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Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission Accepting Applications for 2022 Vacancies Commission aims to continue building a strong team of advisors promoting human rights on Cape Cod September 16, 2021 […]
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission celebrates and honors the original inhabitants of North America, their histories, and cultures.
Compiled by Indigenous Peoples Day MA and Italian Americans for Indigenous Peoples Day. Events will continue to be added as information becomes available. To include your event on this list, please email [email protected]. October 2, 3-4:30 pm BEDFORD, MA In-person event Inaugural In...
10/08/2021
The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission Board Meeting has been rescheduled from October 18 to October 12.
The meeting agenda can and Microsoft Teams link can be found below: https://www.barnstablecountyhrac.org/meeting-agendas-minutes/
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The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission Board Meeting has been rescheduled from October 18 to October 12.
The meeting agenda can and Microsoft Teams link can be found below: https://www.barnstablecountyhrac.org/meeting-agendas-minutes/
#IndigenousPeoplesDay2021 #BCHRAC
10/08/2021
MLK Conversations with the Chatham Police Task Force and Faith & Blue will hold a church service this weekend. It will be held this Sunday, October 10th at 10:00 am at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 625 Main Street, Chatham. The event is hosted by Chief Mark Pawlina and Reverend Brian McGurk and is open to the public.
@FaithandBlue
Visit the Faith & Blue website to learn more: https://faithandblue.org/about/
MLK Conversations with the Chatham Police Task Force and Faith & Blue will hold a church service this weekend. It will be held this Sunday, October 10th at 10:00 am at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 625 Main Street, Chatham. The event is hosted by Chief Mark Pawlina and Reverend Brian McGurk and is open to the public.
@FaithandBlue
Visit the Faith & Blue website to learn more: https://faithandblue.org/about/
09/27/2021
Coalition for Anti-Racism & Equity in Education
Reimagine an Inclusive Education for Massachusetts:
A Community Forum with Senator Jason Lewis
Tuesday, Sept. 28th, 6:30-7:30 PM EST
Please join us in this virtual Zoom event to hear from students, educators, legislators, and community leaders advocating for the Bill S365 and H584 sponsored by Senator Jason Lewis and by State Representative Nika Elugardo & Representative Erika Uyterhoeven.
It is critical to recognize the history, culture, and contribution of everyone to realize racial equity in our commonwealth.
Please register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y1OjLBPxS6SdFb6-LRAelA
Coalition for Anti-Racism & Equity in Education
Reimagine an Inclusive Education for Massachusetts:
A Community Forum with Senator Jason Lewis
Tuesday, Sept. 28th, 6:30-7:30 PM EST
Please join us in this virtual Zoom event to hear from students, educators, legislators, and community leaders advocating for the Bill S365 and H584 sponsored by Senator Jason Lewis and by State Representative Nika Elugardo & Representative Erika Uyterhoeven.
It is critical to recognize the history, culture, and contribution of everyone to realize racial equity in our commonwealth.
Please register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y1OjLBPxS6SdFb6-LRAelA
Care about #HumanRights? Put your energy into action + join the #BarnstableCounty Human Rights Advisory Commission in 2022! Help us continue to create a strong, local team of advisors promoting human rights on #CapeCod.
Info on roles/responsibilities of our members at the link below.
Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission Accepting Applications for 2022 Vacancies Commission aims to continue building a strong team of advisors promoting human rights on Cape Cod September 16, 2021 […]
BIPOC Solidarity for Advancing a Collective Vision - Fierce Urgency of Now event -aims to envision a Massachusetts built on equity and continued upward economic mobility for all. This important conversation highlights how working together and strengthening our collective power can achieve this goal.
Thank you to the following organizations who organized this event!
Amplify Latinx
City Awake
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce https://bit.ly/3C9CFT5
#equity #collectivepower #bipocsolidarity #latinx
A Cafecito-style exchange on the importance of building solidarity within communities of color.
09/15/2021
BCHRAC celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. This month is centered around the recognition of Hispanic American achievements and contributions. We aim to promote events, art, and exhibits organized and created by our Barnstable County community.
BCHRAC celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. This month is centered around the recognition of Hispanic American achievements and contributions. We aim to promote events, art, and exhibits organized and created by our Barnstable County community.
Save the Date for the 20th Annual Wampanoag Day! 11am to 3pm at the Museums at Aptucxet
09/15/2021
Attend the 20th Annual Wampanoag Day this week!
6 Aptucxet Road
Bourne, MA 02532 https://fb.me/e/21zxzsU6k
Bourne Historical Society
Attend the 20th Annual Wampanoag Day this week!
