~North Dakota Human Rights
Coalition~
PAUR Report
Programs ~ Announcements ~ Updates ~ Resources
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www.ndhrc.org
February 4, 2004
Hello
members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition!
In this week’s
PAUR Report:
Announcements
1) North
Dakota Human Rights Coalition Annual Report for 2002 and 2003 available on NDHRC
web site
2) Tri-College
NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership Development Institute, May 23 –
27, 2004, Moorhead
3) CORRECTION:
Dr. Gipp’s Speech for Faith Lutheran Church’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Newspaper
Articles
4) Knight
Ridder Newspapers (Washington, DC), U.S.
Supreme Court: ‘The color of authority’
5) The
Forum (Fargo), Steve Stark letter:
Heritage more than black and white
6) The
Forum (Fargo), James Ferragut column:
Dream remains a dream
7) Grand
Forks Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column:
Seminars on Native culture launch vital talks
8) Argus
Leader (Sioux Falls, SD), Embracing
diversity first
9) The
Forum (Fargo), Bias suit can go forward
10)
The Forum
(Fargo), Forum editorial: Rev. Sinner lived his principles
11)
Associated Press,
Deaths elsewhere: The Rev. Richard Sinner, activist priest and brother of
governor, dies at 78
12)
Bismarck Tribune,
CBS suppresses free political speech
Events
13)
Nonviolent Action in the 20th Century, February 1, 18,
15 & 22, Moorhead, MN
14)
Knowing & Understanding Your Rights is the First Step in Receiving
Equal Rights
Reminders
15)
National Fair Housing Alliance’s 2004 Poster Competition
16)
Conference Registration and Information Available for the 3rd
Annual Building Racially Inclusive Communities Conference, May 6-8, Fargo
17)
Black History Month at NDSU
18)
Celebration of Women Concert, February 21, Fargo
19)
Cultural Diversity Resources, Human Rights Resource Center, Human
Rights Movie Night, February 20th, Moorhead, MN
20)
Cultural Diversity Resources, Human Rights Book Club, Monthly
Discussions
21)
YWCA (Fargo) Women of the Year 2004 Nominations Being Accepted
22)
UND (Grand Forks) Forums Focus on American Indian Experience
23)
Area Conference Explores “Common Sense” Housing, February 11, Fargo
24)
AARP North Dakota, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Public
Meetings, January and February, Statewide
25)
Principles of Community Organizing Training, April 24-27, 2004,
Fargo
26)
Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent Presents “Peace
Studies” 2003 Series (Various Locations in ND and MN)
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Announcements
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1.) North Dakota Human
Rights Coalition Annual Reports for 2002 and 2003 available on NDHRC web site
View the 2002 report
here
View the 2003 report
here
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2.) Tri-College
NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership Development Institute, May 23 –
27, 2004, Moorhead
The
North Dakota Human Rights Coalition has been participating in the planning
meetings for this event. One of the goals of the Coalition is to
increase the diversity of
representation in state and local government in North Dakota, including
increasing the number of women, people of color, people with disabilities, and
openly gay people.
Are you interested in developing public leadership
skills? Or do you know of a woman who you would encourage to explore public
leadership?
The Tri-College NEW
(National Education for Women) Leadership Development Institute will be held on
May 23 - 27, 2004 at Minnesota State University Moorhead, in Moorhead,
Minnesota. The institute is an intensive five-day residential program designed
to teach participants about the diversity of women's participation in politics,
connect participants with women leaders, and cultivate participants' leadership
skills.
Approximately 40
women will be selected to participate at no
cost to the participant. Any woman who is interested in
politics, leadership, public service, or community service, and has a desire to
develop her own leadership skills are encouraged to apply. Both college
students and non-students will be accepted; you do not need to
be in college or involved in formal political roles, or consider yourself a
leader now, to be considered.
More information
and an application form is available at
http://appserv.mnstate.edu/whitede/conference/.
Applications will be accepted until March 15, 2004.
Please forward freely.
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3.) CORRECTION:
Dr. Gipp’s Speech for Faith Lutheran Church’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Dr Gipp's speech
was for the North Dakota Conference of Churches celebration held at the Faith
Lutheran Church.
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Newspaper Articles
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4.) Knight Ridder
Newspapers (Washington, DC), U.S. Supreme Court: ‘The color of authority’
U.S.
SUPREME COURT: 'The color of authority'
Grand Forks attorney argues case concerning Indian
sovereignty and constitutional rights before highest court
By Stephen Henderson
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Posted: Grand Forks Herald –
1/22/2004
WASHINGTON
- The Supreme Court
on Wednesday was told that Congress overstepped its bounds by allowing American
Indian tribes to prosecute nonmembers under tribal law after the justices had
removed that right in a 1990 court ruling.
