"Building Inclusive Neighborhoods" Community Forum, Tuesday, December 1st, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Join the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME), and Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC) TOMORROW, Tuesday December 1, 2015, 6-8pm at the United Way of Greater Cincinnati to discuss building inclusive neighborhoods.

Hear from four different neighborhood representatives and learn how they have created inclusive communities. You will also talk to other community members, share what your neighborhood is doing, and find new ways to foster inclusive communities for everyone.

CHRC joins the MLK Coalition to Celebrate MLK Day January 18, 2016

Signed into law on May 2, 1975, Senate Bill 18 declared the third Monday in January as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the state of Ohio. The first proposal for a statewide holiday honoring Dr. King came from the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission, and numerous area legislators were instrumental in the bill’s passage. Among them were the late state Senator William R. Bowen; State Representatives James W. Rankin, William L. Mallory and James T. Luken; and Warren Pate, then of the Ohio AFL-CIO. The first community observance of the holiday was planned by the staff and officers of the YWCA. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition, founded in 1978, has planned the annual commemorative programs for over 30 years.

Since this time, CHRC has been highly instrumental in planning each year's festivities, and 2016 is no exception.

MLK invites you to join us on Monday, January 18, 2016 for the annual ticketed breakfast, civil rights commemorative march, and Music Hall celebration. For more details visit www.mlkcoalition.com and follow MLK Coalition on Twitter @MLKingCoalition and Instagram MLK Coalition

See you in January ‪#‎MLKWeCantWait‬

"Building Inclusive Neighborhoods" Forum, Tuesday, December 1st

Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME), and Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC) invite you to join us Tuesday December 1, 2015, 6-8pm at the United Way of Greater Cincinnati to discuss building inclusive neighborhoods.

Hear from four different neighborhood representatives and learn how they have created inclusive communities. You will also talk to other community members, share what your neighborhood is doing, and find new ways to foster inclusive communities for everyone.

CHRC to Co-Host the "Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance"

Friday, November 20th

Written by Paula Ison, Secretary, CHRC Board of Commissioners

"Transgender Day of Remembrance" (TDOR) is held worldwide every November to remember all transgender people murdered in the past twelve months because of transgender hatred or prejudice. TDOR initially honored Rita Hester whose murder started the “Remembering Our Dead” web project with a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder, like most transgender murder cases has yet to be solved.

This year’s TDOR is on Friday, November 20th, at 7pm at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center at 3711 Clifton Avenue. A reception will immediately follow after the event.

TDOR in intended to raise public awareness of hate crimes against transgender people, an action that current media does not perform. TDOR publicly mourns and honors the lives of transgender people who might otherwise be forgotten. Through TDOR we express love and respect in the face of national indifference. TDOR gives transgender people and their allies an opportunity to step forward and memorialize those who have died-by violence.

TODAY, Monday, November 16th, 1-2pm - Twitter Town Hall Series

Join us TODAY, Monday November 16th, 1:00pm-2:00pm for a Twitter Townhall as we tackle the challenges and opportunities surrounding the topic of race, class, and redevelopment. You can follow this discussion by following @CHRC on Twitter, or tracking the ‪#‎Raceclassredevelopment‬ hashtag. We have five confirmed participants who look forward to bringing this conversation to the public, we hope you can join us as well.

"Building Inclusive Neighborhoods" Inclusive Forum, Tuesday, December 1st

Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) and Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC) invite you to join us Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, 6-8pm at the United Way of Greater Cincinnati to discuss building inclusive neighborhoods.

Hear from four different neighborhood representatives and learn how they have created inclusive communities. You will also talk to other community members, share what your neighborhood is doing, and find new ways to foster inclusive communities for everyone.

"Town Hall Discussion on Race Relations"

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

7:00 PM

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Organizations like the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission & The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center have utilized the Town Hall model across the community to raise greater consciousness about social justice concerns. This forum will address race relations in our community against the backdrop of Helen Suzman's efforts to abolish apartheid in South Africa. CHRC's own, Christina Brown, Community Outreach Engagement Coordinator will serve on the panel.