6 Aptucxet Road
Bourne, MA 02532 https://fb.me/e/21zxzsU6k
Bourne Historical Society
09/12/2021
Interested in attending the BCHRAC September board meeting?
We will be hosting the virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams this Monday. Use the following link to access the meeting & associated meeting documents.
#BCHRAC #BarnstableCounty #humanrights https://www.barnstablecountyhrac.org/meeting-agendas-minutes/
Interested in attending the BCHRAC September board meeting?
We will be hosting the virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams this Monday. Use the following link to access the meeting & associated meeting documents.
#BCHRAC #BarnstableCounty #humanrights https://www.barnstablecountyhrac.org/meeting-agendas-minutes/
09/11/2021
This weekend, on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, our nation will pause to reflect upon the terrorist attacks and remember all who lost their lives in this tragedy. BCHRAC recognizes the first responders who heroically gave their lives to serve and defend the country. Their patriotic spirits and dedication to their duty will never be forgotten. 🇺🇸♥️
#911Day #911memorial
This weekend, on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, our nation will pause to reflect upon the terrorist attacks and remember all who lost their lives in this tragedy. BCHRAC recognizes the first responders who heroically gave their lives to serve and defend the country. Their patriotic spirits and dedication to their duty will never be forgotten. 🇺🇸♥️
#911Day #911memorial
08/25/2021
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for the Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion Award, which recognizes an activist individual or organization with a Cape Cod connection, working effectively to promote human rights. LEARN MORE >https://loom.ly/QPTuxOo
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for the Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion Award, which recognizes an activist individual or organization with a Cape Cod connection, working effectively to promote human rights. LEARN MORE >https://loom.ly/QPTuxOo
08/19/2021
PRESS RELEASE
August 17, 2021
For further information, please contact Dr. Brian O’Malley at [email protected]
Nominations are now being sought and accepted for the third Annual Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion Award, honoring the late Outer Cape (and world) activist Tim McCarthy, who died in 2018
This Award recognizes a Human Rights Champion, an activist individual or organization with a Cape Cod connection, working effectively to promote human rights, as affirmed in the United Nations’ 1948 “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” These includes: dignity, liberty, equality; spiritual, public and political freedoms of thought, opinion, religion, conscience and peaceful association; cultural rights including the right to healthcare and an adequate standard of living; establishment of these rights and the organizational structures to empower the individual. The Tim Fund also adds the following activist recognitions: environmental rights and LGBTQ rights.
A panel of respected local rights activists will again select this year’s Award recipient, who will receive $2,000 to further their activism and human rights work. Last year, the Nauset High School Human Rights Club, and teacher Lisa Brown, were honored.
The award will be presented this December 10, 2021 at the annual Barnstable County Human Rights Day Breakfast.This event, usually in Hyannis, with a short presentation by the honoree expected, was held virtually last year, but no determination has been made at this time.
Nominations and applications will be accepted from through Friday, October 1, 2021. Nominators are asked to fill out the application form, either online at www.thetimfund.org, or by mail to “The Tim Fund, c/o The Provincetown Community Compact, PO Box 819, Provincetown, MA 02657.”
The Provincetown Community Compact is the acting fiscal sponsor for the Tim Fund.
PRESS RELEASE
August 17, 2021
For further information, please contact Dr. Brian O’Malley at [email protected]
Nominations are now being sought and accepted for the third Annual Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion Award, honoring the late Outer Cape (and world) activist Tim McCarthy, who died in 2018
This Award recognizes a Human Rights Champion, an activist individual or organization with a Cape Cod connection, working effectively to promote human rights, as affirmed in the United Nations’ 1948 “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” These includes: dignity, liberty, equality; spiritual, public and political freedoms of thought, opinion, religion, conscience and peaceful association; cultural rights including the right to healthcare and an adequate standard of living; establishment of these rights and the organizational structures to empower the individual. The Tim Fund also adds the following activist recognitions: environmental rights and LGBTQ rights.
A panel of respected local rights activists will again select this year’s Award recipient, who will receive $2,000 to further their activism and human rights work. Last year, the Nauset High School Human Rights Club, and teacher Lisa Brown, were honored.
The award will be presented this December 10, 2021 at the annual Barnstable County Human Rights Day Breakfast.This event, usually in Hyannis, with a short presentation by the honoree expected, was held virtually last year, but no determination has been made at this time.
Nominations and applications will be accepted from through Friday, October 1, 2021. Nominators are asked to fill out the application form, either online at www.thetimfund.org, or by mail to “The Tim Fund, c/o The Provincetown Community Compact, PO Box 819, Provincetown, MA 02657.”
The Provincetown Community Compact is the acting fiscal sponsor for the Tim Fund.
