“Where after all, do universal human rights begin?  In small places, close to home—so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world.  Yet they are the world of the individual person: the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works.  Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, and equal dignity, without discrimination.  Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere.”  Eleanor Roosevelt

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OCRC E- Newsletter

The Ohio Civil Rights Journal is published on a quarterly basis and brings you the most up to date on the Commission’s events, news and policy matters.  Click here for the most recent edition.

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission is pleased to announce our annual statewide 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Art, Essay & Multimedia Contest. Ohio students in grades 5-12 are invited to enter this contest and may submit one (1) entry per student. Students may choose which type of entry they wish to submit. All contest entries must be accompanied by a clearly written official entry form completed in its entirety.