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 March 05, 2003 Hello members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition! In this week’s PAUR Report: 1.) Red River Valley for Howard Dean Volunteer Committee Meeting (Fargo) 2.) “Famous Dave” Anderson to speak at NDSU (Fargo) 3.) Forum Article: Another Attempt at Human Rights Commission Fails 4.) (Reminder) ND Progressive Coalition Meeting (Fargo) 5.) (Reminder) NDHRC Seeks Part-Time Assistant Director (Statewide) 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.) (Reminder) The Gandhi Peace Network of North Dakota Sponsors “A Season for Nonviolence” (Bismarck) 9.)(Reminder) NDSU Sponsors Black History Month Events and Intercampus Powwow (Fargo) 10.) (Reminder) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent Presents “Peace Studies” (Various Locations in ND and MN) 11.) (Reminder) Legislative Forums – Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and F-M Chamber of Commerce (Fargo and West Fargo) ********************************************* 1.) Red River Valley for Howard Dean Volunteer Committee Meeting (Fargo) The Red River Valley for Howard Dean Volunteer Committee will be having an organization/strategy meeting Wednesday night, March 5, at 7:00 pm in the South Fargo Applebee's (2700 13th Ave S). For those that are unfamiliar with Dr. Howard Dean and his policies, he is the former Governor of Vermont who signed the civil unions bill that gave equal rights to same-sex couples, and created near-universal health care for all children under 18 years old. He also opposes the President's unilateral war on Iraq. If you're interesting in providing your talent and energy to the campaign, or if you just want to learn more about this interesting man, please come by. You can also visit his national campaign web site at http://www.deanforamerica.com or visit the local committee message board at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RedRiverValleyforDean ********************************************* 2.) “Famous Dave” Anderson to speak at NDSU March 28 American Indian restaurateur “Famous Dave” Anderson will pay a special visit to North Dakota State University next month. Please mark your calendars. Anderson, owner of the national “Famous Dave’s” restaurant chain, will present a public address at Century Theater, Memorial Union, on Friday, March 28, at 7 p.m. The program will be free and open to the public. Anderson’s visit to Fargo will be sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, the College of Business Administration, SIFE, and NASA. It will be his first appearance on the NDSU campus. In addition to his evening presentation, while he’s on-campus Anderson plans to visit with students, including members of NDSU’s Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) organization, Native American Student Association (NASA), and Indian students from the tri-college campuses. A success story The son of a Chotaw father and Chippewa mother, Anderson was raised in a blue-collar Chicago neighborhood. His notable achievements and accolades over the past 30 years are numerous and impressive. The founder of a chain of 52 restaurants stretching from Utah to Georgia, Anderson’s culinary talents have long been recognized with “Best Barbecue in America” and “Best Ribs” awards at Kansas City’s American Royal Barbecue Contest, Cleveland’s Great American Rib Cook-off, and the Twin Cities’ Ribfest. His “Famous Dave’s Backroads and Sidestreets” won the National Barbecue Association’s Award of Excellence as the best new barbecue/grill cookbook. During the past decade, Anderson has founded three publicly traded companies on Wall Street and helped create more than 18,000 jobs. He has been awarded a Bush Leadership Fellowship and was recognized as the “Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year” in Minnesota and the Dakotas by Ernst and Young, NASDAQ, and USA Today. In addition to the success he’s enjoyed from his restaurants and extraordinary recipes, Anderson has managed businesses for the Lac Courte Oreilles Lake Superior Band of Ojibwa in Wisconsin and helped found and manage Grand Casinos and the Rainforest Café. For more information about “Famous Dave” coming to NDSU, call Paul Boswell, Multicultural Student Services, at 231-7314. ************************************************ 3.) Forum Article: Another Attempt at Human Rights Commission Fails Another attempt at human rights commission fails By Janell Cole, The Forum - 03/04/2003 BISMARCK – Backers of a state human rights commission made another try Monday by proposing an amendment to a bill that would create such a panel. The House Judiciary Committee voted 7-3 against putting the proposed amendment onto Senate Bill 2067, even though no one had testified against the idea. Legislators said the state Labor Department’s Human Rights Division should have more time to operate before something else is added to its structure. The division was created by the 2001 Legislature. “We haven’t had a chance to see what we’ve done,” said committee chairman, Rep. Duane DeKrey, R-Pettibone. The Senate, earlier this session, defeated Senate Bill 2306, in which Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, proposed a seven-member rights commission be appointed by the governor. The bill died on a 29-16 vote on Feb. 11. What Mathern, proposed Monday was a panel with much less authority and less cost than was called for in his earlier bill. Cheryl Bergian, Fargo, director of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, said the proposed panel would be a “low-cost resource” to the Human Rights Division, functioning more as an advisory board. It would not have the rule-making power Mathern’s original bill proposed. Mathern said the seven member commission created by his amendment would be volunteers. They would not be paid per-diem, only expenses such as mileage. Bergian, and other supporters of his amendment say too little has been accomplished by the new division since it was created in 2001. Labor Commissioner Mark Bachmeier and staff have not yet listed their telephone number in state phone books (other than Bismarck) as they said they would. A Human Rights Division survey on the extent and nature of discrimination in North Dakota in December 2001 was not released until last month, after Bergian’s group told legislators of the delay. The coalition also asked the right’s division to set up an advisory commission. The commissioner has never responded to the request, Bergian said. Some on the committee did not care for Mathern bringing in a proposed amendment to a bill after his original idea had been shot down. “This should have gone to the Delayed Bills Committee (for consideration),” DeKrey said. Readers can reach Forum reporter Janell Cole at (701) 224-0830 ************************************************ 4.) (Reminder) ND Progressive Coalition Meeting (Fargo) Fargo Progressives, We will meet at 5:15 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 at Juano's, 402 Broadway, Fargo, (back meeting room). Please mark your calendar! We will prepare for the legislative forums in Fargo and West Fargo the next weekend, plus more. Good time to talk, share ideas and support each other. TOGETHER -- we can make positive change happen! PLEASE JOIN US. Thanks. For more information or suggestions, please contact: Don Morrison ********************************************* 5.) (Reminder) NDHRC Seeks Part-Time Assistant DirectorPart-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 *********************************************
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) 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 ********************************************* 9.) (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. ************************************************ 10.) (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. ********************************************* 11.) (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. |
