this Statement
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OC Human Relations Commission Denounce Hateful Rhetoric Propagated by LA Council Members
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A Note from our CEO, Alison Edwards: The 2021 Hate Activity Report was released last week. While I am happy to see a slight decrease in hate motivated crimes, overall the report shows that, when crimes and incidents are combined, our upward trend continues. Our rise in hate activity reflects the growing division in our nation and resulting dehumanization of
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OC Human Relations Council Looks to Curb Rising Hate Crimes The Voice of OC, July 19 2022BY ANGELINA HICKS The OC Human Relations Council is tackling hate crimes and incidents through a combination of community education and expanding reporting tools following a sharp rise in hate crimes over the past couple years. While the group hasn’t issued a report for 2021
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HATE HAPPENS HERE TOWN HALL: OC’S CALL TO ACTION On Friday, July 15, 2022 the Orange County Human Relations Council hosted a Hate Happens Here Town Hall: OC’s Call to Action to develop a people and community-centered strategy to eliminate bias motivated hate in Orange County. The hate prevention gathering brainstormed various solutions to address hate. The Town Hall was
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Hate Hurts Us All: Orange County Anti-Hate Work Expansion In response to the 2020 surge of hate activity, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a $1 million contract with the Orange County Human Relations Council to help eradicate hate. The goals of the expansion are: EDUCATE: Learn about hate activity trends in O.C. and about its impact on BIPOC
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