Civil Rights Institute Of Inland Southern California Under Construction In Riverside

by admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Civil Rights Institute

By Benjamin Purper | Empire KVCR News The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California is now under construction in downtown Riverside. It’s meant to be a place of action and conversation around civil rights in the Inland Empire. The $43 million, five-story...

GoFundMe – Refurbish Vandalized John Lewis Memorial

by admin | Nov 10, 2020

Less than a week after the groundbreaking of the Civil Rights Institute of Southern California, the massive mural in tribute to Congressman John Lewis’ life was defaced. The mural was the first major project of the institute as it told John Lewis’ life...

Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California Breaks Ground in Downtown Riverside

by admin | Oct 26, 2020 | Civil Rights Institute

By Megan Jamerson | Empire KVCR News | Photo Credit: Megan Jamerson The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California broke ground on its new home in downtown Riverside on October 22. It received over $3.5 million in funding from the state of California in...

Riverside Peace Walk Celebrates Start of Civil Rights Museum Project

by admin | Oct 22, 2020 | Civil Rights Institute

By DAVID DOWNEY | ddowney@scng.com | The Press-EnterprisePhoto by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG October 22, 2020  | UPDATED: October 23, 2020 A peace walk and ceremony was staged Thursday, Oct. 22, to celebrate the anticipated start of construction...

Community Groundbreaking

by admin | Oct 22, 2020

Join us for a community groundbreaking on October 22, 2020  The groundbreaking ceremony will start with a Peace Walk across Downtown Riverside’s Main Street Pedestrian Mall. The Peace Walk will start at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in front of Riverside City...