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Human Rights Workplan

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2010-2011 Work Plan

Equity and Human Rights Center Contacts

EQUITY & HUMAN RIGHTS
STAFF CONTACTS

Raquel Wells, Equity & Human Rights Manager
Holly LeMasurier, Human Rights Analyst
Michelle Mortensen, Program Coordinator

Equity & Human Rights Center
99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116
Eugene Oregon 97401
541-682-5177
Email: ehrcenter@ci.eugene.or.us

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The Equity and Human Rights Center

The Equity and Human Rights Center is home to the Human Rights Commission and its subcommittees. We also work closely with the Sustainability Office and the Neighborhood Program to address community-based issues in a comprehensive and inclusive way.

Diversity and Equity work are also a big part of the focus in our center. Employees across the organization are working on the Diversity and Equity Strategic Plan (DESP). The Strategic Plan was born out of City Council’s goal on race and the staff/community team that worked on that goal. For more detail about the DESP, click here.

Dream Act

Dream Act Advocacy Toolkit ■ Dream Act Talking Points

The DREAM Act has four basic requirements for adjustment of status which are:

You entered the country before the age of 16;

You graduate high school or obtain a GED;

You have good moral character (no criminal record); and

You have at least five years of continuous presence in the US prior to the passage of the bill.

Age limits: S.729 has stipulated that undocumented youth up to the age of 35 can petition for the DREAM Act.

If you meet the above criteria, once the DREAM Act passes, you will then have six years within which to obtain a two-year college degree or complete two-years of military service. You can start petitioning for removal of the conditional status from your lawful residency 180 days before the sixth year, and can proceed to apply for naturalization. The years spent in conditional permanent residency also apply towards naturalization.

Higher Education Assistance

The DREAM Act of 2009 (S. 729) repeals Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) and allows states to give tuition benefits to undocumented students.

Facts about Conditional Residency

Conditional residency is still lawful green card legal residency, only it is re-evaluated after 6 years and contingent on the requirements described above.

Students will be able to drive, work, get federal work study, and partake in most activities as legal residents except travel abroad for lengthy periods (an aggregate of 365 days within 6 years) and Pell Grants eligibility.

*The DREAM Act is likely to be considered alongside a comprehensive immigration bill.

** Please note, the DREAM Act does not cancel a final order of removal or deportation.

***Also, stipulations may change as amendments are added and removed.

Relationship of the HRC to City Government

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The City of Eugene Human Rights Commission is deeply distressed by recent acts of violence against homeless persons in our Eugene community. The Human Rights Commission believes each individual has inherent worth and is valuable to our community. Hate, violence, harassment and bias activity affects all of us, and threatens community support, safety and security.

Threats to Homeless Persons are Illegal

Hate crimes, including harassment and bias incidents are crimes motivated by the prejudice of a perpetrator targeting a victim because of the victim’s perceived association with a group. These heinous crimes are often done to induce fear and intimidation among specific, targeted community groups. Prosecution of hate crimes against our homeless community members, and other targeted groups, carry extra penalties and help protect our community.

What You Can Do

Hate activity can test our community, and we all can play a role in effective response. Our collective, community effort is our greatest resource, and we must respond to these heinous acts. The Human Rights Commission encourages each of us to remain aware of violent predatory acts against homeless people. The Commission encourages active reporting, if you are a witness to hate, bias, threats, and malicious activity. If you see a violent act, graffiti, flyers, or hear hate or bias speech regarding our homeless population, or any other groups, please report it immediately. One way to document such atrocious acts, if you are a witness, includes taking a photo via mobile phone or noting any information about perpetrators, hate activity, or events and sharing these as soon as possible with the City of Eugene Police Department or the Equity and Human Rights Center. The City of Eugene and Police Department have experienced many recent successes solving homicides of homeless persons by collaborating with community members and deploying excellent patrol and investigative staff.

City of Eugene Policy

It is the policy of the City of Eugene, Eugene Police Department, Human Rights Commission, and Equity and Human Rights Center to commit all available resources to investigating all reports of hate, bias, harassment and violence. These crimes have no place in our community.

Contact Information:

Eugene Police Department

Eugene Police Tip line: 541/682-8888

In emergency, dial 911.

Equity and Human Rights Center

541/682-5177

ehrcenter@ci.eugene.or.us

99 W. 10^th, Suite 116

Atrium Building, across from the downtown bus station and library

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