Welcome to the Burbank Human Relations Council
Building Togetherhood in our Community since 1958!
About Us
How We're Helping
How We're Helping
How We're Helping
Founded in 1958, as a community based organization, the Burbank Human Relations Council seeks to eliminate barriers that separate people from each other and build bridges of understanding. BHRC has continued to serve the Burbank community as a resource, and for advocacy. We promote equality and understanding through education and action.
Founded in 1958, as a community based organization, the Burbank Human Relations Council seeks to eliminate barriers that separate people from each other and build bridges of understanding. BHRC has continued to serve the Burbank community as a resource, and for advocacy. We promote equality and understanding through education and action. We are not funded by the city, or any other entity. We are an all-volunteer, fully independent organization, a CA State chartered 501c(3).
GOALS:
- To create an attitude and environment that is open and accepting of every person without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
- To promote understanding and cooperation among the diverse groups that compose our community.
- To study and seek ways to moderate or eliminate intergroup tension.
Get Involved
How We're Helping
How We're Helping
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We are always looking for new members and volunteers to help us make our vision a reality in the Burbank community. You can support the goals of the Burbank Human Relations Council through your membership. We look forward to you joining us !
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Community Dialogues 2021
Holocaust Education in Schoo
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We are always looking for new members and volunteers to help us make our vision a reality in the Burbank community. You can support the goals of the Burbank Human Relations Council through your membership. We look forward to you joining us !
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Community Dialogues 2021
Holocaust Education in Schools
Community Holocaust Commemoration
Advocacy and Issues
Hate Crime Network
Neighbor to Neighbor Campaign
What We Do
How We're Helping
What We Do
CREATE
BHRC creates opportunities for engagement and education on hate crimes, and basic human and civil rights.
SUPPORT
BHRC supports and facilitates community dialogue and forums.
CELEBRATE
BHRC collaborates with others to celebrate the diversity in our community.
RESPOND
BHRC, in partnership with the L.A. County Human Relations Commi
CREATE
BHRC creates opportunities for engagement and education on hate crimes, and basic human and civil rights.
SUPPORT
BHRC supports and facilitates community dialogue and forums.
CELEBRATE
BHRC collaborates with others to celebrate the diversity in our community.
RESPOND
BHRC, in partnership with the L.A. County Human Relations Commission, Burbank Police Dept. and Family Service Agency of Burbank, tracks hate crimes and hate incidents and offers assistance to victims.
ADVOCATE
BHRC fosters inclusion and equal access and works to promote public policy positions that promote good human relations.
COLLABORATE
BHRC works with the Burbank Unified School District and the City of Burbank and serves as a resource; and BHRC works with the community to investigate and moderate intergroup conflict.
JOIN US! Membership or Donation
We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you. Your contribution and/or membership helps us make a difference. Become a member!
In Solidarity with our AAIP communities
#StopAsianHate.
The Burbank Human Relations Council is deeply saddened again to be issuing a statement of condemnation of hate after a senseless and racially motivated deadly attack.
This week‘s horrific news of yet another assault on people of color, this time killing of Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, and Daoyou Feng in Atlanta, is an unspeakable tragedy for the families of the victims. These 8 victims were daughters, sons, parents, and friends to those in their community, and our hearts go out to those who are suffering an unfathomable loss of their loved one today.
We also recognize the impact this unbearable event has for the entire Asian American community, which has been the target of bullying, undeserved blame, and verbal and physical violence during the past year. As many of us struggle to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, our Asian American friends and neighbors have been facing heightened discrimination and violence due to the insistence of calling the coronavirus “The Chinese virus”.
We have a responsibility here in Burbank to recognize that references to “the Chinese Virus” has appeared on signs and on social media from within our own city boundaries, and that we can do better. We have many Asian neighbors and friends who receive racist comments and mistreatment, who suffer in silence, who need us to do better. Now’s the time, more than ever, to listen to what is being said and to acknowledge the effects words have. And when we speak, it’s crucial to be mindful of what we say and how we say it.
We at the Burbank Human Relations Council believe it is our collective responsibility to stand against hate and division in our community. Join us in acting together for equity, love, and compassion, and work with us to #StopAsianHate.
For more information on how to support the Asian American Pacific Islander communities:
Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org
Asian Pacific Policy and Planning council: http://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org
Chinese for Affirmative Action: https://caasf.org
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum: https://www.napawf.org
Stop Asian Hate GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-aapi-community-fund
L.A. County VS. HATE INITATIVE
If you are the victim, or witness of, a hate incident or hate crime you can now report the incident/crime with 211 LA. Your report is confidential and 211 is not affiliated with law enforcement. CALL 211 to report.
For more information go to: LAvsHATE.org/report
Stand Together Against Hate
Uniting together is the most powerful tool we have to build an inclusive community. Join us in the effort to communicate your commitment to make everyone feel safe and supported.
