[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Events to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

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For Immediate Release: September 21, 2017



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Durham Hosts Events to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

DURHAM, N.C. - Residents seeking ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month should mark their calendars now for three upcoming events.

Co-hosted by the City's Human Relations Division with the Neighborhood Improvement Services Department and the Mayor's Hispanic/Latino Committee, all three of the following events are free and open to the public.

*        TED Talk on Diversity and the Media: Thursday, September 28 from noon to 1 p.m., Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, Golden Belt, 807 E. Main St., Building #2, Third Floor
*        Viewing and Discussion of 120 Days: Undocumented in America: Thursday, September 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St.
*        Annual Hispanic Heritage Month City Employee Celebration: Friday, October 6 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., City Hall Committee Room, 101 City Hall Plaza, Second Floor

For more information about these events, contact Human Relations Manager James E. Davis by email<mailto:James.DavisJr at durhamnc.gov> or at (919) 560-4107, ext. 34277.

About the City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department Human Relations Division

The Neighborhood Improvement Services Department<http://durhamnc.gov/570/Neighborhood-Improvement-Services> works to preserve and improve quality of life conditions for Durham residents, and to encourage active participation in neighborhood redevelopment and public policy and decision-making dialogue. The department's Human Relations Division<http://durhamnc.gov/617/Human-Relations> strives to improve race and human relations in the City by working to eliminate housing discrimination and by prioritizing community outreach and educational activities to meet the needs of Durham's residents. The division is responsible for enforcement of the Fair Housing Ordinance of the City of Durham and the federal Fair Housing Act. HUD provides funding annually for the Division to investigate housing complaints in the City of Durham that allege discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex (gender), religion, national origin, physical or mental handicap or familial status (families with children). The Human Relations Division also provides oversight to the City of Durham Human Relations Commission<http://durhamnc.gov/1193/Human-Relations-Commission>, which is comprised of Durham residents who meet monthly to work on activities designed to improve human relations and promote harmony throughout Durham.



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