North Dakota Human Rights Coalition
Working to effect change so that all people in North Dakota enjoy full human rights
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Programs Announcements Updates Resources February 19, 2003 Hello members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition! In this week’s PAUR Report: 1.) NDHRC Seeks Part-Time Assistant Director (Statewide) 2.) Forum Editorials on Defeat of SB 2306, the bill to create a North Dakota Commission on Human Rights 3.) Daryl Davis Speaks about Anti-racism at the MSUM Ballroom (Moorhead) 4.) Ute Indian Education Official to Discuss Education for Contemporary American Indian Students (Moorhead) 5.) UND and Gandhi Peace Network Host Peacemaking Seminars (Bismarck) 6.) (Reminder) “Coffee with the Legislators” Sessions hosted by the Dickinson Chamber of Commerce (Dickinson) 7.) (Reminder) Women Leaders to Receive First Annual Awards (Bismarck) 8.) U.S. Commission on Civil Rights schedules a North Dakota Advisory Committee Meeting on Civil Rights (Bismarck) 9.) (Reminder) The North Dakota University System Diversity Council Sponsors “Diversity on the Great Plains & Its’ Role in Developing Quality of Place (Dickinson) 10.) (Reminder) The Gandhi Peace Network of North Dakota Sponsors “A Season for Nonviolence” (Bismarck) 11.) (Reminder) University of Minnesota Hosts Conference: “Teaching and Researching Across Color Lines (Twin Cities) 12.) (Reminder) NDSU Sponsors Black History Month Events and Intercampus Powwow (Fargo) 13.) (Reminder) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent Presents “Peace Studies” (Various Locations in ND and MN) 14.) (Reminder) Legislative Forums – Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and F-M Chamber of Commerce (Fargo and West Fargo) ********************************************* 1.) NDHRC Seeks Part-Time Assistant Director Part-time Assistant Director (telecommuting possibilities) to work with the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition (nonprofit). Duties include website maintenance, weekly e-newsletter, maintenance of database & membership information and coordination of meetings and events. 20 hours per week, starting at $8.50 per hour. Send resume & cover letter (e-mail preferred). To Lesa Caskey, NDHRC, P.O. Box 1961, Fargo, ND 58107-1961, (701) 365-2012, (701) 478-4452 (fax), LesaCaskey@NDHRC.org ********************************************* 2.) Forum Editorials on Defeat of SB 2306
Other views: Rejection of rights panel sends a wrong message By Cheryl Bergian The Forum - 02/15/2003 http://www.in-forum.com/articles/cache/?id=27752 Senate Bill 2306, which would have created a volunteer and independent North Dakota Commission on Human Rights, was defeated by the North Dakota Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 11, despite being scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee the next day. Other citizens and I who came to provide information to the Senate Appropriations Committee never got the chance to do so. Our right to offer amendments to the bill at the hearing which had been scheduled the week before was taken away by the Senate’s altogether too hasty action. <snip> Forum editorial: Legislature chalks up 3 failures The Forum - 02/16/2003 http://www.in-forum.com/articles/cache/?id=27767 Last week the North Dakota Legislature gave cynics the evidence they needed to conclude that backwards is the state’s preferred direction. In short order, lawmakers rejected formation of an independent state human rights commission, an agency to deal with population decline, and a measure to demand accountability from businesses that receive taxpayer-subsidized grants and loans. <snip> ********************************************* 3.) Daryl Davis Speaks about Anti-racism at the MSUM Ballroom (Moorhead) Daryl Davis, Anti-racism speaker, Wed Feb 19th, 8:00pm at MSUM Ballroom
For more information, please contact: http://www.pridecollective.com/ ************************************************ 4.) Ute Indian Education Official to Discuss Education for Contemporary American Indian Students A Ute Indian education official will address challenges facing American Indian students in a special presentation at the Concordia College Centrum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20. Cameron Cuch, director of education for the Ute Indian Tribe in Utah, will discuss ways to create learning environments in which contemporary American Indian students can find success. The program is FREE and open to the public. For more information please call 218-299-4171 ************************************************ 5.) UND and Gandhi Peace Network Host Peacemaking Seminars UND Conflict Resolution Center and Gandhi Peace Network of N Dakota to Offer “Personal Peacemaking-Bridging Cultures with Peace” in Bismarck Feb 22nd. At