Effort to End Racism Within Our Lifetime Launches

By | November 6th, 2014|Intergroup Relations|

Today a nationwide coalition of more than 15 organizations, including Everyday Democracy and the Southern Poverty Law Center, has launched the “Campaign to Combat Implicit Bias”, a campaign to raise public awareness about implicit bias and to encourage action to combat its impact. The Within Our Lifetime Network, the campaign sponsor, is a network of racial healing practitioners and racial equity advocates who are committed to ending racism. We heal communities, dismantle beliefs and advocate for just policies.

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Prop. 47 jolts landscape of California justice system

By | November 6th, 2014|Police & Community|

Los Angeles County Public Defender Ron Brown walked into a Pomona court Wednesday and saw first-hand the impact of Proposition 47 — the voter-approved initiative that reduces penalties for drug possession and other nonviolent crimes.

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New Film Waking In Oak Creek Reveals Community’s Inspiring Response to Hate

By | November 5th, 2014|Events|

Not In Our Town’s new film Waking in Oak Creek documents the powerful community response to the hate crime killings at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on August 5, 2012. After six Sikh worshippers were killed and Oak Creek Police Lieutenant Brian Murphy was shot 15 times by a white supremacist, the town leadership worked together to cultivate new bonds with the Sikh community and guide the community forward toward healing.

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Professors Examine Affirmative Action And Racial Stereotypes in Higher Education

By | November 3rd, 2014|Education, Intergroup Relations|

In order to get rid of the stereotypes that follow disadvantaged minorities who are admitted to college through race-conscious affirmative action, admissions policies would have to hold the disadvantaged group to higher standards than their more advantaged peers.

http://diverseeducation.com/article/67695/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=65f0febb22ae494daa136d34f721fe76&elqCampaignId=415

Diverse Issues in Higher Education

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Opinion: What Jian Ghomeshi’s Accusers Were Afraid Of

By | October 28th, 2014|Intergroup Relations|

Three women spoke to The Toronto Star about the former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi, accusing him of violent behavior. None of them wanted to be identified by name. And their reason for anonymity offers a stark lesson about the effects of online harassment.

http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/what-jian-ghomeshis-accusers-were-afraid-of/?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A9%22}

The New York Times

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Workshop: From Hate Crimes to Implicit Institutional Bias and Beyond: Strategies for Achieving Equity

By | October 26th, 2014|Events|

The California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) will be hosting a series of workshops in November. We hope you will join us and be a part of our work to strengthen the infrastructure of human relations organizations in California.

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San Bernardino inmates allege gay discrimination in jail

By | October 23rd, 2014|LGBTQ+, Police & Community|

San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies called gay, bisexual and transgender inmates "sisses" and "freak shows" and denied them access to services given to other inmates, civil rights attorneys alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.

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