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~NDHRC PAUR Report~ Visit our Website at www.ndhrc.org
July 14, 2003
Programs ~ Announcements ~ Updates ~ Resources
Hello members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition!
In this week’s PAUR Report:
NDHRC Announcements 1) Multicultural Social at the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition Fall Conference, October 24, 2003, Fargo, ND 2) North Dakota Human Rights Coalition Listed as a Human Rights Resource on Tolerance Web Site 3) July 2003 Web Site Calendar of Events 4) NDHRC Informational Brochures Available in Brail
Newspaper Articles 5) Bismarck Tribune Article, More women needed in local government 6) The Forum (Fargo) Article, Your opinion: There can be no future in ‘victim’ status 7) The Forum (Fargo) Other views: Letter’s ignorance stems from privileged position 8) The Forum (Fargo) Other views: N.D. legislative leaders put elderly out of homes 9) Minot Daily News Article, Reinbold should resign now 10) Minot Daily News Article, YWCA should withdraw plan
Events 11) Panel on Home and Community Based Services in the State of North Dakota, Fargo, July 17 12) FM Pride 2003, Fargo-Moorhead, July 25-27 13) North Dakota Medicaid Buy-In, A Passport to Work Conference, Bismarck, July 29 & 30, 2003
Reminders 14) 36th Annual Fort Totten Days Wacipi, July 24-27, Fort Totten, ND 15) North Dakota Fair Housing Council Workshops, June 10 – July 16, North Dakota and Eastern South Dakota 16) North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project, “Plan for Achieving Self Support Workshops”, August 4-7, 2003, Various Locations in ND 17) Summer Theological Conference, “In the Name of God: Religion and Violence in the Middle East,” July 21-23, 2003, Moorhead, MN
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1.) Multicultural Social at the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition Fall Conference, October 24, 2003, Fargo, ND
Join us on Friday, October 24th for an evening celebrating North Dakota’s rich and diverse cultures!
We’ll have a multicultural social on Friday evening to kick off our Fall Conference on Saturday, October 25 for the human rights network in North Dakota. The social will be a casual setting for a cross-cultural exchange designed to encourage collaboration and conversation, and promote understanding and respect for people from different cultures and communities in our area.
Please plan to join us for this social the evening before the Fall Conference.
And Don’t Forget to Save the Date!
NDHRC Fall Conference Saturday, October 25, 2003 Fargo
Ideas & suggestions for topics are welcome, contact Andrea at andreadeegan@ndhrc.org
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2.) North Dakota Human Rights Coalition Listed as a Human Rights Resource on Tolerance Web Site
Tolerance.com “Fight Hate and Promote Tolerance,” is a web site project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. The NDHRC was recently listed as one of ten Human Rights groups in North Dakota.
View the Tolerance web site here
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3.) July 2003 Web Site Calendar of Events
We recently made some improvements to the web site calendar of events. Your input and information regarding upcoming events for the calendar would be much appreciated.
View the NDHRC web site here
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4.) NDHRC Informational Brochures Available in Brail
NDHRC has brochures available in brail. Contact Andrea at andreadeegan@ndhrc.org for a copy.
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5.) Bismarck Tribune Article, More women needed in local government
More women needed in local government By Frederic Smith Bismarck Tribune – 6/20/03
"Where are all the women in local government?" asks a Tribune story of last Sunday by reporter Angie Buckley.
Although school boards around the state do better, city and county boards are decidedly short on women. City councils and commissions number only about 250 women among their 1,764 members, or 14 percent. Women are even harder to find on county commissions, 17 of 221 members, not quite 8 percent.
In Burleigh and Morton counties, we perform about the same, with women holding three of 20 jobs on the city and county commissions. Sandy Tibke, on the Mandan City Commission, was appointed to fill an unexpired term. There are no women on either of the county commissions.
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View full article here
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6.) The Forum (Fargo) Article, Your opinion: There can be no future in ‘victim’ status
Your
opinion: There can be no future in ‘victim’ status
I read with interest the June 8 article, “A flood of tears,” and couldn’t help but think of the similarities of the time era and the place where I grew up.
I also remember living on the land where I would romp and play in the countryside; memories of a small town that is no longer and stores full of people that are now only empty buildings.
