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The summer of 2019 is here -- the beaches and the barbeques are heating up and for many, long-ago-planned vacations are now just around the corner.

But even with the summer sun shining bright, there is so much darkness filling the world, so many discouraging events taking over our news feeds. Bias, hate and discrimination don't take a holiday. That's why this season, and throughout the year, NCCJ stays focused on its work to make our communities better places for all of us -- not just some of us.

NCCJ presented its Human Relations Award at its annual event on June 13th, 2019 at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.

The 2019 Honorees were:

IMPORTANT NEWS!
The Regional NCCJ ANYTOWN delegate application deadline has been extended to July 1st!

Ian Cole Baird and Analua Alencar Moreira are students at PVPA - Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School who work hard to promote social justice in their schools and communities and have made change happen. Please join us in celebrating them, along with our five Human Relations Award honorees, at our banquet on June 13th at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Human Relations Award Banquet

Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA

Please join us for a night of celebrating social justice awareness and recognizing our 2019 Western Massachusetts Human Relations Award honorees for their leadership and contributions to promoting understanding, respect and cooperation in our increasingly diverse communities:

Don't wait until time runs out!

If you weren't able to attend the 2019 Connecticut Human Relations Award Banquet and missed meeting this year's incredible honorees, you can now get to know them on YouTube!

Below are links to each of our honorees' video interviews, where they eloquently describe their commitment to supporting diversity throughout Connecticut -- by celebrating the differences of our colleagues, neighbors and friends:

The two-day Anti-Racism Workshop scheduled for May 9th and 10th, 2019 has been postponed. The next sessions will take place September 19th & 20th and November 14th & 15th. We'll be posting more details shortly. If you would like additional information now or have any questions, please give us a call at 860-683-1039.

Attention NCCJ ANYTOWNers!

NCCJ is now accepting nominations for the  

2019 Western Massachusetts Youth Human Relations Award