OC Human Relations invites you to join guest speaker Dr. L Song Richardson, Dean & Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Dr. Richardson will talk about how our unconscious mental processes can influence decision-making & judgement. Register at bit.ly/Promote_Equity
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The events of last week don’t have to define the year. We the people will define this year with our actions, so think carefully about the world we can create.
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Join us and Chapman University Associate Professor Pete Simi to learn about the resurgence of white supremacist groups in recent years and how it has been characterized by efforts to mainstream hate while other adherents remain committed to a violent revolutionary strategy hoping to overthrow the government and ignite a “race war.” Understanding Hate Codes provides an opportunity to discuss
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Washington, DC | www.adc.org | November 2, 2020 – Tomorrow morning the daughter of the late Alex Odeh, Ms. Helena Odeh, and Mr. Samer Khalaf, President of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), will testify at the parole hearing of Robert Manning, the primary suspect in the assassination of Mr. Odeh, ADC’s Southern California Regional Director. Mr. Odeh was murdered by a pipe
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Join us online with Prof. Brian Levin & Dr. Kevin Grisham to learn about the latest trends impacting hate and extremism in the new decade. Register NOW!
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The OC Human Relations Commission released the 2019 Orange County Hate Crime Report on October 20, 2020. For the fifth consecutive year, the numbers of crimes and incidents increased. Hate crime was up 24% in 2019 over the previous year. A statement from OC Human Relations CEO, Alison Edwards, on the report: This week the Orange County Human Relations Commission
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Racism is wrong and those oppressed by it are not responsible for eradicating it.
Police brutality is wrong and those who are brutalized by it are not responsible for eradicating it.
Murder is wrong and the families who have lost loved ones are not responsible for eradicating it.
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Tonight, where I live, there is silence except for the now-and-then coyote call far out in the canyon. It’s a lone howl that sounds for all the world like desperation, but simply means, I am here.
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In California and across the country, lockdown protests have drawn a melting pot of participants, including peaceful activists such as the DeBows and militias such as the Boogaloo Boys, who have credos that call for civil war, said Brian Levin, professor of criminal justice and director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino.
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OC Human Relations now has a new name. We are Groundswell!
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