A special thank you to the People of Action, the Barnstable Police Department, and the Town of Barnstable for organizing the 5th Annual Barnstable Unity Day Celebration on the Hyannis Village Green on Friday, August 6, 2021!
Barnstable Police Department
People of Action
Town of Barnstable
A special thank you to the People of Action, the Barnstable Police Department, and the Town of Barnstable for organizing the 5th Annual Barnstable Unity Day Celebration on the Hyannis Village Green on Friday, August 6, 2021!
Barnstable Police Department
People of Action
Town of Barnstable
Congratulations to the Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center on your Grand Opening 🎉
Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center
The Emerald House at 67 Davisville Road has recently been transformed into the Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center, serving as an educational ex...
07/26/2021
A special thank you to PeopleofAction, Barnstable Police Station, and Town of Barnstable for organizing the 5th Annual Barnstable Unity Day Celebration ☀️
The event is intended to welcome and engage the
community and local police together in a fun, inclusive, and memorable celebration. Come show
everyone that Barnstable is a special and unique place with strong and caring community bonds.
The event is free and open to all and will include food (and ice-cream!), music,
dancing, and fun activities for all ages. Please bring your own chairs and blankets and join us for
a beautiful summer evening on the Hyannis Village Green 🎉
A special thank you to PeopleofAction, Barnstable Police Station, and Town of Barnstable for organizing the 5th Annual Barnstable Unity Day Celebration ☀️
The event is intended to welcome and engage the
community and local police together in a fun, inclusive, and memorable celebration. Come show
everyone that Barnstable is a special and unique place with strong and caring community bonds.
The event is free and open to all and will include food (and ice-cream!), music,
dancing, and fun activities for all ages. Please bring your own chairs and blankets and join us for
a beautiful summer evening on the Hyannis Village Green 🎉
07/23/2021
Only a few weeks ago BCHRAC awarded Morgan J. Peters II one of the 2021 McDowell Awards for his work as an outstanding human rights activist. Today, we celebrate this recent Mashpee High School graduate’s musical talent. Read the full article to learn about Zyg’s journey and plans for the future.
Only a few weeks ago BCHRAC awarded Morgan J. Peters II one of the 2021 McDowell Awards for his work as an outstanding human rights activist. Today, we celebrate this recent Mashpee High School graduate’s musical talent. Read the full article to learn about Zyg’s journey and plans for the future.
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Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment today!
100 years ago today on August 18, 1920, the words “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged … on account of sex” were added to the U.S. Constitution. #19thAmendment
The mission of the Human Rights Advisory Commission is to promote equal opportunity for all persons of Barnstable County regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, gender, age, ancestry, sexual or affectional preference marital, family or military status, source of income, neighborhood or disability, where unlawful discrimination exists in housing, employment, education, public accommodations, town or county services, insurance, banking, credit and health care.
After the original Barnstable County Human Rights Commission was established in 2005, the BCHRAC was reconstituted as a nine (9) member, County appointed Commission, pursuant to Barnstable County Ordinance 19-10, dated May 22, 2019, continuing to promotion of the County policies on human rights. Throughout the Commission’s history, it has provided a forum for the public and local organizations and agencies to raise concerns regarding possible human rights violations, as well as work to promote understanding and appreciation of the diverse culture in Barnstable County through education, programming and community action.
CONTACT US
EMAIL: [email protected] or you may also fill out the contact form on the sidebar.
CALL the Barnstable County Human Rights Coordinator: (508) 375-6611
MAILING ADDRESS:
Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission
P.O. Box 427, Barnstable MA, 02630
*Our public meetings are held in the Eastwing Conference Room at the Barnstable County complex in Barnstable Village.
In the event of an emergency, please immediately contact your local police, or, as appropriate, Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Responding promptly to Human Rights concerns from the people of Barnstable County. We seek to assist by providing information and support, and when appropriate, referring to appropriate local, state or federal agencies and organizations.
Conducting the Human Rights Academy for high school and middle school students, who design and carry out their own projects raising awareness of human rights laws and issues.
Supporting our schools’ mandated to End Bullying, through multilingual publications about the Massachusetts Anti-Bulling Law and resources available to students, parents and educators.
Working with community law enforcement entities and the Cape and Islands Police Chiefs Association to build connections among all communities and police departments.
Educating about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through celebration of Human Rights Day and rewarding human rights awards to local residents.
Preserving the rights of immigrant residents through translation, communication, and information sharing.
Collaborating with Cape businesses, the Council of Churches and Faith Based entities, and others in support of J1 and H2B visiting students and workers.
Coordinating & Collaborating with County Human Service, Community & Health Organizations to provide information on Human Rights and partnering on community-wide endeavors for the greater good or our citizens.