In lively
arguments over the fate of Billy Jo Lara and the future of Indian sovereignty,
attorney Alexander Reichert of Grand Forks said Lara was the victim of an
"invalid" law that Congress had "no enumerated power" to pass.
"This was
done under the color of authority,' Reichert told the justices, "and my client
was punished for it."
For the defense
Lara, a
member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota, pleaded guilty
in a Spirit Lake Nation tribal court after punching a tribal officer who was
trying to arrest him.
He was
sentenced to a total of 15 days for that and two other charges. But because the
tribal officer also was a federal officer, Lara also was indicted in a North
Dakota federal district court.
Reichert
says those second charges were a violation of 5th amendment protections against
double jeopardy because the Spirit Lake Nation tribe, also of North Dakota, had
no sovereign right to try Lara initially.
That earlier
proceeding was essentially a federal trial, he claims, because Congress lacked
the authority to permit tribes to try nonmember Indians in tribal court.
Therefore,
Reichert argued that a second federal trial on the same charges would be double
jeopardy and unconstitutional.
<snip>
View online article
here
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5.) The Forum
(Fargo), Steve Stark letter: Heritage more than black and white
Steve Stark letter: Heritage more than black and
white
The Forum - 01/25/2004
Thanks to
reporter Tom Pantera for his fascinating story about the forgotten black history
of North Dakota.
The Forum’s
Martin Luther King series (Jan. 18 and 19) was eye-opening and well done. The
early days of our region were populated by people of various tongues, faiths,
colors and native lands who all explored their own dream about a new life on
these unforgiving and windy plains of Dakota Territory.
An
interesting percentage of Fargo’s new growth today is made up of families with
different pigmentation than passed on to me by my Scandinavian forebears. Our
region’s future will certainly be more beautiful with these new additions of
color.
Thanks for
reminding us that our Red River Valley heritage is more than black and white.
Steve Stark
Fargo
<snip>
View
online article
here
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6.) The Forum
(Fargo), James Ferragut column: Dream remains a dream
James Ferragut column: Dream remains a dream
The Forum - 01/25/2004
The Forum
did a masterful job covering the circumstance of being black in the Upper
Midwest and more specifically, being black in Fargo-Moorhead (page one articles,
Jan. 18,19). Try as we will to believe that we are a multi-cultured community,
the fact is we are overwhelmingly Scandinavian and Northern European. I don’t
see Fargo becoming a haven for black people or any other minority ethnic group.
We are so
isolated from the kind of ethnic diversity typical of major market. When I saw a
“Sons of Italy” sign on a building in Boston for the first time, it shocked me.
I thought there was only the “Sons of Norway.” It didn’t occur to me there might
be a “Sons of Ireland” club in Lower Manhattan, but there is. And because we are
so isolated from the reality of the black vs. white issues, I don’t believe we
can fully understand them.
The best
class I took in college was called the Sociology of the Inner City. The
instructor had a Ph.D. in urban studies and was on the city of Detroit’s
planning commission during the 1960s. He left the grinding frustration of city
politics to move into the insolated culture of university life.
<snip>
View full article
here
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7.) Grand Forks
Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column: Seminars on Native culture launch vital
talks
DORREEN
YELLOW BIRD COLUMN: Seminars on Native culture launch vital talks
Grand
Forks Herald – 1/24/2004
The first of
five forums and discussions on American Indians issues is done. I left the
discussion table feeling after all these years the secret is out, and the story
is told.
Yet, the
book, "The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge," which was the center of the discussion
Thursday in Barnes and Noble University Bookstore in Grand Forks, barely pricked
the surface of what happened to Indians historically.
Joe
Starita's book is agonizing and raw. It is the story of a Lakota-Northern
Cheyenne family, the Dull Knifes. Chief Dull Knife rode with Crazy Horse,
escaped from forced relocation in Indian Territory (what is now Oklahoma) and
led his followers on a desperate, 600-mile flight back to his Dakota Territory
homeland. The book also is about George Dull Knife, who survived the Wounded
Knee Massacre and toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show; Guy Dull Knife
Sr., who fought in World War I and took part in the siege of Wounded Knee in
1973; and Guy Dull Knife Jr., who fought in Vietnam.
But more
than the circumstances surrounding the family, the book is about the atrocities
that were committed against the Lakota and, broadly, Indians. At the discussion,
I barely heard the conversations about what the people ate, their "by consensus"
political systems, how they used humor and the roles of women in Indian
societies. My mind was seeing the pictures of suffering that the relatives of
Dull Knife painted in the book.
I knew that
this was the history of most Indians a history that has been left out of many
history books. I knew, too, that without the tribal historians those who kept
the history alive through the oral tradition the inhumane and outrageous
treatment of our people would fade from books and the minds of the nation and
even Indians.
View full article
here
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8.) Argus Leader
(Sioux Falls, SD), Embracing diversity first
This article is a great
example of some of the types of work that can be done to begin to address racism
on a community level.
