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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 1, 2019
The Robbins House to receive Climate for Freedom Award
by Rob Morrison The CCHRC is pleased to announce that The Robbins House is this year’s recipient of the Council’s Climate for Freedom...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 1, 2019
Council Member Highlight
by Hedi Charde In June, Shari Barzun replaced Rob Morrison and joined Louisa Paushter as the CCHRC’s new co-chair. Rob has been on the...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 1, 2019
Fall 2019 | Letter from the Chairs
In the midst of human rights issues that are brought to our attention daily in the press, it humbles us to keep our focus on the pulse of...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 1, 2019
Holocaust Observance event tackles intergenerational trauma and resilience
by Louisa Paushter The CCHRC, together with the Town of Concord, co-hosted our annual Holocaust Memorial Observance on Sunday, May 5, at...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Apr 13, 2019
Human Rights Day Tea Features Local Film
by Louisa Paushter On December 9 at First Parish, the CCHRC held a Human Rights Day Tea in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Apr 13, 2019
Celebrating Dr. King’s Legacy
On January 16, the CCHRC honored Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy at our 26th annual celebration event at the Fenn School in...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Apr 13, 2019
Intergenerational Trauma Topic of Holocaust Observance
by Ronni Olitsky The annual Holocaust Memorial Observance will be held on Sunday, May 5 from 7-8:30PM at Concord’s Town House. Sponsored...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Apr 13, 2019
Spring 2019 | Letter from the Co-Chairs
This spring, the horrifying attack on Christchurch in New Zealand, the diminishing rights of immigrants, and the funding of the border...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Apr 13, 2019
Words Matter
by Polly Attwood With so many pressing concerns big and small — from climate change to politics, from our children to our health — it is...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 30, 2018
Race Amity Day
by Richard Yamartino On June 10, residents of Concord and surrounding communities celebrated the second Race Amity Day on Monument Square...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 30, 2018
Guest Editorial
Polly Attwood by Polly Attwood Following the recent attack on a Synagogue in Pittsburgh, I find myself at a loss as to how to respond to...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 28, 2018
From a Number to a Name, A Journey to Reclaiming a Name from the Shoa
by Marybeth Barker and Louisa Paushter The annual CCHRC Holocaust Observance Event took place on April 22 and featured a presentation by...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 28, 2018
Board Member Highlights Peace Foundation
by Arthur Walker In 2004, the Marie Strain International Peace Foundation was organized by my wife, Barbara Walker, and me to honor the...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Oct 16, 2018
True Islam
by Richard Yamartino Since the attack on the twin towers on September 11th, 2001 the daily news cycles have been filled with terrorist...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Apr 16, 2018
From a Number to a Name: A Journey to Reclaiming a Name from the Shoa
by Mary Beth Barker The CCHRC, together with the Town of Concord, welcomes the public to the annual Holocaust Memorial Event on Sunday,...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Apr 16, 2018
Concord Police Chief Featured Speaker at Annual Human Rights Day Breakfast
by Louisa Paushter and Hedi Charde Concord’s Chief of Police, Joseph O’Connor, was the featured speaker at the annual Human Rights Day...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Apr 16, 2018
Spring 2018 | Letter from the Co-Chairs
The founders of the Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council (CCHRC) looked to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights for...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Apr 16, 2018
Celebrating Dr. King’s Legacy
By Louisa Paushter We began the year of 2018 with an evening that lifted the spirit and inspired hope. On Wednesday, January 10, 2018 the...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 27, 2017
Looking back, looking forward
by Rob Morrison and Louisa Pashtur A few years ago one December, when CCHRC Co-Chair Rob Morrison should have been wrapping presents or...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 9, 2017
Powerful Film featured at Holocaust Observance
by Hedi Charde This year the annual Holocaust Observance event in April took on a different format in lieu of a speaker, featuring...
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