Introduction of Julie Nelson, a consultant who will be working to develop strategic planning for CAHRO.
Proposal to develop a committee structure by developing ad hoc committees: Program and Events Committee; Outreach and Engagement Committee; and Development Committee. The structure will continue to evolve with people and ideas. Was approved via verbal vote.
Nominations of President –
Award recipient Kathleen Sullivan, human right activist from Richmond, speaks to the CAHRO conference.
Kathleen Sullivan has been a resident of the City of Richmond for the last 15 years, but connected
Ron Wakabayashi, Officer Broderick Elton, Moderator: Theresa Sparks, Isa Noyola, Masen Davis
Theresa Sparks: Ron Wakabayashi of the Dept. of Justice is introducing a training module for transgendered issues. For the first time, law enforcement
Assemblymember Ammiano: If you are not addressing the issues your constituents are
The panel on mental health and law enforcement
Paul Kealoha Blake, president of Berkeley’s Mental Health Commission, discussed the Kayla Moore case. He said the voice from the streets is very important. More and more, police officers are becoming
Congresswoman Speier: If you look at it closely, we have so many human rights violations right here in the country. When I look at your program, you are right on it….
Food stamps: isn’t it a right in this country not to go hungry? There is an effort to cut food stamps by $40 billion. Let’s
CAHRO President Dannell Scarborough opens the conference.
Dannell Scarborough
People are checking in. The conference will begin shortly. On the day’s agenda: presentations by Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, and workshops include such topics as mental health and law enforcement; racial justice and building healthy communities; immigration; youth and human rights; human trafficking; and transgender non-discrimination, training and law enforcement.