During our Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration called “This Little Sign of Mine”, over 60 signs honoring the civil rights leader were...

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...

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...

From the editor Here are some reading, listening and viewing recommendations from CCHRC Board Members that deal with race, race...

By Louisa Paushter The CCHRC, together Concord Carlisle High School’s METCO* Department, sponsored our 27th Annual MLK, Jr. Celebration...

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...

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...

by Court Booth Last October peace-loving people the world over were again shocked to learn that hatred and easy access to military-grade...

by Richard Yamartino On June 10, residents of Concord and surrounding communities celebrated the second Race Amity Day on Monument Square...

by Marybeth Barker and Louisa Paushter The annual CCHRC Holocaust Observance Event took place on April 22 and featured a presentation by...

by Arthur Walker In 2004, the Marie Strain International Peace Foundation was organized by my wife, Barbara Walker, and me to honor the...

by Mary Beth Barker The CCHRC, together with the Town of Concord, welcomes the public to the annual Holocaust Memorial Event on Sunday,...

by Louisa Paushter and Hedi Charde Concord’s Chief of Police, Joseph O’Connor, was the featured speaker at the annual Human Rights Day...

What: Film screening & Panel Discussion with film producer, family member of victim & former white supremacist Film: Not in Our Town: ...

Albie Sachs, an anti-apartheid activist appointed by President Nelson Mandela in 1994 as a judge on South Africa’s first Constitutional...

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,...

By Kimberly Hill, member of CCHRC On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, the Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council will honor Reverend Dr....

Featuring Our Climate for Freedom Award Winner Jennifer Larson-Sawin, Executive Director, Communities for Restorative Justice...

by Wade Rubinstein, CCHRC member Six people are killed in a Sikh temple in Wisconsin by a white supremacist. Their crime? Gathering to...

In 1997, two Concord community leaders, Jean Bell and Joan Turner, organized a community forum on restorative justice. When 230...