| Mission Statement |
To work with individuals, communities, and local governments to
resolve conflicts that arise based on a person's perceived or actual
race, ethnicity, disability, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
To provide discrimination and hate prevention methods and training
to businesses, law enforcement, educators, students, and
communities. |
| Program Goals and Objectives |
- Help to ensure that state and local governments effectively respond
to incidents of discrimination and hate crimes in a swift and
appropriate manner.
- Provide training workshops and seminars to businesses, law
enforcement, prosecutors, religious leaders, schools, community
organizations, and social service agencies in the areas of diversity
awareness, sexual harassment, hate crimes response, and
combating hate.
- Provide community symposium throughout the state for both youth
and adults.
- Develop a community resource guide.
- Work with community leaders, social service agencies, elected
officials, and the public to identify and uproot sources of
discrimination and bias by way of education and outreach.
- Participate in community forums, workshops, and other outreach
events.
- Erect displays to celebrate and educate the public on diverse cultures.
- Make statutory and programmatic recommendations to the
Governor and General Assembly designed to address current
issues and trends in the pursuit of eliminating discrimination and
hate-based violence across the state.
- Identify issues that call for change in the Human Rights Act or the Hate Crimes Statute.
- Lobby legislators for passage of new legislation.
- Conduct outreach events to promote awareness and compliance with the Illinois Human Rights Act.
- Develop and deliver training modules to public and private organizations to promote awareness and compliance with the Illinois Human Rights Act.
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Public Accountability Report
