Diversity forums begin Sept. 4 at main library

Diversity forums begin Sept. 4 at main library

WARREN

A series of noontime brown-bag lunch discussions on issues addressing diversity and inclusiveness begin Sept. 4 at the main branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County on Wick Avenue.

The discussions will be presented by the library and Youngstown State University’s Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs.

The Sept. 4 forum is titled “Language and Culture Among Hispanics in the United States.” It will explore the different versions of Spanish and English used in various Hispanic communities in the U.S.

Other forums will focus on Native Americans on Nov. 6, disability awareness on Feb. 5 and Asian Americans on April 4. For more information, call 330-740-6086 or 330-941-3370.

Police-academy class scheduled

WARREN

The Citizen’s Police Awareness Academy class will begin its third year with an eight-week session from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 11.

Participants will experience “a day in the life of an officer,” learn procedures, Fourth Amendment rights, dispatch procedures, participate in a police ride-along, tour the Trumbull County Jail and participate in “shoot or don’t shoot” simulations in the department’s Fire Arm Training System.

Applications can be picked up at the Warren Police Department Records Room, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call Sgt. Geoff Fusco at 330-841-2535 for more information.

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