Salt Lake City – The Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission will host its first town-hall discussion in the Dialogue on Discrimination Series tonight, a five-part series of public discussions intended to gather public input on discrimination issues in Salt Lake City to eventually help inform the development of public policy. Joél Arvizo and Karla Padilla will begin the dialogue by discussing personal and expert accounts about the effects of poverty and how it connects to discrimination. The audience will then break into smaller groups to discuss any discrimination concerns within Salt Lake City. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Who: Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission members
· Karla Padilla, community advocate and member of numerous boards including the Salt Lake Civil Service Commission and the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
· Joél Arvizo, Partnership Management for Youth Education and Success with University Neighborhood Services.
What: Dialogue on Discrimination Series
Where: Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center 855 W. California Ave. , Salt Lake City, UT
When: Wednesday, November 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Please Note: CART captioning for the hearing impaired and a Spanish translation table will be available.
