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<br />July28,2011 <br />ToRaquelWells,EquityandHumanRightsManager <br />FromMoniqueG.López,MackieWelsh,JoannaBernstein,andBaofengDong <br />SUBJECTSUMMARYOFOUTREACH:HRCPRIORITIES <br />PM <br />URPOSE AND ETHODOLOGY <br />TheEquityandHumanRightsCenter(EHRC)andHumanRightsCommission(HRC)havebeen <br />employingavarietyofmethodstogatheropinionsfromadiversesampleofintervieweesabout <br />theroleoftheHRCandEHRCandprioritiesforeachofthesebodies.Theoutreachstrategies <br />usedtosolicitinformationincluded:onlinesurveys,papersurveys,communitylistening <br />sessions,andstakeholderinterviews.Approximately450communitymembers(everyonefrom <br />HRCmembers,topeoplewhoarehomeless,tomembersofneighborhoodassociations,to <br />Latinasenrolledin͚ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚŝŽŶ͛classesatLaneCommunityCollege)providedfeedbackregarding <br />thefollowing: <br />whattheyfeltthebestoutcomesfortheirinputwouldbe, <br />whattheyfelttheworstoutcomesfortheirinputwouldbe,and <br />themainissuestheywouldliketheCommissionandCitytofocustheireffortson. <br />Thismemorandumhighlightsthemainthemesthatemergedfromtheseconversations, <br />specificallyaroundprioritiesfortheCommissionandCity,andisorganizedinthefollowing <br />manner: <br />1.PrioritiesidentifiedfromtheHRC; <br />2.ResultsfromtheEHRCsurvey; <br />3.Responsesfromcommunityinterviewsandlisteningsessions;and <br />4.Synthesis. <br />WerecommendthattheHRCandtheCityusethecomprehensiveinformationpresentedinthis <br />memorandumtoprioritizespecifichumanrightsissuesastheyfurtherdeveloppoliciesand <br />plansforadministeringinclusiveandequitableservices,andastheycontinuetoengagea <br />diversebodyofcommunitymembersintheiroutreachprocesses. <br />1.HRCP <br />UMAN IGHTS OMMISSION RIORITIES <br />Theinformationsummarizedinthissectionwasbornoutofinterviewswithmembersofthe <br />HumanRightsCommission.HRCmembersofferedtheiropinionsonwhatthemostpressing <br />communityhumanrightsissuesare,theeffectivenessoftheHRC,andhowtoemploystrategies <br />toincreasetheireffectiveness. <br />Community Issues <br />Needformorepublicbathroomsforhomelessresidents.Explorewhatothercitiesare <br />doingtoaddressthisissue <br />1209 University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon 97403 | T: 541.346.3889 | F: 541.346.2040 <br />http://cpw.uoregon.edu <br /> <br />