FEATURED PANELISTS
Sean Rugless, African American Chamber
Lourdes Ribera, Hispanic Chamber
Christina Brown, Cincinnati Human Relations Commission
Leslie Mooney, Clifton Cultural Arts Center
Sean Comer, Beyond Civility Project

MODERATOR
Chris Miller, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

CHRC's Twitter Town Hall Series - Monday, November 16th

The word redevelopment stirs different emotions from people of various backgrounds. Join us Monday November 16, 2015, 1:00pm-2:00pm for a Twitter Townhall as we tackle the challenges and opportunities surrounding the topic of race, class, and redevelopment. You can follow this discussion by following @CHRC on Twitter, or tracking the ‪#‎Raceclassredevelopment hashtag. We have five confirmed participants who look forward to bringing this conversation to the public, we hope you can join us as well.

U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program

Today, November 6, 2015, CHRC’s Executive Director, Dr. Ericka King-Betts, & Community Outreach & Engagement Coordinator, Christina Brown, met with visitors taking part in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.  They met to discuss  “Minority Participation in the Political Process" and the work that CHRC is doing to help the community overcome prejudice and discrimination, build mutual respect and understanding, and become more harmonious and cohesive. The themes they covered included:

• The causes, history, and outcomes of the Civil Rights Movement

• U.S. federalism and U.S. citizen participation in democratic and political processes 

• Strategies to engage youth, underserved immigrant, and minority populations in U.S. society, economic growth, civic activities, and political affairs

• The roles of education, religion, and culture in a pluralistic society

• Case studies on the evolution of race relations and discrimination in the U.S.

Twitter Town Hall Series

LIVE - November 16, 2015

1:00 - 2:00pm (EST)

CHRC's next Twitter Townhall scheduled for Monday, November 16th

The word redevelopment stirs different emotions from people of various backgrounds. Join us Monday November 16, 2015 1-2 for a Twitter Townhall as we tackle the challenges and opportunities surrounding the topic of race, class, and redevelopment. You can follow this discussion by following @CHRC on Twitter, or tracking the ‪#‎Raceclassredevelopment‬ hashtag. We have five confirmed participants who look forward to bringing this conversation to the public, we hope you can join us as well.

RESCHEDULED - 2016 Great Youth Debate #"What's Trending in the World 2016" to Saturday, January 23, 2016

The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC), is hosting their 8th Annual Great Youth Debate, which takes place on Saturday, January 23, 10:00am-2:00pm in the Cincinnati City Hall Council Chambers. This year’s debate theme is “#What’s Trending in the World 2016 “.

Six teams will participate in the debate and participants will choose the human relations topic that interests them the most and if they are debating for the affirmative or the opposition. Prizes and trophies will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.

CHRC is looking to fill a few more spots for the debate. The following schools will be participating: Shroder High, Hays-Porter, The M.O.R.E. Program, Taft Information Technology High, Woodward Career Technical High, Job Corp and Future Leaders of OTR. If you or anyone you know may be interested in participating in this event, please email us at chrc@cincinnati-oh.gov or call 513-721-0595 for more information about how to get involved.

The Great Youth Debate is inspired by the movie, “The Great Debaters,” starring Denzel Washington. This movie is based on a true story of a head-strong debate coach who formed the students of a small East Texas college into a winning debate team that even beat Harvard’s debate team.

The Debate is a free event and open to the public.

The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission is a non-profit organization. For additional information on how you can support CHRC and its programs, please contact Executive Director, Ericka King-Betts, PhD at 513-352-3237.

"Kin Killin' Kin" Exhibit

Opening November 14, 2015

at the

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Kin Killin’ Kin is a striking visual experience exploring youth violence in black, inner city communities. Local artist and Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts alum James Pate uses charcoal to create compelling visual scenes of young black men donned in Ku Klux Klan hoods committing or in the act of committing violent acts. Pate’s series was inspired by conversations he had in his own community, calling out the similarities between gang violence and the terrorism inflicted by the Ku Klux Klan.

By combining the iconography of the Ku Klux Klan, the Civil Rights Movement and all too familiar images of gang violence, Pate places the viewer inside the acts and the conversation, demanding their attention and reflection on the challenges, causes and insidious nature of violence. Kin Killin' Kin is curated by Willis Bing Davis. 

CHRC is a community partner and is actively involved in the planning of program initiatives in conjunction with the Kin Killin Kin exhibit.