Bryan Greene, General Deputy Assistant Secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, gives the keynote speech at this year's Fair and Affordable Housing Summit in Winston-Salem.

Human Relations

The Winston-Salem Human Relations Commission / Human Relations Department (WSHRC/HRD) educates, provides, facilitates, promotes, anticipates, studies, and recommends programs, projects, feedback, and actions for the elimination of discrimination in any and all fields of human relationships.

• Juneteenth Festival: Saturday, June 20, 2009 
• Beyond Soul and Salsa: Thursday, May 28, 2009 [pdf/2p] 
• Fair Housing Activities for the Month of April [pdf/54.3kb/1p] 
• Alternative Residential Mediation (ARM) Program 

Equal Employment Opportunity

The City of Winston-Salem's employment practices are guided by federal, state, and local rules and regulations guaranteeing employment opportunities to all persons without regard to and prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, political affiliation or beliefs, national origin or handicap, unless a bonafide occupational qualification exists.

Requests For Reasonable Accommodation

The City is subject to certain provisions within the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Should you have a question concerning the ADA, its application to the City or a request for a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department or the City's ADA Coordinator in the City's Attorney's Office for further information.