In 1997, two Concord community leaders, Jean Bell and Joan Turner, organized a community forum on restorative justice. When 230 interested people showed up, they knew they were onto something. a prominent partner emerged: Concord Police Chief Len Wetherbee. He asserted, “The undertaking is enormous… but we’re not going to let this drop.” Communities for [...]
Climate for Freedom
Fall 2012 Letter from the Chairs
Categories Climate for Freedom /Featured /From the Chairs
Dear Friends of the Human Rights Council: We write this as our nation prepares to vote for our next president on November 6. We are reminded of the privilege and power of exercising our right to vote. Maya Angelou’s words resonate with the mission of the HRC: “…every voice is equally powerful – don’t underestimate [...]
Dates to Remember
Categories Climate for Freedom /Featured /In the News
April 9, 2012 Concord Board of Selectmen Issue the Proclamation of the Week of Remembrance for the Victims of the Nazi Holocaust April 15 – 22, 2012 Concord’s Official Week of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust April 19, 2012 Yom Hashoah International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust April 22, [...]
Remembering Marty Martini by Polly Attwood
Categories Climate for Freedom /Featured
Concord has lost a committed and staunch advocate for human rights. The sudden and unexpected death of Marty Martini is a great blow to all those who knew him. I didn’t know him well, but what I knew of him was very impressive. His Directorship and leadership of Minuteman Arc contributed enormously to that organization’s [...]
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