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COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HOLDS PUBLIC FORUM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                      Contact: Carla Hass

July 18, 2019                                                                         Phone: (530) 621-4609

(PLACERVILLE, CA) 

WHAT:          El Dorado County Human Rights Commission has scheduled a public forum to discuss human rights issues in the County.

WHEN:          Monday, July 22, 2019

                        4:30-6:30 pm

WHERE:       Veteran's Memorial Hall

                     130 Placerville Drive

                     Placerville, CA

WHO:             El Dorado County Human Rights Commission members, Supervisor Sue Novasel and Supervisor Lori Parlin

                        Representatives from El Dorado County Sheriff's Homeless Outreach Team, The Lighted Candle, Family Resource Center, National Association of Mental Illness, Commission on Aging, Civil Rights Now, Temple Kol Shalon, M.O.R.E., and the El Dorado County Office of Education will provide presentations.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the Human Rights Commission is to promote tolerance, understanding and mutual respect among all persons, and to foster peaceful relations in the interest of preserving the public peace among residents of different races, religions, national origins, and the other characteristics listed in Government Code section 11135. The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors established the Commission in March, 2018.

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