Public Invited to Free “Cultural Competency” Workshops

The public is invited to attend a free, three-part workshop-discussion series on “Cultural Competency” sponsored by the Pasadena Human Relations Commission. All workshops will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays—May 25, June 22 and July 20—in the Pasadena City Council Chamber at City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave., Second Floor.

The following sessions are planned:

• Workshop 1, May 25, “Access Denied: Technology Bias”
How important is the internet in the United States today? Does the inability to access the internet limit individuals’ ability to grow? How does this affect Pasadena?

• Workshop 2, June 22, “Who am I? Breaking Through Prejudice by Understanding Ourselves”

Why do we judge others? Why are we uncomfortable around certain groups of people?

• Workshop 3, July 20, “Reintegration: Problems Faced by Ex-cons Trying to Find Housing After Released From Prison”

If you can’t go home where do you go? Why is so difficult for ex-cons to find housing? How does this affect a community?

The series is held in conjunction with Banks Consultants. For more information about the series or the Pasadena Human Relations Commission, contact Sonya Amos, staff liaison, (626) 744-4234 or samos@cityofpasadena.net.

For more information about the City of Pasadena, go online to www.cityofpasadena.net.