Articles About OC Human Relations

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

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

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

KPCC Public Radio, May 2, 2011 Orange County interfaith leaders are throwing their support behind the Orange County Human Relations Commission for its decision to give an award to a local imam. The award presentation is in Anaheim Thursday night and its organizers expect protests outside…click here to read more

Fountain Valley Patch, May 23, 2011 The Los Amigos Human Relations campus organization of Los Amigos High School was a recipient of the Distinguished School Award given by the Orange County Human Relations Commission for its “Educate to Empower” campaign…click here to read more

Voice of OC, March 17, 2011 The Orange County Human Relations Commission issued a statement Wednesday calling for a “return to civility” in the wake of a controversial February protest outside of a Muslim charity event in Yorba Linda.  Parts of the protest can be seen in a video put together by the Council on American-Islamic Relations that went viral

Fountain Valley Patch, February 18, 2011 Students gave their undivided attention to speaker Robert Diaz as he addressed domestic violence through a powerful presentation inside Los Amigos High School Little Theater last week.  Diaz, a community educational speaker of Human Options, told personal stories, causing students to gasp, sit on the edge of their seats in silence and anticipation, and