"The National Equal Opportunity Training Symposium: Breaking Down Barriers" Event Resources
CRC presented its 22nd Annual National Equal Opportunity Training Symposium (NEOTS) from August 30 – September 2, 2011 at the Crystal Marriott Gateway in Arlington, VA. NEOTS is CRC's annual nondiscrimination and equal opportunity laws training for workforce system professionals. NEOTS featured presentations and speeches from outstanding leaders in the field of civil rights, including Tom Perez, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama and Executive Director of the White House Council on Women & Girls. For more information about the conference, please visit CRC's NEOTS resource page.

In Celebration for Women's History Month
In Celebration for Women's History Month, the Civil Rights Center (CRC) is hosting a program honoring Frances Perkins on April 26, 2012 at 10 a.m. in the Hall of Honor reception area. The speaker for this event is Kirstin Downey, an award winning journalist and writer of the book "The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience" (2008).

Participants are also encouraged to review the book's discussion guide at http://kirstindowney.com/readers_guide. The event promises to be an engaging and spirited retrospection of Frances Perkins' life and a reflection on her relevance today.