The outreach director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups and other extremists, will be the keynote speaker at the Columbus Human Rights Commission dinner.
The dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. May 17 at The Commons, 300 Washington St.
Lecia Brooks plans to discuss topics including immigration, and hate and extremism.
Brooks travels nationally to give presentations on behalf of the center that emphasize tolerance, inclusion and diversity, as well as promoting the center’s mission to eradicate hatred and bigotry and to seek justice for society’s most vulnerable members.
During her time at the Southern Poverty Law Center, based in Montgomery, Alabama, she has participated in and managed several important projects, including the Mix It Up Lunch Day program through Teaching Tolerance and the center’s documentary “Bullied: A Student, a School, and a Case that Made History.”
She also participated in a two-year effort to resolve complaints of race-based harassment at Alta High School in Utah in conjunction with an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the NAACP.
Brooks has served as director of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, founder and principal consultant for independent consulting firm Diversity Matters and as former director of special projects at the National Conference for Community and Justice.
She graduated from Loyola Marymount University.
In addition to Brooks’ keynote address, the winners of the 2018 Benjamin M. King Essay and J. Irwin Miller Art Contests will be honored at the dinner. This year’s theme for the two contests is “Fair Housing for All.”
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What: Columbus Human Rights Commission 2018 Annual Dinner Meeting
When: 6:30 p.m. May 17
Where: The Commons, 300 Washington St. The Commons is wheelchair accessible. For other accommodations or for financial assistance in purchasing tickets, contact the human rights commission in advance.
How much: Advance tickets are $30 per person with ticket sales beginning today. Tickets may be purchased at the Human Rights Commission office in City Hall, 123 Washington St. or online at columbus.in.gov/human-rights/. Tickets for tables of eight are available. Deadline for purchasing tickets is 5 p.m. May 11. Early ticket purchase is recommended, as this event does sell out.
Information: Call 812-376-2532 or email [email protected].
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Visit the Southern Poverty Law Center at splcenter.org
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