Embracing diversity
first
Editorial Board
Argus Leader
Published: 1/28/2004 - Sioux Falls
Argus leader
Public
and civic groups, elementary schools should follow lead of racism committee
Our community's racism committee members are beginning to put their plans into
action.
And that's important.
Ideas include a wide range of possibilities:
• Middle school students will participate in "mix-it-up days," with students of
various cultures coming together in informal settings - such as eating lunch
together - to learn what makes them unique and what they have in common.
• Law officers will continue to train on diversity and hate crimes, including a
session today and Thursday with an Anti-Defamation League representative.
"We want to teach police officers how to identify hate crimes and how to deal
with victims of hate crimes," Sheriff Mike Milstead says. "The emotional effect
is very different than a lot of other crimes. . . .Instead of being angry,
you're probably going to be afraid."
• A media group is completing scripts for 30-second ads about respect targeting
kids and parents. The spots will begin running in April.
• OWL-TV will begin carrying information in Spanish this month to help
immigrants learn about local services.
• A brochure for parents of new students will be translated into five more
languages: Arabic, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian and Amharic.
• A diversity newsletter for the Sudanese community will be available in a
variety of places.
• A Web page listing youth activities will be posted.
• Midnight basketball at the YMCA and a three-on-three program at the Terry
Redlin Center are being considered.
Sioux Falls School Superintendent Jack Keegan said during the most recent racism
committee meeting, "You're not going to build the empire, but one step at a
time, you can move toward goals of having a respectful community."
He's right.
These are good ideas. And, when implemented, they will become building blocks
for future programs.
But we need to go further. And we need the help of more community members, not
just the core group of public officials, volunteers and nonprofit agency leaders
who got the ball rolling.
For starters, we need to involve more business people. Perhaps the Chamber of
Commerce could offer diversity awareness training for its members. Perhaps
businesses could offer incentives for employees who receive diversity training.
More local governmental agencies need to be involved. It's great to see the
police department on board. But we also need to offer training to other city and
county employees. City and county offices are often among the first points of
contact for new members to our community--and many of these new community
members may not speak English or know how our governmental system works.
Considering that, city and county officials need to take a leadership role -
which should start by educating all public officials and employees.
More civic organizations need to become involved. It is probably not a stretch
for groups like the Family Immersion Center or the Volunteers of America to be
involved with a racism committee. But what about fraternal organizations,
women's groups, religious organizations and even youth organizations like Girl
Scouts and Boy Scouts? Are these organizations encouraging diversity in their
memberships and offering them diversity education opportunities?
Finally, while it's great to see the schools offering a program like mix-it-up
days, those programs need to be extended to the lower elementary level. Middle
school students have often developed attitudes and ideas that will be more
difficult to change.
Cultural diversity education should start at the lower elementary level where
students are usually more receptive to change and generally more accepting of
differences.
Another meeting will begin at 9 a.m. today in the Instructional Planning Center.
A larger crowd representing some different factions would be great.
Our community is changing and growing. It's a good thing. But it also means that
some of our old ideas, prejudices and biases are no longer justifiable.
We all have to do our part to educate ourselves and others.
Article no
longer available online.
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9.) The Forum
(Fargo), Bias suit can go forward
Bias suit can go forward
By Patrick Springer
The Forum - 01/30/2004
A lawsuit by
American Indian farmers and ranchers claiming widespread government
discrimination denied them loans is moving ahead after years of procedural
haggling.
A federal
judge in Washington, D.C., issued an order for pretrial discovery to proceed,
allowing the plaintiffs to gather information they say will bolster their claim
of a “virus of discrimination” in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“We’re
moving,” said Joseph Sellers, a Washington, D.C., lawyer who is the lead
attorney in the case. “We’re going to be looking at documents. We’re going to
set depositions, probably in March.”
Requests for
government documents probably will go out this week, he said.
U.S.
District Judge Emmet Sullivan’s order this week opened a legal logjam that has
tied up the national class action suit, filed in 1999.
American
Indian ranchers from the Standing Rock and Fort Berthold reservations in North
Dakota are among the 898 plaintiffs named in the suit. Lawyers have estimated,
however, that thousands could be eligible nationally.
To be
included in the class, farmers and ranchers must have filed a discrimination
complaint with the USDA between Jan. 1, 1981, and Nov. 24, 1999.
Appeals
judges rejected the government’s motion challenging the class action status more
than a year ago, but proceedings were on hold until the order filed this week.
<snip>
View full article
here
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10.) The Forum
(Fargo), Forum editorial: Rev. Sinner lived his principles
Forum
editorial: Rev. Sinner lived his principles
The Forum - 01/30/2004
North Dakota
has been home to more than its share of fascinating characters, and any
catalogue of those unique personalities has to include the Rev. Richard Sinner,
the activist Catholic priest who died Wednesday.