the seminar we will learn about the connection between peace within us and world peace. By gaining a deeper understanding of the human experience of conflict, we will begin to understand how we can bring peace to our own lives and to those around us, and if we so choose, the world. To bridge cultures with peace an understanding of “Privilege” and "Rank" is essential. By understanding that we can find ways to support others who might not enjoy our rank or privilege. The work of Arnold Mindell (1995) "Sitting in the Fire: Large Group Transformation Using Conflict and Diversity" will be utilized for this discussion. As we humanize the conflicts in our lives, we are better able to find peace as the path. John Paul Lederach speaks of the courage of Gandhi and other peacemakers: "it is the simple courage of engagement and dialogue we hope to instill in our children at school when faced with a bully,...[that] I wish for in our leaders." Join us in a dialogue about conflict and peace. Center volunteer and past staff member Thomas Fuchs will serve as trainer for the seminars. Fuchs has presented nationally and statewide as a trainer for the Center and serves the Center as a mediator for the U.S. Postal Service. He has worked extensively with communities and youth in the areas of conflict resolution/violence prevention. He is currently the director of Glenmore Recovery Center, Crookston, MN. Gandhi Peace Network of N Dakota is offering these as a three part series on “Community Peace Building” during "A Season for Nonviolence" - nine weeks of daily practices of nonviolent principles. The first events will be these two half-day seminars. Bismarck-Mandan area residents will have the opportunity to learn about “Personal Peacemaking” at either one of two seminars on Saturday, February 22nd at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 818 East Divide Ave., Bismarck. The first seminar runs from 9am to Noon, and the second from 1pm to 4 pm. Those wishing to register for either one of the seminars should contact Aruna/Vinod Seth at 701 223 4234, Email jjart@btinet.net. The charge for the seminars is $10 for adults, $2 for students. Refreshments will be served. ********************************************* 6.) (Reminder) “Coffee with the Legislators” Sessions hosted by the Dickinson Chamber of Commerce (Dickinson)
The Dickinson Chamber of Commerce is hosting several “Coffee with the Legislators” sessions during the 2003 Legislative Session. All Legislators from Districts 36 & 37 are asked to attend. The upcoming sessions will be on Saturdays February 22, March 8, March 22. All sessions will be held at Dickinson City Hall. Anyone who misses a session can view replays of the most recent session on Cable Channel 19 in Dickinson at 1:00PM and 10:00PM each day unless preempted by other special programming. Greg Sund, City Administrator 99 Second Street East Dickinson, ND 58601 701-456-7744, 701-456-7723 (fax), gsund@state.nd.us ********************************************* 7.) (Reminder) Women Leaders to Receive First Annual Awards (Bismarck) Carol Reed, Chairman of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women announced today that the Commission is receiving nominations for North Dakota women of inspiration in five categories: Leadership, Personal Development, Advocate, Role model, and Managing Work and Family. These are presented to North Dakota women who inspire others to loftier achievements and serve as role models to other women-young and old. These awards will be presented in conjunction with The AAUW "Women in Charge" conference to be held at the Bismarck Kelly Inn, March 8, 2003. Nomination forms and criteria are available at Women and Technology (Center for Technology and Business) at 1022 East Divide Avenue, Bismarck or online at www.trainingND.com. The deadline for nominations is February 27th. For further information, please contact Carol Reed at 701-530-2059 or Tara Holt at 701-223-0707. ---Carol Reed, Chair ND Commission on the Status of Women Award Categories and Nomination forms are also available here. ********************************************* 8.) (Reminder) U.S. Commission on Civil Rights schedules a North Dakota Advisory Committee Meeting on Civil Rights (Bismarck) Mark your calendar… The US Commission on Civil Rights has tentatively scheduled a North Dakota Advisory Committee Meeting on Civil Rights in Bismarck on February 27, 2003. The meeting is open to the public. (The place and time will be sent as soon as possible.) ********************************************* 9.) (Reminder) The North Dakota University System Diversity Council Sponsors “Diversity on the Great Plains & Its’ Role in Developing Quality of Place (Dickinson) February 20-22, 2003 at Dickinson State University – Dickinson, ND *Academic Credit Available To register call: 