By: David J. Smith, April 1, 2017 Annually, the Rockville (MD) Human Rights Commission sponsors a diversity leadership workshop for area high school and community college students. This year’s workshop will be Saturday, April 29 from 9-3 at Rockville’s City Hall. In the past the workshop has focused only on diversity issues. This year’s workshop,ContinueContinue reading “Rockville (MD) Human Rights Commission Youth Workshop on Civic Action and Diversity, 4/29, 9:00 a.m. – 3 p.m.”
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Encouraging Young People to Consider Diversity in Broader Ways
By David J. Smith, April 18, 2016 Annually, the Rockville, Maryland Human Rights Commission hosts a diversity leadership workshop for high school-age students in the Rockville, Maryland area. Rockville, my hometown, is a city of about 64,000, just northwest of Washington, DC. It is a diverse community with large numbers of residents who claimContinueContinue reading “Encouraging Young People to Consider Diversity in Broader Ways”
A Visit from Westboro Baptist Church and a Learning Opportunity
By David J. Smith, November 11, 2015 Yesterday, November 10, my daughter’s high school, Rockville High School in Montgomery County, MD, was visited by Westboro Baptist Church (WBC). Since the early 1990s this Topeka, KS based fundamentalist group has focused on protests at schools and military funerals. Their message is anti-soldier, anti-gay, and anti-other faiths. The Southern PovertyContinueContinue reading “A Visit from Westboro Baptist Church and a Learning Opportunity”
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