Links:
April 10, 2010 Summit Opening comments by President of Lane Community College, Mary Spilde (video)
Chandra Bhatnagar delivering April 10, 2010 Keynote to Human Rights Summit (video)...
April 10, 2010 Summit photos....
Human Rights Day 2008 photos...
Human Rights Day 2008 Video Clips..
Human Rights Day 2008 Video Interviews on UDHR Articles
(2008 lower bandwidth version of above interviews...)
Audio of Human Rights City Events 2007
Dr. William Schulz on “Bringing International Human Rights Home” (video)
Eugene Human Rights City Effort Mentioned in National Publication (download pdf)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
What are Human Rights? (video)
Human Rights and Homelessness in Eugene
Thank you to all those who attended the June 1, 2010 Community Conversation on the “State of Equity and Human Rights in City of Eugene.” This forum was held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the U of O Downtown Baker Center, 975 High Street, Eugene.
The forum was an opportunity for both The City of Eugene Human Rights Commission and the Equity and Human Rights Board to talk about the Human Rights Commission Work Plan and progress on the Diversity and Equity Strategic Plan (DESP) action items. It was also an opportunity for City leadership and community members to talk about human rights issues and future actions. This will be an annual listening opportunity for meaningful dialog about important community issues.
Video of the event including:
Introductory words from Human Rights Chair Linda Hamilton and Eugene’s Mayor Kitty Piercy
Concluding remarks by Eugene’s City Manager Jon Ruiz,
Equity and Human Rights Program staff Raquel Wells and Holly LeMasurier,
Stories of human rights work in Eugene by city staff and Human Rights Commission...
Thank you also to those who attended the April 21, 2010 Anti-Hate Crime and Hate Speech Forum. The Anti-Hate and Bias Activity forum was held at the U of O Downtown Baker Center, 975 High Street, Eugene.
Here are four videos clips of the event. Each clip involves a featured speaker answering a question from the audience.
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How can we create a safer environment to enable vulnerable communities to report hate crimes?
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What are the roles of Law Enforcement in Hate Activity protection?
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What are effective strategies to address hate in communities?
On Martin Luther King Day, January 19, 2009--the day before the inauguration of the first African American president of the United States--a statue of Rosa Parks was unveiled at the downtown Eugene bus station. The powerful journey that occurred from Rosa Parks' refusal to go to the back of the bus to President Barack Obama's inauguration provides inspiration to keep moving forward with our human rights work and with making Eugene a Human Rights City.