Jefferson City – The Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MCHR) will once again host the Missouri Human Rights Conference. This free, public event celebrating International Human Rights Day will take place virtually on Friday, Dec. 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT.
Designed to highlight Missouri’s commitment that all persons are entitled to liberty, equality, and justice under the law, the gathering for attorneys, employers, human resource professionals, housing providers, human rights commissions, local jurisdictions, and community members will feature guest speakers on a variety of timely topics and an opening performance by Artist and Human Rights Advocate, Hana-li.
Kelli Douglas, General Counsel for Missouri Western State University, and Ramin Taheri, Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, will lead a discussion on civil rights discrimination topics. An examination of equal opportunity issues of the COVID-19 pandemic will be held by Lloyd J. (Jack) Vasquez, Jr., District Director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s St. Louis District Office, John C. Yang, President and Executive Director for Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, Kristi Kingston, Owner and Operator of the Employee and Labor Law Group of Kansas City, and Andrew Metcalf, Associate for Ogletree Deakins. Lastly, a segment on bias and countermeasures will be led by Kristy Lambert, Legal Counsel for MCHR.
Additionally, three awards will be...
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