Recently, Melissa Morgan, OC Human Relations Director of Partnerships, sat down with CBS Los Angeles/KCAL 9’s Sandra Mitchell to talk about Awards 45 and its significance. Make sure to attend this inspiring evening! Purchase your tickets now.
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“Terrorist attacks in Paris, San Bernardino and now Brussels evoke our deep sadness for the many victims and their loved ones, as well as great concern about continued acts of terror at home and abroad,” said OC Human Relations in a statement. “During times of great strife and terror, voices of rage, hate and scapegoating will rise,” the commission said. “It is our responsibility to be thoughtful and reasoned in our reactions, not to add to the list of innocent victims brutalized by hate and terror.”
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About 30 religious leaders attended the first community meeting of the newly created Orange County Sheriff’s Interfaith Advisory Council, along with Sheriff Hutchens and representatives from the OC Human Relations Commission, the Santa Ana Police Department, the county Mental Health Agency and the Probation Department.
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Local civil rights groups, including the OC Human Relations Commission, answered the call for peace and attended a rally in Anaheim to counter violence with unity after a KKK demonstration turned violent.
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For many Anaheim residents, it was not enough Sunday simply to condemn a Ku Klux Klan rally that turned violent over the weekend. Rusty Kennedy, who heads the Orange County Human Relations Commission, suspects Anaheim was chosen for the rally because “it’s an international city with a high profile” and home to Disneyland and professional sports teams.
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Criticism of the Anaheim Police Department’s response to a Ku Klux Klan rally that erupted in violence over the weekend continued Monday as an attorney for three people who took part in protests against the group and were arrested claimed officers broke the arm of one of his clients.
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ANAHEIM – About 600 supporters and opponents of a proposed homeless shelter gathered Wednesday night to express concerns ranging from a potential hike in crime for surrounding neighborhoods to the fate of needy people if the 200-bed facility doesn’t open.
Read more →Rusty Kennedy, CEO of OC Human Relations said, “There have been several locations recommended around the county, but this is the best I’ve seen yet,” Supporters and opponents of a proposed homeless shelter in Anaheim will have their chance to sound off during a community forum.
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OC Human Relations James Armendaris was a panelist at a community forum focused on community policing in Santa Ana. The event, organized by Connect-to-Council, brought together residents and a panel of speakers to talk about how to build greater trust in the police department.
Read more →The Orange County Register, August 21, 2015 By MEGHANN M. CUNIFF / STAFF WRITER Reported hate crimes in Orange County decreased in 2014, continuing a 10-year trend of declines. Despite the news in a report released Thursday by the Orange County Human Relations Commission, the fate of those accused of hate crimes is sometimes murky. Many crimes go unreported. More
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