This position provides community and court-based conflict resolution services, educational workshops and mediation training at a variety of locations throughout the county.
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A summary of the activities that OC Human Relations Commission and its staff were involved in during the month of November 2016.
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When we listen to the “better angels of our nature” we will hear that many people who are our neighbors are frightened. Local leaders have the power to address this in a caring and reassuring way. We must remember, as President Kennedy wrote, we are “A Nation of Immigrants.”
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As reports of bias and hate have increased in schools after Donald Trump’s election, school leaders have had to decide how to address the incidents, whether to keep lessons focused on the students involved in a particular incident or to send an anti-bias message to the larger student body.
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In response to the divisions that the election had created on their campus, the BRIDGES students at Newport Harbor High School have engaged in projects to encourage unity.
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CAHRO, the California Association of Human Relations Organizations, held its biennial conference Oct 27 & 28 at San Jose State University. Human relations commissioners and staff, public officials, students, educators, activists, and community members from across California came together for two days of talks, workshops, and organizing activities on economic human rights, discrimination, and effective practices for realizing human rights
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OC Human Relations brought together participants from two Community Building Initiative (CBI) sites. Residents of the Alameda-Brownwood-Catalina (ABC) neighborhood in West Anaheim visited their peers in the Oak View neighborhood in Huntington Beach. The purpose of the visit was to encourage the residents to share their knowledge and experiences between residents and to develop a network among CBI resident leaders across Orange County
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On October 18, 2016, the OC Human Relations Commission reconvened the participants of the very successful Solidarity Summit, held in August, 2016, to further explore how police-community relations could be improved. The purpose of the August Solidarity Summit was to bring law enforcement & community members together to engage in dialogue and explore topics related to: • Increasing awareness on
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors honored Rusty Kennedy at its meeting on October 11. Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett presented a resolution commending Rusty Kennedy on his retirement and 40 years of vision and great service as the OC Human Relations Commission Director.
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OC Human Relations CEO, Rusty Kennedy, was honored with a “Beacon of Light” Award from Costa Mesa’s Fairview Community Church on September 17, 2016. Rusty was honored along with Gustavo Arellano of the OC Weekly, and Christina Fiahlo of the activist group CIVIC (Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement). Congratulations Rusty and the other awardees!
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