Hate Crime in Ohio Revisited
The Ohio Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights will convene a factfinding meeting on Monday, November 24, 2003, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, November 25, 2003, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, 1111 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH. The purpose of this meeting is to gather information in order to update the Committee's 1995 report entitled Hate Crime in Ohio.
The meeting is open to the public. In addition, members of the public are encouraged to speak to the Advisory Committee regarding their concerns about civil rights issues during an open session from 5:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday and 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. An agenda of the meeting is included in this release.
The United States Commission on Civil Rights is an independent bipartisan,
factfinding agency of the Federal Government. It is directed to collect information
concerning the denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution
because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability or national origin. The
Commission submits reports, findings, and recommendations of such studies to
the President and the Congress.
As directed by Congress, the Commission has established committees in the 50
U.S states and the District of Columbia, comprised of volunteer citizens who
advise the Commission on state-level issues. The Chairperson of the Ohio Advisory
Committee is Lynwood L. Battle, Jr. of Cincinnati. Other members of the Advisory
Committee are Lee Esprit of Xenia, James Francis and David Reid of Dayton, Mildred
Martinez of Parma, Virginia Ortega of Toledo, Juan Perez of Powell, Roberta
Presley of Shaker Heights, Grace Ramos and Thomas Rogers of Beavercreek, and
Barbara Rodemeyer of North Canton.
Mary Frances Berry is Chairperson of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
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