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From a Number to a Name: A Journey to Reclaiming a Name from the Shoa
by Mary Beth Barker The CCHRC, together with the Town of Concord, welcomes the public to the annual Holocaust Memorial Event on Sunday,...
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Apr 16, 2018


Concord Police Chief Featured Speaker at Annual Human Rights Day Breakfast
by Louisa Paushter and Hedi Charde Concord’s Chief of Police, Joseph O’Connor, was the featured speaker at the annual Human Rights Day...
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Apr 16, 2018


Spring 2018 | Letter from the Co-Chairs
The founders of the Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council (CCHRC) looked to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights for...
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Apr 16, 2018


Celebrating Dr. King’s Legacy
By Louisa Paushter We began the year of 2018 with an evening that lifted the spirit and inspired hope. On Wednesday, January 10, 2018 the...
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Apr 16, 2018


Looking back, looking forward
by Rob Morrison and Louisa Pashtur A few years ago one December, when CCHRC Co-Chair Rob Morrison should have been wrapping presents or...
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Nov 27, 2017


Powerful Film featured at Holocaust Observance
by Hedi Charde This year the annual Holocaust Observance event in April took on a different format in lieu of a speaker, featuring...
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Nov 9, 2017


Board member attends impactful local event
by Lousia Paushter In July 2017, Temple Isaiah in Lexington hosted Greater Boston Interfaith Organization’s “Out of Many, One: Teach-In...
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Nov 9, 2017


Remembrance event to feature film about the Holocaust: Exile and Community: The Life of Carola Dom
The Annual Holocaust Remembrance event will take place on April 30th at 7pm at the Town House. In lieu of a speaker, there will will a...
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Apr 14, 2017


Concord Carlisle Human Rights Council Honors The Nature Connection
by Hedi Charde On December 5, 2016, the CCHRC presented The Nature Connection with its Climate for Freedom Award at the annual Human...
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Apr 14, 2017


Suitcase Stories Live
by Sue Gladstone On April 5th, the Concord community overwhelming supported Resettle Together, Concord’s Suitcase Stories Live event at...
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Apr 14, 2017


Celebrating Dr. King’s Legacy
by Louisa Paushter We began the year of 2017 with an evening that lifted the spirit and inspired hope. On Wednesday, January 11, 2017,...
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Apr 14, 2017


Spring 2017 | Letter From the Chairs
The Concord Carlisle Human Rights Council (CCHRC) has seen marked increased in inquiries and visits to our website and FaceBook page, and...
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Apr 14, 2017


Fall 2016 | Letter from the Chairs
Dear Friends, Every two years, the Concord Carlisle Human Rights Council has the honor of bestowing “The Climate for Freedom” award to an...
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Nov 30, 2016


2016 Climate for Freedom Award goes to The Nature Connection
by Hedi Charde Awarded every two years by the Concord Carlisle Human Rights Council (CCHRC), the Climate for Freedom Award is presented...
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Nov 30, 2016


Discussing Diversity
by Alijah Clark, Fenn School student Recently, students from The Fenn School and The Nashoba Brooks School gathered together to have a...
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Nov 30, 2016


Movie Review: Denial
by Rob Morrison The recently released movie Denial, starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, and Timothy Spall, focuses on the challenge of...
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Nov 30, 2016
Holocaust Remembrance a meaningful evening
by Nancy James The Concord-Carlisle Human Right’s Council (CCHRC) and the Town of Concord offered the annual Holocaust Remembrance on...
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Nov 30, 2016


Film Screening: Not in Our Town: Waking in Oak Creek
What: Film screening & Panel Discussion with film producer, family member of victim & former white supremacist Film: Not in Our Town: ...
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Jan 14, 2016
Rachel’s Box Celebrates 20 Years
By Nancy James Rachel’s Box Project celebrated its 20th anniversary in mid-September. Nancy James, originator of Rachel’s Boxes greeted...
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Nov 18, 2015
Concord’s Committee on Disability Turns One
By Marybeth Barker The Town of Concord’s Committee on Disability will be one year old in December 2015. One of the committee’s most...
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Nov 18, 2015
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