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Category: BCHRAC News

5/10: Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission + the Attorney General’s Civil Rights Division Webinar

  For Immediate Release    Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission Announces  Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Presentation:  “Know your Civil Rights” and “What is a Hate Crime”                April 27, 2021 (Barnstable, MA) - The Attorney General’s Civic Engagement Office, in collaboration […]

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BCHRAC Condemns Violence Against AAPI Community

The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission (BCHRAC) joins community organizations here on Cape Cod and across the nation in condemning violence against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. […]

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Learn About The Common Start Legislation

“The Common Start legislation, HD.1960 (filed by Representatives Gordon & Madaro) & SD.1307 (filed by Senators Lewis & Moran), would establish a universal system of affordable, high-quality early education and […]

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Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners Appoint New County Administrator

For Immediate Release March 10, 2021 First female at the helm in Barnstable County (Barnstable, MA) — The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners voted today to appoint Elizabeth Albert to […]

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Announcing New Leadership for the Human Rights Advisory Commission

(Barnstable, MA-February 11, 2021) -The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission has new leadership for 2021. Dr. Kate Epperly, who was the immediate past Vice Chair to the Board, was […]

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International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2020

“2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the ending of the Second World War, and the ending of the Holocaust. 2020 also marks the establishment of the […]

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1/26: Community Response to Hate Incidents Webinar

On January 26, 2021 from 12 pm – 1 pm, ADL New England & their community partners will facilitate a discussion on the best practices to address hate incidents while […]

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The Cape Cod Chronicle Article On The Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion Award Recipients

On December 16, 2020, The Cape Cod Chronicle published a piece on the Nauset High School Human Rights Group and Faculty Advisor Lisa Brown. This dedicated group of people received […]

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Congratulations to the 2020 BCHRAC Award Recipients

  The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission Awards Breakfast may be over, but the selfless work of the 2020 Award Recipients continues. We cannot thank the following people and organizations enough for their […]

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