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LA County Commission on Human Relations
Media Image Coalition FOOD FOR THOUGHT The CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP), the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission and William S. Hart High School cordially invite you to a reception & reading celebrate the presentation of FOOD FOR THOUGHT, a book authored by youth participants in the CAP/William S. Hart High School Creative Writing Program.
When: Wednesday May 7, 2008 - 5:00pm Click here for more information
TENTH ANNUAL COUNTYWIDE MULTICULTURAL CONFERENCE
Network Against Hate Crime
Phyllis Cheng, Esq.
Director
Department of Fair Employment and Housing
¤ Click here for Phyllis Cheng's DFEH Presentation. Interfaith Call to Justice -
A person who asked a question is a fool for 5 min but a person who never asked a question is a fool for life. |
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Congratulations to students from Torrance area high schools for their award winning art and literature from the 2008 Martin Luther King, Jr. VISIONS OF UNITY Contest. Sculpture and Ceramics: First Place, Natalie Friess, Torrance High School Second Place, Noah Ortega, Torrance High School Third Place, Daniel Nguyen, Torrance High School Honorable Mention, Patrick Lynch, Torrance High School Painting and Drawing: First Place, Janice Lee, Torrance High School Second Place, Ji Yong Kim, West High School Third Place, Danbee Ha, West High School Honorable Mention, Angela Yoo and Da Mi Kim, South High School Christine Seo and Sean Huddleston, Torrance High School Michelle Cho, West High School Poetry:* First and Second Place Tie, Raymon Song, South High School And Thanh Van, North High School Third Places, Jordan Chong and Kyle Hirata, North High School Honorable Mention, Haneul Yoo and Youbin Park, North High School Natalie Friess, Torrance High School Essay:* First place, Lynn Chai, Torrance High School Second Place, Laura Miller, West High School Third Place, Julia Lee, West High School Honorable Mention, Jay Park, West High School, Kenta Tanaka and Kimberly Snodgrass, South High School, John Lee, Jeff Cruz Kristen Wakamoto and Amy Duong, North High School Fiction:* First Place, Michelle Kaito, North High School *To read winning literary entries, click here.
LACCHR presents at the 2008 Bi-annual Conference of the California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) Senior Consultant Tony Massengale opened the conference with his presentation "Building Community Through Civic Organizing" in which he asserts that the human relations paradigm for the 21st Century is one in which the new playing field for tried and true community organizing principles is our government institutions. According to this paradigm, leaders steeped in the tradition of social justice, labor and community organizing are being increasingly integrated into educational and civic institutions… and this is exactly what is needed to transform our public institutions so that they can better understand and meet the needs of the communities they are meant to serve. Senior Consultant Cherylynn Hoff sat on the "Creating Safe and Inclusive School's" panel which explored human relations best practices in reducing bias-related violence, empowering youth leaders to resolve conflicts and create inclusive campuses, and enforcing federal and state mandates that require safe learning environments for our youth. Hoff presented on the Commission's "Zerohour School-based Human Relations Program" that highlights the steps six schools in LA County have taken to embed systemic human relations infrastructure-on-going practices, strategies and programs-into the life of their campus as an alternative to one-time crisis response efforts in stemming school violence. This presentation was complemented by that of Alison Lehmann of the Orange County Human Relations Commission who presented on their "Bridges: School Inter-Cultural Relations Program," as well as that of Angela Chan of the Asian Law Caucus whose presentation, "Know Your Rights: Bias-related School Harassment and Violence," educates on the specific laws protecting against discrimination in schools as well as the procedure by which to file a complaint should one of these laws and the rights they protect be violated.
Finally, Senior Consultant and Commission Hate Crime Coordinator Marshall Wong presented on
"Tracking and Preventing Hate Violence" in which he conveyed insight that might be gained from
tracking hate crimes via statewide and local statistics and how gathering such data can assist
state-wide human relations commissions in garnering resources as well as in partnering with law
enforcement, schools, and communities to prevent violence motivated by prejudice.
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Our Mission As one of the oldest and largest human relations agencies of its kind
in the United States, the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations
serves one of the largest and most diverse populations in the country
in addressing the human relations needs through its commitment to: fostering
harmonious and equitable inter-group relations,
L.A. County Commission On Human Relations, L.A. City And County Departments Of Parks And Recreation And Partners Receive A National Award For Teens Make A Difference Day For it leadership coordinating Teens Make A Difference Day 2007, a countywide day of volunteer and community service, the Human Relations Commission and eight other agencies and non-profit partners were selected as one of ten National Award recipients by USA Weekend Magazine and Points of Light Foundation. At its April 22, 2008 meeting, the Board of Supervisors presented scrolls to Robin Toma, Executive Director of the Human Relations Commission, Russ Guiney, Executive Director of L.A. Dept. of Parks and Recreations and representatives of Connect LA, L.A. City Department of Recreation and Parks - Class Parks Program, LAUSD Health Education Programs, LAUSD Beyond the Bell branch, L.A. Junior Chamber of Commerce and L.A. Conservation Corps Clean n Green program...More
Juan Huezo - A 2008 L.A. County Volunteer of the Year Juan Huezo was honored by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, as a 2008 L.A. County Volunteer of the Year, at a luncheon on Monday, April 21, for his leadership of HRC's coordinating role on Teens Make A Difference Day in October 2007, which received a national award from USA Weekend Magazine and $10,000 prize from Newman's Own Foundation. Juan was joined by his parents, Juan José and Albertina Huezo as well as his sister, Claudia.
Strategic Priorities & Goals Para información sobre La Comisión de Relaciones Humanas, o de acciones o actividades para mejorar relaciones humanas en el condado, por favor oprima aquí.
Tribute to A Human Relations Hero Alan T. Kroner was a bridge-builder between diverse groups of people, and this became invaluable in his work as chairperson of the Human Relations Mutual Assistance Consortium, and as a member of the California Association of Hate Crime Investigators... more
JOINT STATEMENT ON
City of Monrovia Mayor Phil Reyes, City of Duarte President David Hall, Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte Town Council The gang violence that erupted in our communities recently is frightening,
tragic and worrisome. ..
Posters are free of charge, courtesy of Sempra Energy and Southern California Gas Company. If you would like to
receive posters for a school, program, or youth organization, please contact Caroline Hata,
at (213) 974-7635 or chata@hrc.lacounty.gov
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