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  • Easton pulls out of No Place for Hate

    http://www.wickedlocal.com/easton/news/x1676801114 /Human-Rights-Green-committees-set-in-Easton

    Huma n Rights, Green committees set in Easton
    By Paula Vogler
    Thu Mar 12, 2009, 12:44 PM EDT

    Easton -
    Easton selectmen established two new committees in town this week - a Human
    Rights Committee and Green Communities Committee.
    The Human Rights Committee replaces the No Place for Hate Committee, which
    was disbanded in February after the Anti Defamation League, their sponsor,
    refused to fully recognize the Armenian genocide that that killed up to 1.5
    million ethnic Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire during and after
    World War I.
    Corona said the Human Rights Committee will seek input and participation
    from the community. They will also work to educate residents and organize
    community events to promote diversity and tolerance.
    `Anyone who thinks we don't have issues in this community doesn't have
    issues themselves,' Corona said. `I have been disappointed with those
    comments because that's not the reality of Easton.'
    The Green Communities Committee will aim to educate the community on the
    benefits of energy and resource conservation. The group will also look into
    funding sources to encourage energy efficiency, renewable energy development
    and reduction of resources used, selectmen said.
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