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September 2015
2015 Hero Awards Ceremony
On August 6, the San Francisco Human Rights Commission (HRC) held its annual Hero
Awards Ceremony in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery
Marches and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The HRC and the Equity Advisory Committee put
out a public call for nominations of courageous organizations and individuals who
demonstrate the resilience and dignity of the voting rights movement.
These heroes were honored in the following categories:
" Individual: Faith Petric (Posthumous) and Maxine Anderson
" Organization: UCSF White Coats for Black Lives and the League of Women
Voters of San Francisco
" Student: Leya Elias, Chrislyn Earle and Tony Grandberry
The awards presentation took place on the 50th Anniversary of when President Lyndon B.
Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act into law.
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The Human Rights Commission
works to provide leadership and
advocacy to secure, protect and
promote human rights for all people.
The Human Rights Commission was
established in 1964 by City Ordinance
and became a Charter Commission in
1990.
Contact Information
Office Hours
Monday - Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Phone: 415-252-2500
Fax: 415-431-5764
Email: hrc.info@sfgov.org
Fair Chance Ordinance
As of August 13, 2014, the
Fair Chance Ordinance requires
employers to follow strict rules

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Click here to read the press release.
Click here to watch the Hero Awards ceremony.
Summer Youth Interns at HRC
The Community Safety Internship Program was a summer program that engaged the
public and private sector. The program goal was to recruit and encourage underrepresented
youth to pursue careers in law enforcement and public safety. With various organizationsyouth to pursue careers in law enforcement and public safety. With various organizations
supporting and participating in the program - Mo'Magic, the SF Police Department, the
Human Rights Commission, the Mayor's Office, Hope SF, LinkedIn, and Facebook - the
program successfully engaged nearly 100 students at various locations throughout the City
and County of San Francisco!
Program Coordinators, Aminah Ortiz and Alexus Hubbard, worked with 20+ students at the
HRC to learn about and understand civil rights history and policy. Lessons and discussions
were facilitated on a number of historic civil rights actions such as the Selma to Montgomery
Marches and a broad range of landmark policies, including the 1965 Voting Rights Act,
Proposition 47, and the Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO), among others. Students also created
an individual or group project related to Proposition 47 and the FCO and submitted
applications for the Hero Awards. Additionally, program participants heard from a breadth of
guest speakers who shared their stories and career trajectories, including representatives from
the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, San Francisco State University's Project
Rebound, Tiffani Johnson from h2o Productions, and Darrick Smith from the University of
San Francisco. HRC Commissioners, Richard Pio Roda and Michael Pappas, also hosted
a brown bag lunch for youth to discuss their career and life goals, and to offer their time and
expertise as advocates in the community.
Photovoice Project on Islamophobia and Post-9/11
Discrimination
regarding applicants' and employees'
arrest and conviction record(s) and
related information. The Ordinance
covers employees who perform work
(in whole or in substantial part) in
the City and County of San
Francisco, whose employers are
located or doing business in the City;
and have 20 or more employees
(total worldwide).
This Ordinance covers any vocation,
job, or work, including temporary,job, or work, including temporary,
seasonal, part-time, contract,
contingent, and commission-based
work. It also covers work performed
through the services of a temporary
or other employment agency, and
any form of vocational or
educational training-with or without
pay.
For information about how to file
a complaint, please click here.

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The HRC launched a photovoice project on
Islamophobia and post-9/11 ethnic and
racial discrimination. The project,
entitled "Living in an Unfinished America:
Shared Experiences of Discrimination and
Resilience by Arab, Muslim, and Sikh
Americans," showcases the lived
experiences of community members through
photography and narrative. Sneh Rao,
Senior Policy Adviser, organized
community exhibitions of the project at City
Hall and The Women's Building. The
project brings together diverse communities to increase public awareness around the impact
of Islamophobia and post-9/11 ethnic and racial discrimination in the San Francisco Bay
Area.
Read more about the Photovoice Project here.
Implicit Bias Training
This year the HRC successfully launched our Implicit Bias Training program for departments
within the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF). A collaborative effort between the
Department of Human Resources (DHR), the Mayor's Office and the Human Rights
Commission, the training program will assist departments in conducting community
engagement that is relevant and addresses the needs of San Francisco's diverse communities.
Featured in the photo above is nationally recognized expert on medical, legal and judicial
decision-making, Kimberly Papillon, facilitating a training for the senior officials of the
CCSF. The HRC looks forward to continuing to work with the DHR and the Mayor's Office
to expand this training to all employees of the CCSF.
Equal Pay Initiative

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The City and County of San Francisco
passed an Equal Pay Ordinance in late
2014 as an amendment to Chapter 12B of
the San Francisco Administrative Code,
which prohibits discrimination in City
contracting. The Equal Pay Ordinance 1)
created a new mandate in City
contracting which requires contractors
doing business on large projects with the
City to submit an Equal Pay Report
regarding compensation paid to
employees, and 2) established an Equal Pay Advisory Board to analyze and recommend the
best methods of data collection that will identify wage gaps between employees based on
race, sex, and race & sex.
The Human Rights Commission staffs the Equal Pay Advisory Board. The task of the Equal
Pay Advisory Board is to analyze and recommend the best methods of data collection that
will identify wage gaps based on gender and race, and that will minimize the burden on City
contractors in providing the data. The recommendations will be made to the Board of
Supervisors, and covered Contractors are to file the Equal Pay Report annually with the
Human Rights Commission.
Recruitment
Join the San Francisco Human Rights
Commission on one of our two citizen
advisory committees: The Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Transgender Advisory
Committee or the Equity Advisory
Committee. Recruitment starts October 1,
2015.
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