At its July 9 meeting, the Commission discussed the issue of displaying the Confederate Battle flag and voted to endorse the decision of the Orange County Board of Supervisors to remove the Mississippi state flag from the County’s Plaza of the Flags.
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Members of OC Human Relations Commission and staff attended a prayer vigil in memory of the nine people killed in a suspected hate crime in South Carolina.
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OC Human Relations is very proud of the 17 students from 8 different high schools who recently graduated from the BRIDGES Program’s Orange County Youth Organizers. Graduates attended eight Orange County high schools – Newport Harbor, Fountain Valley, Loara, Mission Viejo, Huntington Beach, Magnolia, Cypress and Savanna.
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Mayor Nguyen, a graduate of OC Human Relations’ Dispute Resolution Program, urges the Governor to help unlock the civic and economic potential of California’s diverse immigrant communities.
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ACT Anaheim grant to help support the work of the BRIDGES Program in four high schools and middle schools in the highest-need areas of Anaheim.
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We’re very proud to announce that Joyce Sanchez, one of our wonderful BRIDGES School Inter-group Relations program team members, recently received a “Friend of South” award from South Jr. High School. The award read “For serving the students, staff and community of South Jr. High School.” Congratulations, Joyce, a very well deserved award!
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The Irvine Police Department is looking into a report of a racially charged flier left in an elevator of Toscana Apartments, a residential complex near the UC Irvine campus. Rusty Kennedy, executive director of Orange County Human Relations, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating prejudice, intolerance and discrimination within the community, says he characterizes this act as a “troubling and racist message meant to ferment animosity and racial prejudice.”
Read more →Rusty Kennedy, chief executive of the nonprofit OC Human Relations, was featured on the “Immigration and Community Engagement” panel at Chapman University’s “Breaking Borders” conference. Kennedy, who has worked on immigration issues for more than 40 years, said the current system keeps undocumented immigrants in the country without voice or representation.
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Congratulations to long-time OC Human Relations Board Members, Sue Reese and Bill Wood, for being honored as outstanding community volunteers! Sue was nominated by OC Human Relations. “Susan (Sue) Reese is a true gem-one of those volunteers who goes above and beyond to support the causes she cares about. We are more than lucky to call Sue a leader, donor, volunteer
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Seema, a Senior Human Relations Specialist with the BRIDGES Program, recently received a “Friends of Education” award from the Anaheim Union High School District for her work with Savanna High School
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