Because of time moving on and economic development, I, too, was forced to move off the land that was so much cherished. All that I knew was stripped away, leaving only memories.
But that’s where our parallels part. Unlike the native people of New Town, N.D., and elsewhere, I was not denied the benefits of assimilation into the culture. While native people have been told to cling to the past, cling to your culture irrelevant of the cost to you as an individual, I was told to be proud of my forefathers and remember my past but do not cling to it. I was told to cling to what is today, cling to reality and forge forward in hope and anticipation of the future.
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View full article here
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7.) The Forum (Fargo) Other views: Letter’s ignorance stems from privileged position
Other views: Letter’s ignorance stems from privileged
position
In a recent letter to the editor (There can be no future in ‘victim’ status, July 8), the author unfortunately perpetuates an ignorance of American Indian issues typical of far too many otherwise intelligent human beings. His lack of understanding of the issues of collective violence and trauma, racism, assimilation and current American Indian issues appears deeply ingrained and is highly disturbing as I believe it is epitomizes many non-native views.
First of all, it is ludicrous to make a parallel between the decline of the small town to the forced removal and flooding of millions of acres of prime homeland. The author’s disregard of the impact of forced removal, and his weak parallel, make it apparent he is speaking from the privileged position of not knowing what true “forced removal” means.
He also expresses the widely accepted view of assimilation and white superiority. But American Indian people do not “cling to the past,” nor have we been “denied the benefits of assimilation into the [white American] culture.” We cling to a valid and precious way of life that includes values of generosity, respect for elders, prayer and spirituality. Just as the first tourists to this continent believed in the value of their ways and sought to find a place to practice them, so do we believe in the value of our own.
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View full article here
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8.) The Forum (Fargo) Other views: N.D. legislative leaders put elderly out of homes
Other views: N.D. legislative leaders put elderly out
of homes
Rep. Rick Berg, R-Fargo, and Sen. Bob Stenehjem, R-Bismarck, have the wrong idea on how part of the windfall of $70 million the state will get is to be spent. When Department of Human Services Director Carol Olson told Berg that the department has no plans on getting approval from the emergency commission, he said it sounded like an enhancement.
This is not a program enhancement. It is also not a lot of money. Eight million will help shore up programs that the Legislature under-funded for the next two years. Regardless of the spin Berg and Stenehjem want to put on it, the “wordsmithing” from the DHS is all about assistance for the needy, children, and people who want the choice to live in their own homes. One of the hot issues during the session was about seniors and people with disabilities wanting to stay in their own homes. The eight million dollars will help cover those projected numbers that want to use Home and Community Based Services to stay out of nursing homes. That was in Gov. John Hoeven’s original budget proposal.
The home-based service pools have 68 and 25 people respectively waiting for in-home services as of June 11. These programs have been frozen since December. The pool will only continue to grow if the programs remain frozen. Then of course the legislature would not appropriate enough money to cover the projected numbers, henceforth we have a waiting list.
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View full article here
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9.) Minot Daily News Article, Reinbold should resign now
Reinbold should resign now Minot Daily News – 7/10/2003
Republican Public
Service Commissioner Leo Reinbold is set to retire on July 31. He ought to
resign immediately.
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View full article here
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10.) Minot Daily News Article, YWCA should withdraw plan
YWCA should withdraw plan
Minot Daily News – 7/10/2003
The move to stop the
development of an adult transitional living center in downtown Minot continues.
The main reason given is that the proposed location is wrong because of a
proximity to a high school campus.
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View full article here
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11.) Panel on Home and Community Based Services in the State of North Dakota, Fargo, July 17
Join Fargo Progressives and the ND Disabilities Advocacy Consortium in a continuing dialogue on home and community based services in the state of North Dakota.
A panel of people involved with changing the way ND provides long term care services will “discuss” their “disgust” with legislative appropriations and the lack there of.
YOUR OPINION IS IMPORTANT!
When: Thursday, July 17 Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Where: Church of the Nativity cafeteria University and I-94, use the west entrance
For more information contact: Barry Nelson - 299-5437, Lysa Ringquist - 236-5434, Chuck Stebbins - 478-0459, Kelly Noack - 232-8307, or Susan Helgeland - 235-2333.
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12.) FM Pride 2003, Fargo-Moorhead, July 25-27
FM Pride™ 2003 is scheduled for July 25-27 at various locations in Fargo-Moorhead.
