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cchumanrightscouncil
Mar 6, 2021
This Little Sign of Mine
During our Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration called “This Little Sign of Mine”, over 60 signs honoring the civil rights leader were...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Dec 31, 2020
2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance – This Little Sign of Mine
Every year, the CCHRC comes together to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a form of celebration. In 2021, we plan to...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 12, 2020
METCO Annual Celebration – Raise your voice for Racial Equity
Friday December 11, 2020 4 – 6 PM Join the Board and leadership of METCO, Inc. for a celebration of the pride and resilience of the METCO...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Jul 1, 2020
Media Corner
From the editor Here are some reading, listening and viewing recommendations from CCHRC Board Members that deal with race, race...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Jul 1, 2020
27th Annual MLK Jr. Celebration
By Louisa Paushter The CCHRC, together Concord Carlisle High School’s METCO* Department, sponsored our 27th Annual MLK, Jr. Celebration...
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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
Fortitude: Courage in Pain or Adversity
by Court Booth Last October peace-loving people the world over were again shocked to learn that hatred and easy access to military-grade...
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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 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
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
Jan 14, 2016
Film Screening: Not in Our Town: Waking in Oak Creek
What: Film screening & Panel Discussion with film producer, family member of victim & former white supremacist Film: Not in Our Town: ...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Mar 20, 2013
South African Anti-Apartheid Champion and Mandela Colleague to Speak in Concord April 13, 2014
Albie Sachs, an anti-apartheid activist appointed by President Nelson Mandela in 1994 as a judge on South Africa’s first Constitutional...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Mar 13, 2013
Holocaust Memorial Observance Event: 4/07/2013
This year’s observance, called for and hosted by Concord’s Board of Selectmen, will be held at Town Hall, 22 Monument Sq., on Sunday,...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Jan 1, 2013
Celebrating Dr. King’s Legacy
By Kimberly Hill, member of CCHRC On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, the Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council will honor Reverend Dr....
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 12, 2012
Upcoming Events: Human Rights Day Breakfast + MLK Celebration
Featuring Our Climate for Freedom Award Winner Jennifer Larson-Sawin, Executive Director, Communities for Restorative Justice...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 12, 2012
Take a Stand For Human Rights
by Wade Rubinstein, CCHRC member Six people are killed in a Sikh temple in Wisconsin by a white supremacist. Their crime? Gathering to...
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cchumanrightscouncil
Nov 12, 2012
What is C4RJ?
In 1997, two Concord community leaders, Jean Bell and Joan Turner, organized a community forum on restorative justice. When 230...
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