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3 Bickford, Assoc. Director of Undergraduate Research at UNC-CH. Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle made a special presentation. The event was moderated by Ardith Burkes, Interim Director of the Compass Center for Women and Families. Host a Community Read with a selected book The HRC opted to host the Community Read and discussion on the topic of the equitable (or during the month of March, which is Wo historically inequitable) treatment of women.History Month. The date of the Read is Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Orange County Main Library in Hillsborough. The selected Ehrenreich. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Donna Bickford, Assoc. Director of Undergraduate Research at UNC-CH. Forge relationships with organizations that The HRC is continuing to build its relationship with the League of Women Voters of Orange and Durham County, as well the Compass Center for Women and Families. In addition to the above, the HRC continues to respond to other issues of discrimination, equal access and inequities as presented by the public, constituents and the Board of Commissioners. Since July 1, 2014, the HRC has promoted Human Rights Day and participated in a Human Rights Day event hosted by the Orange County Department on Aging. The HRC hosted its annual Fair Housing Poster Contest for elementary-aged students, as well as an Essay Contest for middle and high school students. These annual events permit the HRC to engage our youth in the initiative to promote civil rights and social justice. Looking forward, the HRC will host the thnd 25Annual Pauli Murray Human Relations Award ceremony on Sunday, February 22, and will th engage in an event or activity to promote the 25 anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While the HRC has made several accomplishments in its quest to foster countywide parity, we acknowledge that the work is ongoing.