OC Human Relations, Dispute Resolution Program is pleased to announce our first round of Advanced Mediation Trainings for 2014 as part of the competency requirements for the Advanced Mediation Program.
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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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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.
Read more →Our very own Alfonso Clarke, Dispute Resolution Program Director and 2014 Orange County Mediation Conference Chair, talks to Mari Frank, host of KUCI’s “Prescriptions for Healing Conflict” show, about OC Human Relations and the upcoming Orange County Mediation Conference. This year’s conference theme is “Mediation in a Time of Change, 2014: The Year of Transformation”. The conference takes place next
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In late 2012 and early 2013 the OC Human Relations Commission held a series of ”Listening Sessions” across the county, inviting African-American community members to share their stories, challenges, and celebrations of living in Orange County. The “Listening Sessions” were prompted by the experiences of an African-American family who were targeted by hate in Yorba Linda. In June we released
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Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Shawn Nelson, conceived and sponsored a presentation titled “Free Speech vs. Hate Speech”, on December 4 in Anaheim. The event was organized by OC Human Relations and the Association of California Cities-Orange County.
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Trial is scheduled to start Dec 2 for two ex-Fullerton police officers charged in the high-profile beating death a mentally ill homeless man. Kelly Thomas, 37, had been a longtime fixture on the streets of Fullerton. His death in July 2011 shook the town and touched off a wave of soul-searching on how the city of 135,000 deals with homelessness.
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Rusty Kennedy, CEO of OC Human Relations, was the guest speaker at a joint Jewish & Christian Thanksgiving/Hanukkah Service.
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OC Register, Nov 21, 2013: When it comes to promoting acceptance and equality in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, some Orange County cities could do better, according to a study by the Human Rights Campaign.
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This year’s Walk In My Shoes was attended by 550+ youth and teachers from more than 2 dozen schools from across Orange County. Check out some photos from the event.
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