FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights 50th anniversary Luncheon scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 16, in Frankfort, Ky., has been postponed due to weather conditions.

The event to be held at the Frankfort Convention Center will be rescheduled for a later time. It will serve as the finale of the commission's Golden Anniversary recognition. 

Everyone who has made reservations and paid for registration will receive a full refund for the cancelation this week. Contact the Kentucky Human Rights Commission for more information at (502) 595-4024 in Louisville or 1 (800) 292-5566 toll free.

Watch for an announcement of the rescheduled celebration from local news sources and on the commission website at www.kchr.ky.gov.

The commission has held a number of education and outreach events throughout 2010 to recognize its 50-year mark. The first state human rights commission south of the Mason-Dixon Line was created by the late Gov. Bert T. Combs on March 21, 1960, when he signed its establishment act passed by the Kentucky General Assembly.

The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights is the state government agency that enforces the Kentucky Civil Rights Act and federal civil rights laws, all of which prohibit discrimination.

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