A Buddhist temple in a Westminster neighborhood has some residents grousing about increased traffic and other annoyances. By Lauren Williams, Los Angeles Times December 30, 2012 ‘There’s no question where you’re confronted with something you don’t understand or are unfamiliar with, you’re uncomfortable.’ – Rusty Kennedy, executive director Orange County Human Relations Commission The sound of chanting echoed through the
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On Saturday, December 8, OC Human Relations Commission, along with Christ Our Redeemer AME Church, West Coast Christian Tabernacle, New Spirit Baptist Church, OC NAACP, Dr. Thomas Parham, and the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association invited African-American community members to share their stories, challenges, and celebrations of living in Orange County. The “Listening Session” was prompted by the experiences of an
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Authorities are investigating “acid bombs” — small explosives made from a compound of household chemicals — left on the lawn of an African American woman living in Rossmoor, Orange County sheriff’s officials said. A woman called law enforcement shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday to report that she had found several plastic bottles containing a blue liquid near the driveway of
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Year-long campus campaign begins with a film and a seminar that address the issue. Taken from The Daily Pilot, article by Britney Barnes 5:13 PM PST, November 10, 2012 CdMHS’s Human Relations Council screened the Lee Hirsch-directed documentary “Bully.” The film was followed by a panel discussion to kick-off “Stand Up, Don’t Stand By,” a year-long campaign to raise awareness
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By DAVID WHITING, COLUMNIST THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER October 18, 2012 Tattoos tell stories, whether on the arm of a Holocaust survivor or a white supremacist. The faded black number on Ester Bershtel’s left arm testifies to one woman’s strength to escape the horrors of Auschwitz. The number “14” on Wade Michael Page’s left shoulder testifies to a national resurgence
Read more →OC Human Relations Commission was proud to co-sponsor the August 9, 2012 interfaith rememberance for the 6 Sikhs murdered by a White Supremacist in Wisconsin. “Evil is something that happens to everybody,” said Timothy Kowal of Huntington Beach, a lawyer who sits on the Orange County Human Relations Commission. “We want to let minority segments of the community know that
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San Clemente Patch, December 13, 2011 Amid rumblings of possible racial overtones to a Jan. 6 street brawl that left two men injured and one in a coma, a county group is urging calm and unity. “This is not a brown-white issue,” said Rusty Kennedy, executive director of OC Human Relations, which works to prevent racial violence and foster ethnic
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Fullerton Observer, November 30, 2011 The Fullerton City Council created a task force on homelessness and mental health services in September 2011. Its first meeting was held on October 20 and was moderated by Fullerton resident and executive director of Orange County Human Relations, Rusty Kennedy. The task force will convene for six – eight months and then make recommendations
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RAFU SHIMPO, November 23, 2011 The Pacific Southwest District (PSWD) of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) announced the election of its new Board of Directors including Governor Kenneth Inouye. Inouye is a long-time member of the Orange County Human Relations Commission. Says Inouye, “Our district will not cease advocating for a safe and inclusive community, where communications between
Read more →NRI International, November 14, 2011 It is rare when a tornado sweeps through California anywhere, let alone in Orange County. And rarer still the ability to predict the path a tornado might take. Yet OC Human Relations is ready to do just that—predicting that Orange County students and teachers attending its 23rd annual “Walk in my Shoes” leadership conference on
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