North Dakota Human Rights Coalition
Working to effect change so that all people in North Dakota enjoy full human rights
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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 January 8, 2003 Happy New Year members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition! In this, 2003's first week's PAUR Report:
********************************************* 1.) NDHRC Thanks Pioneer 2002 Members THANK YOU to our 2002 Organizational Members: American Association of University Women, Fargo ~*~ Sisters of the Presentation, Sacred Heart Convent ~*~ North Dakota Peace Coalition ~*~ Family Voices of North Dakota ~*~ Nativity Social Justice Ministry ~*~ North Dakota Fair Housing Council ~*~ People Escaping Poverty Project ~*~ Bremer Bank THANK YOU to our 2002 Individual and Family Members: Amery Bedelson * Lisa A. Brown * Linda B. Coates * Gail Condon * Martha & Carlo DiCicco * Thomas Disselhorst * Alex Doolittle * Gini Duval * Peter Edwards * Reid Farns * Sister Celine Foy * Susan Rae Helgeland * Margine Holland * Roxie Lynn Howard * Dean & Nicki Hulse * Ruth Kihm * Thomas Lane * Barb & Jim Lennington * Lewis Lubka * Dan Mahli * Janell Malpert * Stephen & Janet Merrill * Sylvia Morgan * Barry Nelson * Kjersten Nelson * Marcia Paulson * Allan Peterson * Larry Peterson * Lynn Rust * Daniel Schechter * Mary Schneider * Vinod Seth * Steve Snortland * Jim Strutz * David C. Thompson * Richard W. Vanden-Eykel * Lonny Winrich * Cheryl Bergian ********************************************* 2.) Fargo Human Relations Commission Shows Support On the request of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, the Fargo Human Relations Commission voted on Wednesday, January 8, 2003 to support the creation of a North Dakota Commission on Human Rights, is being proposed by the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition. Fact sheets on the structure and makeup of the proposed North Dakota Commission on Human Rights are at http://www.ndhrc.org/fact_sheets.htm (fact sheets #2 and #3). The Fargo Human Relations Commission will be recommending to the Fargo City Commission the Fargo City Commission also support the creation of the North Dakota Commission on Human Rights at the Fargo City Commission meeting on Monday, January 20, 2003, 5:00 p.m., at Fargo City Commission chamber, City Hall, 200 3rd St. N., Fargo. Please mark your calendars to attend and speak during the public comment period in support of this recommendation to the Fargo City Commission. ********************************************* 3.) Fargo/Moorhead Amnesty International Meeting Schedule Fargo/Moorhead Amnesty International will be holding monthly meetings the third Saturday of each month at 2 p.m., Nativity Catholic Church, 1825 11 St. S., Fargo. Our next meeting will be Saturday, January 18, 2 p.m. Amnesty International is a worldwide, voluntary movement of people who campaign for human rights. For more information or to get involved, call Regina at 235-4265 or e-mail saltwind@i29.net ********************************************* 4.) NDHRC in the News Political notebook: Bill Frist would be Wellstone's last choice By Janell Cole and Don Davis Readers can reach Forum reporters The Forum - 12/23/2002 <snip> One more time North Dakota groups still want a human rights commission, not just a Human Rights Division in the Labor Department. The North Dakota Human Rights Coalition says it will introduce a bill in the 2003 Legislature to have both a volunteer commission and the division office. The commission would assist the division in addressing discrimination in the state. There have been bills in the North Dakota Legislature to establish a commission every session since 1997. To view entire article, visit http://www.in-forum.com/articles/?id=24698 (registration required) <snip> To read facts related to Human Rights in North Dakota, please visit: http://www.ndhrc.org/fact_sheets.htm ********************************************* 5.) Labor Commissioner to Report on Complaints Labor Commissioner Mark Bachmeier will be giving a report to the joint House & Senate Judiciary Committees on Monday, Jan. 13, 9:00 a.m., in the Brynhild Haugland Room at the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck on complaints received under the Human Rights Act and the Housing Discrimination Act. The public is welcome to attend. ********************************************* 6.) Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration The Fargo Human Relations Commission, among many other sponsors, will be having a community celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, January 20, 7:00 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway, Fargo, ND (the event is free). This was a wonderful event last year; come join again with hundreds of area residents in remembering the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and celebrate his lasting legacy in the United States (and beyond). ********************************************* ***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! 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