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Glendale council candidate Zareh Sinanyan, accused of posting slurs, among top finishers

By | April 4th, 2013|Intergroup Relations|

A controversial candidate who was accused of posting racist comments online may have received enough votes to win a seat on the Glendale City Council in Tuesday’s election, according to results posted Wednesday.

Read more in the Daily News.

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Overcoming Violence & Injustice Conference: Teresa Castellanos Talks About Immigrant Integration in Santa Clara County

By | April 2nd, 2013|Immigration, Intergroup Relations|

teresaShe is talking about the integration of immigrants into the Santa Clara County community.

The county has made a commitment, not just paying lip service, to integration. It is about creating a profound relationship, identifying not only need, but contribution.

When the census happened, the question was how

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Overcoming Violence & Injustice Conference – Manuel Pastor Afternoon Keynote

By | April 2nd, 2013|Immigration, Intergroup Relations|

pastorIs taking a look at how immigrants are being integrated into our communities.

Immigration rates into the U.S. are actually going down. In the 100 largest metro areas, between 2000 to 2010, immigration is actually down.

What most people know about immigration is wrong. When you talk about

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Overcoming Violence & Injustice Conference: The Death of Kelly Thomas

By | April 2nd, 2013|Conflict Resolution, Intergroup Relations, Police & Community|

From left: Rusty Kennedy and Pam Keller From left: Rusty Kennedy and Pam Keller

Panelists: Former Fullerton City Councilwoman Pam Keller and Rusty Kennedy, CAHRO board member and chief executive officer of Orange County Human Relations.

Discussion:

Keller: Really hard story to talk about. Fullerton police get

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Overcoming Violence & Injustice Conference: Restorative Justice Panel

By | April 2nd, 2013|Conflict Resolution, Education, Intergroup Relations|

Restorative From left: Denise Curtis, Edgar Dormitorio, Alicia Virani and Danielle Nava.

Panelists:

— Alicia Virani, J.D.,Equal Justice Works Fellow, Restorative Justice Specialist, The California Conference for Equality and Justice

— Denise Curtis, Program Manager, Restorative Community Conferencing, Community Works West

— Edgar Dormitorio, Assistant Dean of Students & Director

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Overcoming Violence & Injustice Conference – Robert Ross Morning Keynote

By | April 2nd, 2013|Conflict Resolution, Education, Health, Intergroup Relations|

Robert-RossRobert Ross, executive director of The California Endowment, discussed what we can do to save our sons. He asked people around the country what they thought was happening to young men of color and what should be done about it.

He talked to 65 people. including young

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As Men Lose Economic Ground, Clues in the Family

By | March 20th, 2013|Intergroup Relations|

WASHINGTON — The decline of two-parent households may be a significant reason for the divergent fortunes of male workers, whose earnings generally declined in recent decades, and female workers, whose earnings generally increased, a prominent labor economist argues in a new survey of existing research.

Read more in The New York Times.

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