N.J. Human Relations Council to talk about immigration at conference

TRENTON — Immigration issues will be the focus of the annual leadership conference of New Jersey's Human Relations Council. Its theme: "Bringing us together." Today's conference in Trenton will honor the work of a range of individuals and organizations, from the Monroe Township Police Department to representatives from the Latin American Coalition. The New Jersey Legislature created the state-level...

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Clik here to view.Courtesy New Jersey Human Relations CouncilThe state's Human Relations Council will discuss immigration at its leadership conference today in Trenton.

TRENTON — Immigration issues will be the focus of the annual leadership conference of New Jersey's Human Relations Council.

Its theme: "Bringing us together."

Today's conference in Trenton will honor the work of a range of individuals and organizations, from the Monroe Township Police Department to representatives from the Latin American Coalition.

The New Jersey Legislature created the state-level Human Relations Council in 1997 to address issues of prejudice, bias and violence based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or disability.

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