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 This conference offers the unprecedented
opportunity to develop strategies and solutions important to addressing the
global and domestic issues facing today's human rights professional. The
National Association of Human Rights Workers (NAHRW) is an organization of
individuals committed to providing education, training, research, networking,
and professional development to its members in order to enable them to foster
equality within a diverse society. The International Association of
Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA) is a private non-profit corporation.
IAOHRA provides opportunities and forums for exchange of ideas and information
among human rights advocates. Its objectives are to promote equal opportunity
and equal treatment, to provide assistance in the elimination of unlawful
discrimination in employment, housing, and education, and to coordinate member
agencies' concerns and interest before all branches of the federal government.
IAOHRA and NAHRW invite you to participate in our sponsored seminars and
training conference with professionals from all disciplines.
WHO WOULD BENEFIT:
International, Federal, State, County and Local Agencies, Executive Directors,
Managers, Commissioners, General Counsel Attorneys, Civil and Human Rights
Professionals, Advocacy Organizations, Community-Based Organizations, Policy
Development Organizations, Employers, Housing Providers, Operators of Places of
Public Accommodation, Human Resources Professionals, Interested Members of the
Public.
Meet The Host:
Robin Toma, Executive Director
 Robin
S. Toma, the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County
Human Relations Commission, has broad experience in the
field of human relations. He was appointed by the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 2000 after working
five years with the Commission. He was invited to be a
member of the US Delegation to the 2001 UN World Conference
Against Racism, held in South Africa, Japanese American
Leadership Delegation to Japan in 2003, and the Climate of
Trust Delegation to Russia in 2005. He is co-author of the
manual: “Day Laborer Hiring Sites: Constructive Approaches
to Community Conflict,” and authored “A Primer on Managing
Intergroup Conflict in a Multicultural Workplace."Toma
was lead attorney in seeking redress for over 2,200 Japanese
Latin Americans who were forcibly brought to the U.S. and
imprisoned by the US government during World War II. He is
also part of an ongoing gathering of leaders known as the
Executive Session on Criminal Justice and Human Rights
organized by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of
Government. Previously, he served as staff attorney with the
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California
for nearly 7 years, promoting human rights and building
multi-ethnic coalitions to bring about institutional change.
A native of Los Angeles, Toma received his Bachelor’s Degree
in Sociology and Economics at the University of California,
Santa Cruz, and his Master’s degree in Urban Planning and
his Juris Doctorate from UCLA. He completed a three-year
Kellogg National Fellowship/Leadership Program studying how
genuine democracies can be built in culturally diverse
societies around the globe. Toma lived two years in
Barcelona, Spain and is fully fluent in Spanish. |
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2008 IAOHRA-NAHRW Conference Information.
Check out photos from 2007 IAOHRA-NAHRW 1st Annual Joint Conference.
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