One in a series of “Listening Sessions” on African American life in Orange County is scheduled for 9am, Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Irvine’s Christ Our Redeemer (COR) Church.
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The following letter was received by the Commission in response to the letter of support it had sent to a Yorba Linda family that was targeted by hate. Read more details about the family’s experience here. November 26, 2012 Good morning Rusty, Happy Thanksgiving! I understand that its a holiday and your probably not at work but I had to
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UPDATE: December 10, 2012: Read news reports of the December 8 “Listening Session” UPDATE: November 28, 2012 The OC Human Relations Commission has scheduled One in a series of “Listening Sessions” on African American life in Orange County for 9am, Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Irvine’s Christ Our Redeemer (COR) Church… Read More UPDATE: November 26, 2012 November 20, 2012
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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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On the tenth anniversary of the worst domestic terrorist attack in the United States’ history the Orange County Human Relations Commission offers condolences to the families and friends of the victims who were wounded or died in those attacks, and to the first responders who gave their lives trying to save lives in the aftermath of the attack. Over the
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The Orange County Register, August 19, 2011 Hate crimes have fallen for four years in a row in Orange County, dropping to a low that has not been seen for at least eight years. Fifty-six hate crimes were reported last year according to the 2010 Hate Crime report published by OC Human Relations Commission, compared to seventy-seven reported in 2009….click here
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The OC Weekly, August 18, 2011 The Orange County Human Relations Commission this morning unveils a 2010 Hate Crime Report that shows African-Americans were victims of one-third of such crimes reported in the region last year. As a for instance, executive director Rusty Kennedy pulled out a September 2010 incident. [A]n African-American woman and a white man were walking together
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Fullerton Observer, July 2011 As a taxi driver, Sultan Ahmadi, worked long hours to support his family of seven. Living in Santa Ana, Sultan Ahmadi, as many people in our community do, found peace in his life through religion. His faith taught him the concept of forgiveness, that although we are all sinners, our faith in God teaches us we
Read more →Fullerton Observer, June 15, 2011 I am a Korean-American immigrant mom living in Sunny Hills, and I faithfully attend Fullerton Presbyterian Church. Last Sunday, however, I found myself in a mosque listening to Muslim women. Organized by the OC Human Relations Commission, I was participating in listening sessions to learn about what life is like today for some of those singled out
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