We include
the Casselton native in that list as a distinct honor -- recognition that his
work was devoted to service to others because he decided early on in life to
actually abide by the principles of his faith. Professing faith is one thing;
living it every day, no matter the repercussions, is quite another thing.
Sinner wore
his politics as prominently as his priestly collar. He was among the founders of
the North Dakota Peace Coalition, a grassroots organization that led anti-war
protests, demonstrations at missile sites in rural North Dakota and advanced
various peace and social justice issues. He was so devoted to his work, he
routinely broke the law and refused to be reined in by the church hierarchy.
It cost him.
He was dismissed from his priestly duties in 1972 by Fargo Bishop Justin
Driscoll, ostensibly because Sinner allowed a suspended, married priest to speak
and administer communion in his parish. But Sinner’s other activities did not
endear him to church leaders. They were looking for a way to get rid of him.
Those
activities included spiriting Central American refugees out of their countries
and smuggling them illegally into the United States across the Canadian border.
He made headlines during his brother George’s campaign for governor. To his
credit, George said he never felt anything but pride for his brother.
His longtime
friend, attorney Larry Lange of Devils Lake, N.D., was with Sinner in the early
days of protest, especially at missile silos. Together they planted spruce trees
-- grown at Lange’s lakeside home -- outside the perimeters of the missile
sites. Today the missiles are gone and the silos filled, but the spruce trees
have grown and remain enduring symbols of the anti-war, anti-nuclear movement in
North Dakota.
<snip>
View full article
here
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11.) Associated
Press, Deaths elsewhere: The Rev. Richard Sinner, activist priest and
brother of governor, dies at 78
DEATHS ELSEWHERE: The Rev. Richard Sinner, activist
priest and brother of governor, dies at 78
Associated Press
Posted: Grand Forks Herald –
1/30/2004
FARGO
- The Rev. Richard
Sinner, a Roman Catholic priest known for helping Central American refugees,
protesting nuclear weapons and his love of music and song, has died. He was 78.
Sinner was
the brother of former North Dakota Gov. George Sinner, who was governor from
1985 to 1992. He campaigned for his sibling in 1984, returning from his job as
an Arizona prison chaplain to do so.
Richard
Sinner "probably got more votes than I did," George Sinner said Wednesday. "He
knew everybody, and everybody loved him."
Richard
Sinner died Wednesday in a Fargo hospital. Funeral services are scheduled for
1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Church of the Nativity in Fargo.
Social causes
Richard
Sinner devoted himself to social causes he felt important, even it if meant
breaking the law, said longtime friend Lawrence Lange, of Devils Lake.
Sinner "was
deeply respected but not followed, because they (others) don't want to risk
their own reputation," Lange said.
Sinner took
part in civil rights marches and was asked to quit working as a chaplain in two
Fargo hospitals after he spent time distributing literature to protest the
Vietnam War.
<snip>
View full article
here
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12.) Bismarck
Tribune, CBS suppresses free political speech
CBS
suppresses free political speech
By Vinod Seth, Bismarck
Bismarck Tribune
– 1/30/2004
To me, our
democracy keeps getting smaller.
We are increasingly confined to small "democracy zones." This was first done at
the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, when protesters were
contained in a zone far from the venue of the convention, able to protest to
their hearts' content but far from who they needed to reach.
The same thing is happening on Feb. 1. CBS has refused to air the MoveOn.org ad
on the Super Bowl telecast as a "controversial issue." Controversial? Judge for
yourself. The MoveOn.org commercial simply warns that the Bush administration's
policy of cutting taxes for wealthy Americans while hiking spending is creating
a huge federal budget deficit that will have to be paid off by future
generations.
Republicans
and Democrats, conservatives and liberals, all have raised this issue -- hardly
qualifying it as controversial.
The Super Bowl is larger than life. One hundred and thirty million people,
including most of the people who vote, will be watching it. I believe exclusion
from such a huge platform is unhealthy for our democracy.
A corporation should not have that kind of power. Viacom-CBS cannot relegate us
to a non-Super Bowl "democracy zone" -- at least, not without a healthy debate.
<snip>
View full article
here
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Events
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13.) Nonviolent Action
in the 20th Century, February 1, 8, 15 & 22, Moorhead, MN
The 20th
century saw the bloodiest conflicts in human history and the development of the
technology to obliterate the human race. But the past century also saw an
emergence of nonviolent movements as well. A number of these movements were
documented in 2000 in a video series entitled ³A Force More Powerful² and its
companion book of the same name. In this course we will watch the series and
discuss the issues raised. Time permitting we will also discuss the future of
nonviolence and obstacles that such movements face in gaining wider acceptance.
