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Mission of the Human Rights Commission:
Our Mission: To promote understanding and acceptance of diversity, facilitate intergroup communication, identify and address sources of intergroup tension and conflict, reduce conditions which can lead to discrimination and restrict opportunity, and to provide related education, information and referral.
The Human Rights Commission especially focuses on addressing prejudice and discrimination on the basis of color, creed, sex, age, religion, nationality/national origin, language used for communication, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other arbitrary factors.
The Human Rights Commission Director serves as the County's coordinator for its non-discrimination policies under Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you feel that you have been wrongly denied access to Onondaga County's programs or services, or discriminated against by a county employee, you can contact the Human Rights Commission for information about the county's policies and complaint procedures.
The Human Rights Commission staff are also the contact point for the new Jail Oversight Committee. For more information, or to address serious concerns about treatment or conditions at the Onondaga County Jail, please contact the Human Rights Commission staff.
Our staff currently includes Ms. Barrie Gewanter, Executive Director and Ms. Bridget Owens, Human Rights Specialist. Our office is generally staffed from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, unless one of us has a meeting or other activity outside the office. Please call ahead if you wish to speak with one of us in person.
Meetings of the Human Rights Commission:
NOTICE OF MEETINGS UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW
FOR THE ONONDAGA COUNTY/SYRACUSE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The Members of the Onondaga County / Syracuse Human Rights Commission will hold its first meeting on Wednesday September 14, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in the 1st floor Community Room at Financial Plaza Building at 221 South Warren St. Syracuse, NY 13204. The business portion of this meeting will be open to the public.
DATED: September 2, 2016
Barrie Gewanter, Executive Director This notice is given in order to
Onondaga County/Syracuse to comply with the Open Meetings Law
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Information About Meetings the Onondaga County Justice Center Oversight Committee (JCOC) Until a Separate Website can be Created for the JCOC:
NOTICE OF MEETINGS UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW
FOR THE ONONDAGA COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
The Members of the Onondaga County Justice Center Oversight Committee will be meeting on Wednesday September 7, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. at the Mundy Library at 1204 South Geddes Street Syracuse, NY 13204. The business portion of this meeting will be open to the public.
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The Members of the Onondaga County Justice Center Oversight Committee will be meeting on Wednesday October 5, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. at the White Branch Library at 763 Butternut Street Syracuse, NY 13208. The business portion of this meeting will be open to the public.
DATED: August 30. 2016
Barrie Gewanter, Administrator This notice is given in order to
Onondaga County Justice Center Oversight Committee comply with the Open Meetings Law
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