Activities will include Games, Gay Movies, and a Dance at Pride Collective in Moorhead; Drag Show at the I-Beam, Moorhead; Pride Festival, Main Shelter, Gooseberry Park, Moorhead with live entertainment (Ira Levi and Cory Moore); Poetry reading; and other events.
If your organization or business is interested in being a vendor or having an informational table during the Pride Festival on Saturday, July 25, please contact the Pride Collective at webmaster@pridecollective.com for approval. A registration form is available online in PDF format.
For more information visit the FM Pride web site here
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13.) North Dakota Medicaid Buy-In, A Passport to Work Conference, Bismarck, July 29 & 30, 2003
This conference is designed to disseminate information regarding the recently passed North Dakota Medicaid Buy-In bill and its implementation plan. The most current information pertaining to Medicaid Buy-In and Personal Assistance Services will be provided.
A variety of speakers will enlighten the audience with interactive discussion on disability related issues.
For more information or to register contact Tom Alexander at (800) 233-1737 or email: talexander@minorstateu.edu.
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14.) 36th Annual Fort Totten Days Wacipi, July 24-27, Fort Totten, ND
Pow wow grand entry times are Thursday, 7pm; Fri, 1pm and 7pm; Saturday 1pm and 7pm; and Sunday 1pm.
Admission is free.
Singing and dance contests for northern, southern and straight categories.
Other events at the pow wow include basketball, softball, and a horse shoe tourney.
Contact the Devils Lake Hotel for room reservations.
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15.) North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project, “Plan for Achieving Self Support Workshops”, August 4-7, 2003, Various Locations in ND
A Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) is a way in which a person with a disability or blindness uses or sets aside income or resources to reach a work goal. For example, a person could set aside money for an education, a training program, to start a business or to purchase technology or a vehicle.
Any person who receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) because of a disability or blindness may have a PASS. In addition, a person who does not receive SSI because his or her income or resources are too high may use a PASS to become eligible for SSI.
People with disabilities interested in a PASS and professionals who provide support to them would benefit from attending this workshop.
The PASS workshop will be presented in four locations in North Dakota:
August 4, 2003 Bismarck, ND
August 5, 2003 Minot, ND
August 6, 2003 Grand Forks, ND
August 7, 2003 Fargo, ND
The deadline for registration is July 31st. To register or for more information contact Vickay Gross at vgross@state.nd.us, (701) 328-2950, (800) 472-2670 (voice), or 711 (ND Relay).
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16.) Summer Theological Conference, “In the Name of God: Religion and Violence in the Middle East,” July 21-23, 2003, Moorhead, MN
Religion clearly plays a role in the various conflicts in the Middle East. Exactly what the role is is not so obvious. More importantly, is there something about the monotheistic religions that dominate the region that stimulates, or at least provides sanction for, violence? Why does Western diplomacy consistently fail to address this key feature of Middle Eastern culture and political life?
Christianity is a tiny minority in the region, but its influence is enormous because of the power and influence of the United States. Does religion play a covert role in American policy? Is America engaged in a new Crusade in the Muslim world?
This conference is intended to shed some light on this very complicated situation-and to raise questions that the religious community needs to take very seriously.
For more information contact the CHARIS Ecumenical Center at (218) 299-3566 or email Vicki Juven at juven@cord.edu.
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17.) North Dakota Fair Housing Council Workshops, June 10 – July 16, North Dakota and Eastern South Dakota
In 2003, the North Dakota Fair Housing Council (NDFHC) will sponsor a number of fair housing workshops across North Dakota and eastern South Dakota. The workshops will focus on: Learning what Federal and State Laws say about Fair Housing; learning about the complaint filing process; what’s illegal and what’s not; and more… They will be informative for tenants, users of housing services, non-profit organization and housing providers to learn how to end housing discrimination and what happens when discrimination occurs. Take home materials will be provided.
These workshops are open to the public and free of charge; however, seating may be limited. Please RSVP in advance to the NDFHC to ensure adequate seating and hand-outs. The following workshops have been scheduled to date:
Contact the NDFHC with any questions about the workshops or to register. Toll Free: 1-888-265-0907. Bismarck area: 221-2530.
For more information visit their web site here
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***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.
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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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