Mouch, professor of philosophy at MSUM is a member of the board of directors for
the Civilian-Based Defense Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
nonviolent alternatives to military defense. Morken is a public elementary
school teacher, whose Master¹s project was entitled ³A Peaceful Conflict
Resolution Curriculum for Preschool Age Children²; she has served
on the boards of the F-M Peaceworkers, Communities Working to Dismantle Racism,
and the Women¹s Network of the Red River Valley.
Recommended Reading: A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict, by
Peter Ackerman (St Martin¹s Press)
Sundays, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Ivers 259, Concordia College
$39; $34 senior citizens, $25 students
For more information
visit
http://www.cord.edu/dept/fmcomm/classes.html.
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14.) Knowing &
Understanding Your Rights is the First Step in Receiving Equal Rights
Learn how to attain
your rights
1st Thursday of Each month
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Wesley Center
109 9th St.
South Fargo
North Dakota Human Rights
Fargo Human Relations
Peoples Diversity Forum
And Indigenous Leaders
Special Guest Speakers (to be announced)
will provide Information about Indigenous Rights and other related topics
For more information contact:
Kathy Kulesa, Director, Human Rights Division 1-800-582-8032
All are welcome, please share this information.
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Reminders
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15.) Conference Registration and Information
Available for the 3rd Annual Building Racially Inclusive Communities
Conference, May 6-8, Fargo
Join educators, policy makers, social service
practitioners, community activists, and concerned citizens from around the Upper
Midwest to learn about regional efforts to combat racism and to share resources
and information on effective anti-racism strategies.
View the PDF version of the registration form and
conference information
here.
For more information contact Char Voight at the
Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice, 612.626.9496 or
cvoight@umn.edu.
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16.) National Fair Housing Alliance’s 2004 Poster
Competition
Commemorating the
Linkage Between Neighborhood Integration and School Desegregation
School
Segregation Now at '69 Level
Based on a study
released Saturday by the Harvard Civil Rights Project, “progress toward school
desegregation peaked in the late 1980s as courts concluded that the goals of the
landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education had
largely been achieved. Over the past 15 years, the trend has been in the
opposite direction, and most white students now have "little contact" with
minority students in many areas of the country, according to the report.”
For full article,
go to
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A26073-2004Jan17?language=printer
To view the study
and find out how your state ranks, go to
http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/
Separate and
Unequal: Segregated Neighborhoods = Segregated Schools. Ending housing
discrimination will provide quality education to all children.
On May 17, 1954,
the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously to outlaw racial segregation
in the nation’s public schools. On April 11, 1968, the U.S. Congress passed the
Fair Housing Act to ban housing discrimination and promote racial integration in
all neighborhoods. This year the country will recognize the 50th
anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision – and the
continuing challenge to integrate our schools and neighborhoods. The National
Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is announcing its 2004 Poster Competition
to commemorate the linkage between neighborhood integration and school
desegregation.
The goal of this
competition is to generate a concept that portrays how fair housing and public
education are linked. Segregated housing patterns hurt both majority and
minority communities. White communities, while having access to more funds for
education, find their children growing up without the benefit of multicultural
and multiracial associations. Many communities of color find their education
systems woefully under funded and their children losing the benefits of quality
education and associations with children from different cultures and races.
Without removing the barriers to educational opportunities and freedom of choice
in housing, we may never realize the goals of Brown v. Board of Education
or the Fair Housing Act. The poster will be used as a way to raise awareness
and understanding of these two critical issues and to strengthen support for
fair housing.
Posters must
include visuals and text that commemorate the 50th anniversary and
demonstrate how segregation fosters separate and unequal educational
opportunities. In 2002, more than half of white adults gave their local public
schools good or excellent marks, while only 35 percent of African American
adults did, according to a poll released by the Joint Center for Political and
Economic Studies.
The winning
submission will be reproduced and distributed nationally as well as showcased at
NFHA's April Fair Housing Month news conference at the National Press Club in
Washington, DC. The selected submission will become the exclusive property of
the NFHA.
The National Fair
Housing Alliance works to eliminate housing discrimination and to ensure equal
housing opportunity for all people through leadership, education, outreach,
member services, public policy initiatives, advocacy and enforcement.
This contest is
open to any artist. All media that can be reproduced as a standard sized poster
are permitted.
Entry fee: $25 per
submission
Deadline for
submission: Postmarked March 1, 2004
Cash Prize: $2000
NFHA reserves the
right to determine that no poster meets the criteria of the contest.
Complete the
poster competition form and submit entries to:
National Fair
Housing Alliance
c/o Poster
Competition
1212 New York
Avenue, NW, Suite 525
Washington, DC
20005
For more details
about NFHA, please visit their website at
www.nationalfairhousing.org. Questions?
