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SUPPORTING DIVERSITY IN THE COMMUNTIY <br /> <br />An important, ongoing activity of the commission is supporting the work and activities of human rights-oriented community <br />organizations and individuals and their accomplishments. <br /> <br />The commission provided financial support, staffed information tables and/or presented/accepted HRC awards at annual <br />community cultural events, including the following: <br /> Asian Celebration, February 2004 <br />Eugene Celebration, September 2003 <br /> Day of Remembrance, February 2004 <br />Silent Witness/Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October 2003 <br /> Barrier Awareness Day, May 2004 <br />YWCA Race against Racism, May 2004 2004 Barrier Awareness Award presented to: <br /> Individual - James Dean <br />PFLAG Dinner and Auction, October 2003 Organization - Emerald Park, River Road Park and Recreation <br /> District <br />NAACP Awards Dinner, November 2003 <br /> Centro LatinoAmericano Noche Cultural, May 2004 <br />Community Alliance for Lane County, November 2003 <br /> Trans 101 training Peace and Dignity Journey Indigenous Runners, June 2004 <br /> <br />International Human Rights Day, December 2003 We are Bethel Celebration, June 2004 <br />City Staff Recognition Award 2003 <br />Melissa Pearson, Human Resource and Risk Services Juneteenth Barbeque, June 2004 <br /> <br />Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, January 2004 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender PRIDE Day <br />MLK Jr., Leadership Award 2003 - Henry Luvert (No event held in FY04; HRC will participate in August 1,2004, <br /> event) <br /> <br />In several cases, the Human Rights Program shared booth space with City Diversity Committee staff, Lane County Human <br />Rights Advisory Committee staff and volunteers, Community Alliance of Lane County, and the Fair Housing Council. <br /> <br />EUGENE HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM REPORT AND WORK PLAN PAGE 25 <br /> <br /> <br />