On May 5, 2016 OC Human Relations will honor the outstanding work of local individuals and groups, and the Disneyland Resort at its 45th Annual AWARDS Celebration and fundraiser at the City National Grove of Anaheim. Also among the honorees is a group of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and role models from West Anaheim. These Orange County residents have banded together to urge their neighbors and landlords to rebuild their community and drive out gang activity and violence in order to build a clean, united and safe community that can ensure that youth there will have the opportunity for a bright future.
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Do you have a little extra time and want to meet some great people? We’re looking for individuals to volunteer on a fun team that celebrates justice, diversity and the human spirit via our annual AWARDS celebration event and fundraiser.
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May 1, 2015, Placentia News Times BY JOHN FABRIS, GUEST WRITER Looking back, Gloria Banks can see that she might have been smart to just be quiet. Little black girls in 1950s McGehee, Ark., weren’t supposed to look white people in the eye, she says – much less tell them off. But if Banks had learned that lesson, she wouldn’t be
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In May 2014, OC Human Relations, with the assistance of videographer Eli Reyna, produced this short overview of Orange County California’s history of prejudice, discrimination, change and hopes for the future. This video was featured at the May 8, 2014 Legacy Awards Banquet Celebration at the Grove of Anaheim to celebrate 50 years of the Civil Rights Act. To learn
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OC Register 05/07/14: Sixteen Orange County residents who fought for equality were honored by OC Human Relations Thursday night at the organization’s Legacy Awards.
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STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Rusty Kennedy, CEO of OC Human Relations visited the KCAL9 studios Wednesday to talk about the upcoming Legacy Awards. The event will honor Orange County’s Civil Right heroes in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. CBS2 and KCAL9 are a proud media sponsor of the event. The awards will be held on Thursday,
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April 15, 2014: Andres Guerrero was selected as the YouthSpeak winner for 2014 and he will deliver his speech at OC Human Relations Legacy Awards gala, May 8, 2014 at the City National Grove of Anaheim. He and the runners-up will also have the opportunity to speak at upcoming OC Human Relations Walk In My Shoes youth conferences.
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OC Human Relations recently chose Andres Guerrero, a junior at Anaheim’s Loara High School, as the winner of the 2014 Youth Speak contest. Andres will receive a $500 scholarship and deliver his speech at OC Human Relations Legacy Awards on May 8 at the City National Grove of Anaheim.
Read more →Dorothy Mulkey and Robert A. Johnson Mendez, Ramirez, Palomino, Estrada, Guzman vs. Westminster Jean and Frank Forbath Amin David Rabbi Stephen Einstein Pastor Mark Whitlock Annan Aboul-Nasr Jennifer Rojas Mary Anne Foo Tina Correa
Read more →March 10, 2014: OC Human Relations Legacy Awards commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act by honoring individuals and groups that have made extraordinary contributions to Orange County by advocating for civil rights in education, employment, health, housing, immigration, justice and labor, and more.
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