Civil Rights

The City of Santa Ana says U.S. Rep. Sanchez "isn't political" Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Agency Director Gerardo Mouet called me today to assure me that all is on…

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The Measure CC campaign (Santa Ana Medical Marijuana Initiative) were all set to run a booth at this weekend's Fiestas Patrias event in Downtown Santa Ana when they got a call from…

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Join DeColores Queer Orange County for our 5th Annual Community Conference! The theme for this year’s conference is “Redefining Mi Familia: Re-membering our histories, bodies, and communities.” As a community…

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Colectivo Tonantzin will hosting a screening of the film "Roadmap to Apartheid" on Saturday, Sep. 6, 2014, from 4 to 8 pm. There will be: Messages from Palestinian Organizations A post…

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Employees of a business called the American Barbershop allegedly hurled racist insults at a group of mostly Latino protesters who had gathered on Friday, August 15, 2014 to held a…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rusty Kennedy 714-567-7465 Civil Rights History Exhibit Opens on day of the Signing of the Civil Rights Act 50 Years Ago OC Human Relations Assembles Historic…

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The Battle for Bristol Street By Santa Ana CopWatch Every year on Easter Sunday SAPD puts our city on lockdown in an attempt to keep us in our homes and…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OC Human Relations’ Legacy Awards to Honor Orange County’s Civil Rights Heroes on May 8 *Commemorating 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act* (Santa Ana)— In 1966, Dorothy Mulkey,…

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California Reform Sex Offender Laws, an advocacy group, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Halloween ordinance in Orange that requires sex offenders to post a sign on the front…

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There are two rallies coming up on Santa Ana on behalf of Jesus Aguirre, who was arrested by Buena Park police, in March of 2010, on charges of the attempted murder of…

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The 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington DC will be commemorated with a March and a Rally on September 1, from 2…

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A protest in support of Travyon Martin and against the "racist system" will be held in Santa Ana on July 18, 2013, from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm, at 1104 S. Bristol…

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A Santa Ana Protest for Trayvon Martin is set for this Thursday, July 18, 2013, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, at 1104 S. Bristol St. @ McFadden Ave., in Santa Ana. The…

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There will be Candlelight Vigil for Trayvon Martin, this Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at 3rd and Ross in Santa Ana at 8 pm. Message from the event organizers: It is not…

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In a 5-4 ruling in United States v. Windsor, the court struck down a provision of the 17-year-old Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denies federal benefits -- like Social Security benefits or…

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