E-mail Kathy Fletcher at:
kfletcher@nationalfairhousing.org
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17.) 2004 Black
History Month Celebration at NDSU
A concert by
The Deb Jenkins Band, two Brown Bag Seminars, and two “World I View” programs
will highlight the annual Black History Month celebration at NDSU in February
and early March.
The event series will also include a program that explores the African American
roots of rock music, the screening of the comedy movie, “The Fighting
Temptations,” and the unedited presentation of the acclaimed mini-series,
“Roots.”
This year’s Black History Month sponsors include: Black Student Organization,
Campus Attractions, Department of English, International Programs, Multicultural
Student Services, 3M Corp., TOCAR Anti-racism Team, TRIO Programs, and YMCA of
NDSU.
For information, call Multicultural Student Services, 302 Ceres Hall, at
231-1029.
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, Feb. 4
The YMCA of NDSU Brown Bag Seminar, “Why We Still Need Affirmative
Action,” will be presented in the Peace Garden Room, Memorial Union, from noon
to 1 p.m. A panel of professionals will present a brief history and define the
purposes of Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and related government
programs, presenting reasons why these avenues of access are still needed to
help American men and women, including people of color.
Campus Attractions will present the hip contemporary musical comedy, “The
Fighting Temptations,” in Century Theater, Memorial Union, at 7:30 p.m. An
advertising executive, Darrin Fox (Cuba Gooding Jr.), from New York City is
called back to his Georgia hometown when his wealthy aunt dies, to collect a
sizeable inheritance. The catch? He has to form a gospel choir, and lead them
to success, in order to receive the money. In the meantime, Darrin rekindles a
friendship with a childhood friend (Beyonce Knowles) who might be the secret to
the championship choir he's trying to build. The cast also includes Mike Epps,
Steve Harvey, and a cameo by Mickey Rooney.
Thursday, Feb. 5
The second part of the “Roots” mini-series will be screened at Century
Theater beginning at 3 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 6
“The Fighting Temptations” will be show at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in Century
Theater.
Saturday, Feb. 7
“The Fighting Temptations” will be show at 7 p.m. in Century Theater.
Tuesday, Feb. 10
The third part of the “Roots” mini-series will be screened at Century
Theater beginning at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 11
The provocative documentary, “True Colors,” will be screened in Century
Theater at 3 p.m. The program details a unique classroom experiment designed to
teach students about racial inequality. The film will be hosted by members of
the TOCAR Anti-racism Team, who will engage audience members in a discussion
following the film.
Thursday, Feb. 12
The “World I View” series provides a unique view of a fascinating region
with “People of East Africa.” Charles Musiba, assistant professor in
Sociology-Anthropology, will present this intriguing program in the Peace Garden
Room, Memorial Union, from 11 a.m. to noon.
The fourth part of the “Roots” mini-series will be screened at Century Theater
beginning at 3 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 13
The Deb Jenkins Band will perform in the Dakota Ballroom, Memorial
Union, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. The
band includes: Deb Jenkins, vocals and percussion; Mike Jenkins, keyboards, and
vocals; Ron Meier, guitar; Jeremy Cahill, bass guitar, and Frank McDaniels,
drums and vocals. The group is considered one of the finest and most talented
musical ensembles in the region.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
The fifth part of the “Roots” mini-series will be screened at Century
Theater beginning at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 18
The YMCA of NDSU Brown Bag Seminar, “African American Women Share
Recipes for Success in Work and Life,” will be presented at the Peace Garden
Room, Memorial Union, from noon to 1 p.m. A panel of African American women
will share their opinions about what makes a person successful, relating stories
about turning points in their lives and offering universal advice.
Thursday, Feb. 19
The conclusion of the “Roots” mini-series will be screened at Century
Theater beginning at 3 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26
The “World I View” series continues with a live concert by the African
rock band Badimo. This musical event will take place in the Peace Garden Room,
Memorial Union, from 11 a.m. to noon. Band members include: Eric Lindberg,
from the United States.; Gaone Mokhawa, Botswana; Jamie Ordahl, United States;
and Ibrahim Salah, Egypt.
Students in English 226 (Poetry of Rock) will present “The African-American
Roots of Rock and Roll: How the Music and Lyrics We Love Came to Be,” in the
Prairie Room, Memorial Union, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. The program will explore the
African American origins of rock music, from the field hollers of southern
slaves to gospel and the blues and beyond. Audience members will listen to early
recordings and examine the poetry of blues and early rock lyrics. Presenters
will discuss crucial roles played by African American musical pioneers. This
event will provide Poetry of Rock students to practice their speech and research
skills, and should be of interest to staff, students and teachers from all
disciplines.
Friday, March 5
The Black Student Organization will host the annual “Soul Food Sampler”
fund-raiser at the NDSU Alumni Center, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets to the
“Soul Food Sampler” will be sold in advance, and proceeds will go toward the
Black Student Organization. Advance tickets will be available at the
Multicultural Student Services Office and from BSO members.
