RSS Michele R. Guzmán, PhD., Assistant Vice President, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Texas, presented “Diversity and Multicultural Competency” at the annual Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) retreat. TCRP staff was receptive to the subject of diversity as another effort to increase the project’s competency in reaching diverse communities. Dr. Guzmán [...]
TCRP Safe Schools Program Builds Tolerance for LGBT Diversity
June 23, 2010 by
The Safe Schools Program visited Lanier High School in Austin to provide four individual presentations about harassment and discrimination towards the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community. With the support of staff and more than a hundred students in attendance, Safe Schools delivered a message of tolerance and personal accountability in order to develop a [...]
Harrington Shares Noble Award with TCRP Family
May 22, 2010 by
The Poverty Law Section of the State Bar of Texas presented the 2010 Poverty Law Section Awards at the section’s annual meeting on April 14, 2010 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel. The 2010 Noble Award was presented to James C. Harrington, Founder and Director of the Texas Civil Rights Project. The Noble Award for Lifetime [...]
South Texas Civil Rights Project Invites you to a Groundbreaking
May 14, 2010 by
Dear Friends, The storm on Tuesday delayed our groundbreaking but our shovels will be ready again Thursday, May 27th from 9-9:45 a.m. to celebrate a sunny (fingers crossed!!!) beginning to our new office. We hope you will join us at 1005 W. Hackberry, Alamo, TX on Thursday the 27th to mark the occasion. Light refreshments [...]
TCRP Language Access Program
December 10, 2009 by
Texas Civil Rights Project is seeking stories from domestic violence survivors who did not have equal access to courts because they do not speak fluent English. Though courts consistently provide interpreters for defendants with limited English proficiency (LEP) in criminal cases, they do not always appoint needed interpreters in domestic violence cases. Many LEP petitioners [...]
