83 FR 16827 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Oregon Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 74 (April 17, 2018)

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Oregon Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a community forum on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. PST for the purpose of hearing public testimony on civil rights concerns of human and labor trafficking in the sex, agriculture, and forestry industries and equal protection violations and discrimination based upon race, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or age of survivors. It will also examine the effectiveness of state and local agency programs for trafficking survivors.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 16827]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07898]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Oregon Advisory Committee to the 
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 
(Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Oregon 
Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a community forum on 
Wednesday, May 2, 2018, from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. PST for the purpose of 
hearing public testimony on civil rights concerns of human and labor 
trafficking in the sex, agriculture, and forestry industries and equal 
protection violations and discrimination based upon race, national 
origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or age of survivors. It will 
also examine the effectiveness of state and local agency programs for 
trafficking survivors.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. 
PST to 5:00 p.m. PST.

ADDRESSES: Chemeketa Woodburn Center, Room 110, 120 E Lincoln Street, 
Woodburn, OR 97071.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Victoria Fortes (DFO) at 
[email protected] or (213) 894-3437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public are entitled to make 
comments during the open comment periods. Members of the public may 
also submit written comments; the comments must be received in the 
Regional Programs Unit within 30 days following the meeting. Written 
comments may be mailed to the Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission 
on Civil Rights, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, 
CA 90012. They may be faxed to the Commission at (213) 894-0508, or 
emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at [email protected]. Persons who desire 
additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at (213) 
894-3437.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting at https://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=270. Please click on the 
``Meeting Details'' and ``Documents'' links. Records generated from 
this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Regional 
Programs Unit, as they become available, both before and after the 
meeting. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed 
to the Commission's website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 
Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street address.

Agenda

Opening Remarks (2:00-2:10 p.m.)
Panel--Labor Trafficking in the Agriculture and Forestry Industries 
(2:10-3:10 p.m.)
     Reyna Lopez, Executive Director, Pineros y Campesinos 
Unidos del Noroeste
     Carl Wilmsen, Executive Director, Northwest Forest Worker 
Center
     Joel Iboa, Chair, Governor's Environmental Justice Task 
Force
Open Public Comment (3:20 p.m.-4:55 p.m.)

    Dated: April 11, 2018.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2018-07898 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
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