North Dakota Human Rights Coalition Conference Summary

“Tools for Building Inclusive Communities:

The Role of Human Rights Education & Action in North Dakota”

Thursday - Friday, October 27-28, 2005

 

Location: Fargo, ND

Conference Location: Days Inn and Conference Center of Moorhead, 600 30th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56560

Contact Person(s): Leah

Contact Info: (877) 287-7100 and (218) 287-4862 Fax

 

Participation:

111 registered to attend

 

Attendee Types:

 

NHDRC members – 27

 

Attendees from outside the Fargo-Moorhead area – 35 from Baxter, MN; Bismarck, ND; Cooperstown, ND; Detroit, MI; Devils Lake, ND; Grand Forks, ND; Mandan, ND; Mayville, ND; Newtown, ND; Saint Paul, MN; Satellite Beach, FL; and Valley City, ND.

 

Presenters –35 (Note: Many of the presenters only stayed for their presentations)

 

Board members – 11 of which 2 were also presenters

 

Volunteers- 4 volunteers for 2-3 hours Thursday evening from Concordia

 

NDHRC staff – 2 of which one was a presenter

 

Community resource exhibit participants – 7 of which are NDHRC organizational members

 

1.      North Dakota Department of Labor – Human Rights Division

2.      The Arc of Cass County (NDHRC member)

3.      ND Center for Persons with Disabilities, Disability Justice Initiative Project

4.      Fair Housing of the Dakotas (NDHRC member)

5.      Montana Human Rights Network (NDHRC member)

6.      People Escaping Poverty Project (PEPP) (NDHRC member)

7.      The GOD'S CHILD Project (NDHRC member)

8.      The Institute for Trafficked, Exploited and Missing Persons (ITEMP.org)

9.      NDSU TOCAR Anti-Racism Team

10.  NDSU Couple and Family Therapy Program

11.  Freedom Resource Center (NDHRC member)

12.  American Association of University Women

13.  League of Women Voters

14.  Business & Professional Women

15.  North Dakota Progressive Coalition (NDHRC member)

16.  Sweet Medicine

 

Conference Support:

2005 Conference committee – Susan Rae Helgeland, Cheryl Long Feather, Larry Peterson, Carol Reed, Wade Schemmel, Tendai Phiri & Andrea Warren-Deegan (made up of NDHRC staff, board members, and volunteers who participated in conference planning, coordinating, and on-site support)

 

Development committee – Gerry Even, Barry Nelson, Marcia Paulson, Allan Peterson, & Andrea Warren-Deegan (made up of NDHRC staff and board members who helped identify and secure conference sponsorships)

 

Board member moderators & presenters – Barry Nelson, Tom Fiebiger, Susan Helgeland, Carol Reed, Dan Mahli, Cheryl Long Feather, Marcia Paulson, Larry Peterson, Sherri Paxon, & Becky Knight

 

Volunteers – 4 volunteers for 2-3 hours Thursday evening from Concordia

 

On-site Membership Drive:

Received 11 memberships totaling $535

 

Sponsors:

Basin Electric Power Cooperative $200

Cultural Diversity Resources $200

Fargo Human Relations Commission $500

United Tribes Technical College $500

State Bank and Trust, Fargo $200

North Dakota State University $1,000

Concordia College, In-kind contribution of volunteer services

Minnesota State University Moorhead $200

Prairie Public Broadcasting, In-kind contribution of radio announcements & post-conference coverage, valued over $1,500

High Plains Reader, In-kind contribution of print announcements, valued at $848.76

Creative Kitchen $500

Zandbroz Variety, In-kind contribution of $10 gift certificate

Fed Ex Kinkos, In-kind contribution of printing services, valued over $100

Sisters of the Presentation, Social Justice Office $150

 

Summary of Conference Evaluations:

The editorial chart on the following page, indicates the value (excellent to not satisfactory) given

to conference services and activities by attendees.  The NDHRC received 29 conference evaluations.

 

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