BHRC Proposed to Burbank City Council
ADOPTED: BHRC proposed Sundown Town Resolution to Burbank City Council
In November BHRC met with Burbank City Council Members
We reviewed BHRC history, some areas of focus, plans for community engagement including Stand Against Hate initiative, Neighborhood Sign Campaign, and 2021 Community Dialogues. We presented action items for consideration including a Sundown Town Resolution ( see below). The Council Council adopted the resolution on Tuesday DECEMBER 8, 2020!
The resolution set forth a commitment to review City policies and practices through an anti-racist lens, and engage with the community on issues of racism, discrimination and social justice.
To view the 12-08-20 meeting:
To view the meeting with links in the Agenda and our presentation go to www.burbankca.gov.
View via the Burbank- YouTube Streaming Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBurbankChannel/channels
Acknowledging Sundown practices and advancing racial equity
ADOPTED DECEMBER 8 2020
RESOLUTION NO. 20-29,199
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK ACKNOWLEDGING THE PREVALENCE OF “SUNDOWN” PRACTICES IN BURBANK’S PAST AND ADVANCING THE CITY’S COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK FINDS:
A. In spite of the United States Declaration of Independence proclaiming, “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” this goal, after more than 200 years, has yet to be fully realized.
B. Racial disparities have existed since the birth of this nation, to the detriment of Black communities and people of color, and can be seen in gaps in wealth, health, education, the criminal justice system, and beyond.
C. Although no official ordinance or law of the City of Burbank has been found imposing sundown restrictions, oral and written history, public accounts, and newspaper articles plainly demonstrate the prevalence of sundown practices in Burbank for a significant portion of the 20th century.
D. Historically some of our citizens and institutions actively discouraged – often by social and cultural means – members of non-white racial and ethnic groups, particularly Black people, from settling and living here by means of “sundown town” activities, where members of non-white racial groups were discouraged from being within the city limits after sundown.
E. Sundown towns throughout the State of California, along with towns and cities in many other states, excluded – often by social and cultural means, including police profiling - members of non-white racial and ethnic groups, particularly Black people, from living in said jurisdictions or even being within the city limits after sundown.
F. Many real estate subdivisions created in Burbank adopted and enforced racially restrictive covenants and deed restrictions that kept Black people and people of color from purchasing property and living in those subdivisions for several decades in the 20th century.
G. In the City of Burbank, core community members, faith leaders, businesses, social service organizations, and educational institutions are working together to tell the compelling stories of our increasingly diverse community – including acknowledging our community’s failings – all for the good of Burbank now and in the future.
H. The City of Burbank understands the importance of examining what role it has played in institutional racism, both historically and currently, and is ready to embark on a journey toward racial literacy and equity.
NOW THEREFORE, WE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK RESOLVES TO:
1. Acknowledge, apologize for, and condemn all racist, discriminatory, or exclusionary aspects of Burbank’s history, and deeply regrets the pain and suffering such policies have caused.
2. Review and assess City policies, procedures, ordinances, values, goals, and missions through an anti-racism lens to foster an unbiased and inclusive environment that is free of discrimination, retaliation and harassment toward any person or group.
3. Follow the example and counsel of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by examining our own hearts today, then seeking to eliminate from our thoughts, words, and actions all racism, prejudice, and discrimination, replacing those negative characteristics with the positive attributes of respect, acceptance, compassion, and a spirit of love.
4. Pledge to work toward the common good in building a warm and welcoming community where all people of goodwill – regardless of race, color, gender identity or expression, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, physical appearance, political activity and familial status – can live, be free, and pursue happiness.
5. Advance the City’s commitment to racial equity and in line with the City’s Legislative Platform, advocate for Federal, State, and local measures that promote equitable access, elimination of barriers deriving from systemic prejudices, and community engagement on issues of racism, discrimination, and social justice.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 8th day of December, 2020.
_s/Sharon Springer, Mayor City of Burbank
FREE YARD SIGNS AVAILABLE
HATE HAS NO HOME HERE CHOOSE LOVE. BE KIND
The BHRC is offering free yard signs to our community as part of our celebration of 60 years of Building Togetherhood in Burbank.
Side 1 : CHOOSE LOVE.BE KIND, Side 2 : HATE HAS NO HOME HERE
Pick up at the GeoGallery
You can pick up a sign at the GeoGallery located at 1545 Victory Blvd. (located between Alameda Ave & Riverside Dr) weekdays between 9:00 am - 5:30 pm.
Want a YARD SIGN Delivered?
If you'd like your sign delivered ( Burbank only) please sign in below in the CONTACT US portion of this website; include you address in comments, or email TheBHRC@gmail.com
In Remembrance
The YARD SIGN campaign is a FREE community building program because of a generous donation made to the BHRC by past President, John P. Brady. He rests in eternal peace.
Building Bridges of Understanding
AFFILIATIONS
Anti-Defamation League
Burbank Family Service Agency
Ca. Assn. of Human Relations Organizations
Council on American Islamic Relations
Equality California (EQCA)
Muslim Public Affairs Council
Network Against Hate Crimes- L.A. County
PFLAG Burbank
Southern Poverty Law Center
U.S. Department of Justice -Community Relations Service
THE COUNCIL RECEIVES CONSULTANT SERVICES FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS