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OCCJ honors group at 'Twilight' for support
William O. Connor (left), Sherri Goodall and Jim Langdon gather at the Tulsa Country Club for the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice's "Twilight on the Terrace." JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World
By DANNA SUE WALKER World Staff Writer
Published: 6/28/2009 2:26 AM
Last Modified: 6/28/2009 5:35 AM
The Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice and the members of its Humanitarian Society are good partners.
Members of the society, founded in 2006, share in the ownership of the OCCJ programs that advance its mission through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.
Founding and current Humanitarian Society members were honored for their support during a "Twilight on the Terrace" event at the Tulsa Country Club.
OCCJ strives to promote understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through such programs as Anytown, Oklahoma; Common Ground; Different and the Same; the annual Interfaith Trialogue Series; the Jewish-Christian-Muslim Trialogue Group; the annual Teen Trialogue; and Operation Understanding, the interfaith youth tour now in its 27th year.
Those on the program during the reception included Tr
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Scott, a McClure Elementary second-grader who told of his experience with OCCJ's Different and the Same program. The program is designed to help educators and their students talk about, understand and prevent prejudice. It was developed in 1995 by Family Communications Inc., a nonprofit company founded by the late Fred Rogers of TV's "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood." OCCJ makes the free program available to second- and third-grade classes in the Tulsa area.
Also sharing personal experiences were Angela MacLaughlin, a senior at Northeastern State University, and Alix Goff, a junior at Booker T. Washington High School. MacLaughlin has been both a delegate and counselor at OCCJ's Anytown, Oklahoma camp. Goff attended in 2008 as a delegate and wants to be a counselor when she enters college.
Since its inception in 1994, Anytown, Oklahoma has emerged as a recognized leader in human relations for youth. Anytown promotes self-esteem, leadership and citizenship in a diversity-rich atmosphere. "Anytowners," high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from throughout Oklahoma, come from a broad spectrum of racial/ethnic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Others on the program were Humanitarian Society members Sherri Goodall, vice president for membership; Jim Langdon, OCCJ board president; Nancy McDonald, Different and the Same chairwoman; Bill O'Connor, president-elect; and Adrienne Watt, vice president for programs.
Other OCCJ Humanitarian Society board members attending were Treasurer Lisa Zaidle Clark and David Clark; Ginny Creveling; Oliver Howard, immediate past president; Sanjay Meshri, vice president for fund development; Dr. Andrew Revelis; and Clark Wiens.
Also, Kristen and Jim Bender; Karla and Tom Campbell Jr.; OCCJ Executive Director Nancy Day and Dean Day; Stuart Goodall; Meredith Howard; Libby Johnson; Norma and Richard Small; and Michelle Wiens.
Also Bobbie Atkinson; Cheryl Brown; Karen Butler; Rose and Art Carney; Peter and Rosalie Childs; Estelle and Norm Fabes; Hannibal B. Johnson; Marian and Jim McCarthy; Brady Nguyen; Margaret and Ross Swimmer; Elaina Williams; and Steve Wright.
Other 2009 Humanitarian Society members include Billie and Howard Barnett; Dana and Michael Birkes; Irene and Stan Burnstein; Debbie and Chester Cadieux; Pam and Terry Carter; Sheri and Bob Curry; Karen and Barry Davis; Marge and John Gaberino Jr.; Ann Graves; Michael Johnson; Bob LaFortune Jr.; Kathy and Ed Leinbach; P. Vincent LoVoi; Dean Luthey; Ellen and Carlisle Mabrey II; Joe McDonald; Carol and Steve McGrath; Julie Meshri; Ruth Nelson; Allison and Sean Moore; Leslie and Mike Moore; Dennis Neill; Liz O'Connor; Frances W. O'Hornett; Dr. Heather Revelis; Lynn Schusterman; Sheryl and Dr. Ali Siddiqui; Susan and Bill Thomas; Monetta Trepp; Steadman Upham; and Larry Wagner.
By DANNA SUE WALKER World Staff Writer
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