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18.) Celebration of
Women Concert, February 21, Fargo
Celebration of
Women is now in it's 7th year!
The show is
February 21st. It will be at the Fargo Theatre. The tickets go on sale on
January 26th, only at the Fargo Theatre. Prices are $10, $15 and $25. "Meet
the performer after the event on stage" will also be held this year. Appetizers
and beverages will be served. Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 7 PM.
Here are the
current performers for this year:
Emcee, Laura
Bidgood, Fargo; Lucy Thrasher, Fargo; Lily Chia Brissman, Wisconsin; Margot
Wagner, MPLS; Shannon Murray, Bemidji; Nita Velo, Pelican Rapids; Sarah Morrau,
Fargo; Connie Hill, Fargo; Mary Marshall, Whapeton; Mary Cutrufello, MPLS; Deb
Jenkins, Fargo
VOLUNTEERS ARE
NEEDED to help with ushers, put up posters and as CD table helpers.
Please pass on the
information to all your friends, clubs, churches, and work. If you know of any
place that would be great to send either a poster or press release, contact
Deborah J. Jenkins at (701) 235-1059. If you have a web page, you can link it
to
www.debjenkins.com.
For more
information contact Deborah J Jenkins / owner, Great Heart Plus Production / TSW
Catering, Co- owner ONE BIG EVENT / Music Festival, PO Box 5333, Fargo ND,
58105,
www.debjenkins.com, 1.701.235-1059.
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19.) Cultural
Diversity Resources, Human Rights Resource Center, Human Rights Movie Night,
February 20th, Moorhead, MN
Friday
February 20th, 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 210, 17th
Street South, Moorhead.
“Approach
of Dawn”
The story of
Maya women of Guatemala and their role in the human rights struggle is presented
in this documentary. A 36-year-long civil war in Guatemala has left over
150,000 people dead and one million others have been displaced from their
ancestral lands. This film takes us into the communities of three women whose
lives were shattered by the genocidal war. Beautiful photography evoking the
Maya Popul Vuh Creation Story punctuate this moving celebration of these
courageous women.
Children are
welcome for this free event at parent’s discretion- snacks and soda will be
available for purchase at a nominal fee. There will be a discussion following
the film. Registration is not necessary, but helpful for planning.
Please
call Tammie Yak at 526-3002 or e-mail her at
tammieyak@culturaldiversityresources.org.
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20.) Cultural
Diversity Resources, Human Rights Book Club, Monthly Discussions
What: Monthly Book
Discussion
Where:
Cultural Diversity Resources, 303 Roberts Street, Fargo
The first book will
be “The Breadwinner” by Deborah Ellis.
Set in Afghanistan
where the Taliban rule. Women and girls are not allowed to leave the house
without a man and must wear clothes that cover every part of their bodies.
Afghanistan is a small country in central Asia. The country has been in war
since 1978. Parvana’s father is thrown into prison, now she must find a way to
support her family- what will she do?
Discussion will
be February 23 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at CDR. Lunch will be provided, so please
R.S.V.P. to Tammie Yak at
tammieyak@culturaldiversityresources.org or 526-3002.
The book may be
purchased at Zanbroz Variety 420 Broadway, Fargo for $5.95 plus tax. There is
also one copy available at CDR- please call or stop by for checkout procedures.
Due to chemical
sensitivity of participants, please refrain from wearing fragrances.
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21.) YWCA (Fargo)
Women of the Year 2004 Nominations Being Accepted
The YWCA is now accepting Women of the Year
nominations in the following categories:
2004 Women of the Year Categories
Advocating for Equality
Arts & Communications
Business
Community Service
Education
Faith Community
Volunteer Service
Wellness
Young Leader
Youth Advocacy.
Additional Awards
Business/Organization that Empowers Women
Florence Reed Owens Award
Nominations must be postmarked no later than March 5,
2004 and are available by calling the YWCA at 232-2547 on the website at
www.ywcafargo-mhd.org or emailing
info@ywcafargo-mhd.org. Nominees must live or
work in Cass or Clay counties. The awards banquet will be held on Monday, April
19th, 2004 at the Fargo Holiday Inn at 6:30PM, with a Silent Auction
& Social beginning at 5:30PM. Tickets are $55.
View the Nomination form
here
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22.) UND (Grand Forks)
Forums Focus on American Indian Experience
Beginning in
January and leading up to the 35th annual University of North Dakota Indian
Association powwow in April, UND has scheduled a series of book discussions and
forums on the topic of "Exploring the American Indian Experience."
The events, sponsored by UND's American Indian Programs Council and a number of
campus and community entities, are free of charge and open to the public.