1-800-279-4295 ext. 2166 Partial List of Lectures: Understanding Cultural Pluralism: The Framework for Cultural “Diversity: The Big Picture” (Issues of Educational Opportunity, Gender, Race, Ethnicity) Why Do You Sound So Angry?: Dealing With Internal Prejudices Gender Leadership: The Next Decade ********************************************* 10.) (Reminder) The Gandhi Peace Network of North Dakota Sponsors “A Season for Nonviolence” (Bismarck) “Nonviolence should mean a complete freedom from ill-will, anger and hate and an overflowing love for all.” “The nonviolence I teach is active nonviolence of the strongest. But the weakest can partake in it without becoming weaker.” - Mohandas K. Gandhi Carry the Vision: A Season for Nonviolence, January 30 through April 4 For more information, please contact Aruna and Vinod Seth at 701/223-42434 ********************************************* 11.) (Reminder) University of Minnesota Hosts Conference: “Teaching and Researching Across Color Lines (Twin Cities) Teaching and Researching Across Color Lines - University of Minnesota--Twin cities campus "Teaching and Researching Across Color Lines: Literacies, Pedagogies and the Politics of Difference" is the title of an upcoming three-day conference. It will be at the Radisson Hotel Metrodome on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota, Feb. 21-23, 2003. Nationally acclaimed keynote speakers include Pulitzer-nominated critical race theorist Gerald Torres; and Gloria Ladson-Billings, Julie Landsman, Donaldo Macedo, Alice McIntyre, Carol Miller and David Roediger. The conference will also feature a panel discussion on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and roundtable sessions on race, literacy and education. For more information, including pre-registration materials, visit the conference's website at http://www.education.umn.edu/ci/nctear/ or contact Timothy J. Lensmire at (612) 625-2092. Forwarded by: Sandra Berlin, Field Organizer for the Minnesota Indian Ecumenical Ministry (MIEM), a ministry of the Minnesota Council of Churches Mailing Address: P.O. Box 10802 Fargo, ND 58106 Office location: 109 9th St. S. Fargo, ND Office phone: 701-237-6555 Fax number: 701-271-0414 Cell: 612-940-5953 (Mpls.) web site is: www.mnchurches.org/miem ********************************************* 12.) (Reminder) NDSU Sponsors Black History Month Events and Intercampus PowwowEvents through Friday, March 7th, 2003 For details, please visit the NDHRC Events page by clicking here. ************************************************ 13.) (Reminder) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent Presents “Peace Studies”(Various Locations in ND and MN) Sr. Yvonne Nelson has begun a Peace Studies program at Sacred Heart convent and lectures will take place at Presentation Center through May 30: View Schedule of lectures here. ********************************************* 14.) (Reminder) Legislative Forums – Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and F-M Chamber of Commerce (Fargo and West Fargo) The League of Women Voters/Fargo-Moorhead Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring legislative forums on the following dates. This is your opportunity to let your state legislators know what is important to you on the laws that they are considering in this legislative session and to find out what is important to them. Mark your calendars; we'll have questions ready for you to ask on support for the proposed North Dakota Commission on Human Rights and other progressive issues! For Forum dates and times (various dates through March 29th), click here. ********************************************* ***Member Reminder*** Please keep us in mind for your group or church social action/social justice meetings! We’d be happy to provide a presentation at a meeting or provide newsletter articles for your organizations.
************************************************ Do you have a Program, Announcement, Update or Resource that you would like shared on our weekly PAUR report? If so, please send an email to LesaCaskey@NDHRC.org and we will do our best to accommodate you. If you are not a member of NDHRC yet, what are you waiting for? Sign up now! On-line or by mail, it's all set at: http://www.ndhrc.org/membership.htm Not getting the PAUR Report directly in your email? It's so easy to be added to the PAUR mailing list! Email HumanRights@NDHRC.org If you have received this email in error, or would like to be removed From the PAUR Report mailing list, please send an email to LesaCaskey@NDHRC.org for immediate assistance.
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North Dakota Human Rights Coalition P.O. Box 1961 Fargo, North Dakota 58107-1961 Phone: (701) 239-9323 Fax: (701) 478-4452 Email: humanrights@ndhrc.org
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