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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, and sexual orientation.
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.
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Meetings of the Human Rights Commission:
The Members of the Onondaga County / Syracuse Human Rights Commission meets once a month at 5:30 pm on a Wednesday night. Please see the specific dates listed below. Meetings are normally held the Rosamond Gifford Community Room at 518 James Street. Enter at the rear of the building off Hawley Ave. The business portion of meetings are open to the public.
For Available Agendas and Minutes of the 2017 Meetings of the Commission See Links Below:
| HRC Meeting # |
Meeting Date2017 - 12 |
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| 2016 - 1 |
September 14, 2016 |
221. South Warren St. |
click here |
click here |
| 2016 - 2 |
October 26, 2016 |
518 James St. |
click here |
click here |
| 2016 - 3 |
November 16, 2016 |
518 James St. (Gifford Rm) |
click here |
click here |
| 2016 - 4 |
December 21, 2016 |
518 James St. (Gifford Rm) |
ckick here |
click here |
| 2017 - 1 |
January 25, 2017 |
200 Wyoming St. (PEACE) |
click here |
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| 2017 - 2 |
February 22, 2017 |
716 Hawley Ave. (NE Community Center |
click here |
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| 2017 - 3 |
March 30, 2017
(original March 15, 2017 meeting cancelled due to weather) |
518 James St. (Gifford Rm) |
click here |
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| 2017 - 4 |
April 26, 2017 |
518 James St. (Gifford Rm) |
click here |
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| 2017 - 5 |
May 24, 2017 |
518 James St. (Gifford Rm) |
click here |
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| 2017 - 6 |
June 21, 2017 |
518 James St. (Gifford Rm) |
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| 2017 - 7 |
July 26, 2017 |
518 James St. (Gifford Rm) |
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| 2017 - 8 |
August 30, 2017 |
518 James St. (Gifford Rm) |
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| 2017 - 9 |
September 27, 2017 |
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| 2017 - 10 |
October 25, 2017 |
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| 2017 - 11 |
November Date TBA |
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| 2017 - 12 |
December Date TBA |
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NOTE: In 2017 Meetings of the Human Rights Commission will be held on either the 3rd or 4th Wednesday of Each Month.
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FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE ONONDAGA COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER (JAIL) OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE & MEETINGS OF THIS COMMITTEE PLEASE GO TO NEWLY CREATED WEBSITE FOR THE JCOC AT www.ongov.net/jcoc
Note: Meetings of the JCOC are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month. These meetings are listed on
the JCOC Website
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