The
schedule:
Jan. 22 and Feb. 23: Discussion of "The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge: A Lakota
Odyssey" by Joe Starita, 7 to 9 p.m. in UND's Barnes & Noble University
Bookstore. Birgit Hans, associate professor of Indian studies, will discuss this
account of four generations of an American Indian family from South Dakota that,
according to critics, offers a unique glimpse into Lakota
culture from the 1870s to the 1990s.
March 1: Community forum, 7 to 9 p.m. in the Grand Forks Herald community room.
Jim Grijalva, associate professor of law, will discuss "Current Issue in Indian
Country," which range from state-tribal jurisdictions and demographics to
treaties and gambling casinos.
April 1: Community forum, 7 to 9 p.m. in the Chester Fritz Auditorium. Brian
Gilley, assistant professor of Indian studies, and Russ McDonald, associate
research director of the National Resource Center on Native American Aging at
UND, both of whom will be involved in the UNDIA powwow on April 2-4 at the
Hyslop Sports Center, will explain the role of tradition in modern powwows.
Dancers and musicians will perform and explain the significance of various
aspects of the powwow and of American Indian dancing.
More information about the events and the availability of the Starita book is
available at
www.conted.und.edu/AIE.
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23.) Area Conference
Explores “Common Sense” Housing, February 11, Fargo
FARGO -- Dr. Avi
Friedman, architect and director of the Affordable Homes Program at McGill
University's School of Architecture in Montreal is keynote speaker for the
Opening Doors to Common Sense Housing Conference February 11 at the Fargo
Civic Auditorium. Dr. Friedman is an exciting and entertaining presenter who has
been involved in creating new and unique responses to the lack of housing for
working people in Canada for many years. He has authored or co-authored four
books and numerous articles on subjects ranging from prefabrication and
construction technology to suburban planning and space management.
The conference will
also feature presentations by Warren Hanson, President of the Greater Minnesota
Housing Fund, Don Faulkner of the Northern Plains Center for Rural and Community
Design and others.
The conference will
begin with registration at 7:30 to 8:30 and end with a 3:30 p.m. wrap up session
featuring area projects that are working. Other sessions will feature ideas on
in-fill housing, energy efficiency, sustainable housing, building strategies,
cooperative housing, land trusts, finances, codes and planning and a builder's
open forum. Several breakout sessions will allow attendees to participate in
sessions targeted to their particular area of interest.
This conference
will be especially helpful to community leaders, city and county planners,
pastors and church groups, neighborhood associations, developers, home builders,
and anyone who is interested in making housing more available to all persons in
our communities. Conference registration is $30.00 which includes lunch.
The primary sponsor
of the conference is the Bremer organization. Other sponsors are Fannie Mae,
Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead, City of Fargo, City of
Moorhead, Northern Plains Center for Rural and Community Design, Lakes and
Prairies CAP, Otter Tail-Wadena CAC, Western Area City/County Co-op, Southeast
ND Community Action Agency.
For more
information contact Howard Barlow at Bremer Bank, 1444 45th Street
SW, Fargo, ND 58102, Phone 701-492-2633 or email
hcbarlow@bremer.com.
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24.) AARP North
Dakota, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Public Meetings, January and
February, Statewide
AARP NORTH DAKOTA
will be holding a series of Public Meetings to provide general information on
the Medicare prescription drug benefit. If you would be interested in more
information, please look for a meeting in your area.
Williston:
February 4 7 PM, El Rancho
Minot: February 5 7
PM, Holiday Inn Riverside
Carrington:
February 10 7 PM, Chieftain Inn
Dickinson: February
12 7 PM, Hospitality Inn
For more
information contact the AARP at (701) 221-2274 or
ndaarp@aarp.org.
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25.) Principles of
Community Organizing Training, April 24-27, 2004, Fargo
The Dakota Resource
Council invites you or anyone you know would be interested to attend the
Principles of Community Organizing (POCO) training, which will be held in Fargo
on April 24 - 27, 2004. Please register online at http://www.worc.org/development/pocotraining.html.
Also more
information on the POCO training can be viewed at the above link or by
contacting the Fargo Dakota Resource Council (DRC) office at 701-298-8685.
The Western
Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) will be presenting the POCO training.
The Dakota Resource Council is a member of WORC.
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26.) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart
Convent Presents “Peace Studies” 2003 Series (Various Locations in ND and MN)
Presentation Peace
Studies has an excellent series of forum speakers for the coming year. Please
mark your calendars and more information will be forthcoming this fall!
Feb. 27, 2004 - "What Does My Faith Call Me to in Violent Times?" Panel of
three: B'hai, Quaker, Muslim
Mar. 26, 2004 -
"Jesus against Christianity" Dr. Jack Nelsonp-:Pallmeyer, St. Thomas U., St.
Paul
April 30 & May 1,
2003 - "Receding Violence, Reseeding the Earth - Harmony in the Web of Life"
Helen Prejean and Marya Grathwohl
View
additional information
here
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