Annapolis Human Rights Day is February 5, 2024

 

The Maryland Association of Human Rights Agencies (MAHRA) invites you to attend their 2024 Human Rights Day in Annapolis on Monday, February 5, 2024. The event will take place from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library (1410 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401).  Held annually, Human Rights Day in Annapolis serves as an opportunity for human rights agencies, elected officials, community stakeholders, and residents to discuss critical human rights topics, review important bills pertaining to human rights in the upcoming legislative cycle, and strategize how to address human rights concerns in our respective regions in the State of Maryland.   THIS IS A FREE EVENT & LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED To register for this year's Human Rights Day in Annapolis, please visit bit.ly/2024-MAHRA.  Victim of Discrimination? Training & Partnerships HOME      ABOUT MCCR      SERVICES      PUBLICATIONS      EVENTS      PRESS      CONTACT US

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 Hate Crimes

Man Charged in Alleged Threats to Human Rights Campaign After Nashville Shooting

A Maryland man has been charged by federal authorities with making threats of violence to the D.C.-based LGBTQ organization Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in a March 28th voice mail, a day after the killing of six persons at a school in Nashville. Nashville police initially said the shooter, Audrey Hale, was a 28-year-old woman, and later said Hale was transgender, according to Hale's social media profile where he used masculine pronouns. It has not yet been confirmed how Hale identified.

The HRC is an American LGBTQ advocacy group. It is the largest LGBTQ political lobbying organization in the U. S. It "envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ+ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law. We empower our 3 million members and supporters to mobilize against attacks on the most marginalized people in our community."

Since the shooting, some conservative commentators and Republican politicians have cited reports about the shooter’s gender identity in voicing anti-trans sentiments. The voice mail left for the HRC, which federal authorities said was traced to 34-year-old Adam Michael Nettina, of West Friendship, Maryland, used anti-trans rhetoric. Most criminal justice experts report that transgender people are rarely the shooters in mass killings, which are overwhelmingly carried out by men. Multiple studies have shown that trans people are more likely to be victims of violence than others.

In the threatening message to the HRC, the caller said many things that federal authorities said they believed were referring to the Nashville shooting and the shooter’s gender identity, according to court documents. Some threats, laden with profanity, made reference to specific acts of violence. Federal authorities filed a criminal complaint against Nettina on March 31st, and he was arrested later that evening, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Maryland. A detention hearing was held on on April 7th. If convicted, Nettina could face up to five years in federal prison.

A HRC spokesperson's statement said that the organization got two threatening voice mails late in March, and that it is “grateful to law enforcement for acting so quickly to keep our community safe.”

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Read the April 4, 2023 Washington Post article.

 Human Rights Day in Annapolis

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We are proud to announce that the Maryland Attorney General, Anthony G. Brown will be in attendance at the Human Rights Day in  Annapolis. With this news, and over 20 legislators committed to participating or being present, Human Rights Day in Annapolis is sure to be an enlightening and informative forum.    Human Rights Day in Annapolis is slated for Friday, February 17, from 8:30am to 12:30pm.  This year, we will be meeting in the Historic Inns of Annapolis, Governor Calvert House. To register, click on the link HERE.   This is a FREE event but SPACE IS LIMITED!!!!!!!!!   Victim of Discrimination? Training & Partnerships HOME      ABOUT MCCR      SERVICES      PUBLICATIONS      EVENTS      PRESS      CONTACT US

 Human Rights Day in Annapolis

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The Maryland Association of Human Rights Agencies (MAHRA) and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights will host its annual Human Rights Day in Annapolis on Friday, February 17, from 8:30am to 12:30pm.  This year, we will be meeting in the Historic Inns of Annapolis, Governor Calvert House. Human Rights Day in Annapolis brings together a diverse group of civil and human rights leaders and advocates to discuss legislation of interest and importance pending before the Maryland General Assembly, as well as to engage one another on pressing issues facing our community and how we can work cooperatively together to positively impact civil and human rights in our state.    To register, click on the link HERE.     This is a FREE event but space is limited!!!!!!!!!   Victim of Discrimination? Training & Partnerships HOME      ABOUT MCCR      SERVICES      PUBLICATIONS      EVENTS      PRESS      CONTACT US