Westside Urban Forum to Host Maddox on Civil and Human Rights

As Angelenos work to understand and address the ways in which racism and inequality are embedded in our institutions and in the allocation of societal benefits like housing, education, jobs, and the environment, perhaps the most important question facing our city is how to effect meaningful change.

In February 2020, Capri Maddox was appointed as the first Executive Director of the newly-established Los Angeles Department of Civil and Human Rights (CHRD). The department is tasked with addressing, investigating, and enforcing regulations in response to complaints of discrimination in four broad areas – education, employment, housing, and private commerce – through implementation of the L.A. Civil and Human Rights Ordinance. The department also works alongside the City’s Chief Equity Officer, Brenda Shockley, to assess racial disparities in City employment and contracting and to help inform policy priorities, in addition to working with private sector companies through the RENEW Task Force.

Join us, on the anniversary of Ms. Maddox’s first year on the job, for a conversation on some of the most important civil rights issues facing our city.

Ms. Maddox will be interviewed by Demetra Thornton

We invite all attendees to join us after the meeting on Zoom for post-event networking and discussion!

Registration:
Registration closes for this Zoom panel on February 25 at 9:00 pm.

WUF Members Free
Nonmembers $35
Student Nonmembers $10

REGISTER NOW to be a WUF Member for 2021 and attend all monthly panel events for FREE through December 2021.

Additionally, thanks to the generosity of our annual Sponsors, WUF has a small number of free tickets available to members of the community. If you are not able to join as a member or purchase a ticket for this month’s panel presentation, but would like to join us, please write us at info@westsideurbanforum to inquire if we have any remaining sponsor provided tickets.

For info on how to join and register for the event, go to Westside Urban Forum
http://www.westsideurbanforum.com/

Photo Credit – LA Sentinel

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