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~North Dakota Human Rights Coalition~ PAUR Report
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January 13, 2004
Hello members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition!
In this week’s PAUR Report:
Announcements 1) Remember to Renew Your NDHRC Membership for 2004
Newspaper Articles 2) Grand Forks Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column: ‘DreamKeepers’ marks new era in films about Native Americans 3) The Jamestown Sun, Parents wants their child educated through ACCC 4) The Forum (Fargo), Five organizations receive state grants 5) Minot Daily News, Enforce the laws we have 6) The Jamestown Sun, Social event
Events 7) Bismarck Events in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19 8) Minot Event in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 15 9) UND (Grand Forks) Events in Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 14 & 15 10) UND (Grand Forks) Forums Focus on American Indian Experience 11) WOMENomics Forum, January 17, Bismarck 12) Area Conference Explores “Common Sense” Housing, February 11, Fargo 13) CDR Human Resources Center, Human Rights Movie Night, January 16, Fargo 14) American Association of Retired Persons of North Dakota, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Public Meetings, January and February, Statewide 15) Fargo Progressives Hosts North Dakota Caucus Informational Meeting, January 15, Fargo 16) Maryvale Spiritual Life Center Peace Retreat, January 31, Valley City
Reminders 17) Fargo-Moorhead to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19, Fargo 18) Concordia College Hosts Events on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, Moorhead 19) “Just Fair”: Talking GLBT With Others Training, January 31, Moorhead 20) S.E.E.D. Seminar & Summit: Cross-Cultural Connections, January 13-14, Moorhead 21) Message from NDHRC Director About Political Campaign and Candidate Endorsements 22) NDHRC Web Site Calendar of Events for January 23) The Forum (Fargo), Lou Ziegler column: The Forum will pursue more reader interaction 24) Principles of Community Organizing Training, April 24-27, 2004, Fargo 25) Camp Wellstone Spaces Reserved for Native People and People of Color 26) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent Presents “Peace Studies” 2003 Series (Various Locations in ND and MN)
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1.) Remember to Renew Your NDHRC Membership for 2004
The North Dakota Human Rights Coalition (NDHRC) thanks you for your tremendous support and past membership contribution, and offers you the opportunity to renew your membership in 2004!
Visit our web site for a printable version of the NDHRC membership form at http://ndhrc.org/membership_form_revised.htm.
Thank you for your support of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition and we look forward to having you as a member in 2004!
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2.) Grand Forks Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column: ‘DreamKeepers’ marks new era in films about Native Americans
DORREEN YELLOW BIRD COLUMN: 'DreamKeepers' marks new era in films about Native Americans Grand Forks Herald – 1/6/2004
I don't like and rarely watch two-part films on television because it means I have to be in place in front of the TV the next evening. I also don't like most films about Native Americans. I am squeamish about watching films where all Native people are portrayed as alcoholics who live in poverty. Nor do I appreciate portrayals of holy men that are taken straight from the imagination of writers who know little about medicine men or spiritual people.
I watched the two-part "DreamKeepers" last week hoping it would beat the odds on all of those things. I wasn't disappointed. The film won the Best Film award at the 28th Annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco in November. It also was a winner in my mind.
The film is about young Shane Chasing Horse, a Pine Ridge Lakota Sioux (played by Eddie Spears) and his grandfather, old Pete Chasing Horse (played by August Schellenburg). Sounds too typical, doesn't it? But where the story diverts from the typical is in its setting and the craft with which the movie was made. Those become its great strengths.
The setting is Pine Ridge, S.D. The Native community in the film is typical but not awful. The movie doesn't deny there are gangs, poverty and alcoholism; but, unlike many Native American films, the movie doesn't make these the center of the story. They're background.
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View online article here
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3.) The Jamestown Sun, Parents wants their child educated through ACCC
Parents wants their
child educated through ACCC
Melissa Taylor and Vernon Justice left their jobs in May and moved their family 1,600 miles from Campton, Ky., to Jamestown, N.D., to enroll their severely disabled son, Jessie, who turns 4 at the end of this month, in the Anne Carlsen Center for Children. But once in Jamestown, their plans for Jessie’s education ran into a brick wall: a legally mandated state policy known as inclusion, or mainstreaming.
Dr. Dave Smette, superintendent of the Jamestown School District, said, in the case of a child with disabilities, the law requires the child be taught in the least restrictive environment. The Anne Carlsen Center, because it does not teach any non-disabled children, is considered a more restrictive environment than a public school. But Jessie’s parents believe his disabilities are too many and too severe for Jessie to be taught in a regular classroom.
No warning of illness
Four years ago, Taylor and Justice were visiting relatives in Dickinson while awaiting Jessie’s birth. In a Dickinson clinic waiting room, Taylor read a brochure from the Anne Carlsen Center, but at that time all indications were that her unborn child was healthy and normal.
Back in Kentucky, however, Jessie was not breathing when he was born and had to be resuscitated. Doctors told the parents Jessie was fine, even though his breathing was erratic, and he had six fingers and toes on each hand and foot. After four days, the hospital tested Jessie’s oxygen level and found it was dangerously low. He was transferred to a University of Kentucky hospital.
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View online article here
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4.) The Forum (Fargo), Five organizations receive state grants
Five organizations receive
state grants
Five North Dakota organizations will receive more than $1.7 million in Continuum of Care grants to assist displaced individuals in the state, primarily women, children and veterans.
The grants will fund transitional and permanent housing projects in Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck, providing homeless persons and families with options for attaining a permanent home and self-sufficiency.
Organizations who received grant money are as follows: YWCA of Fargo-Moorhead, $427,040; Community Violence Intervention Center, $189, 610; Centre, Inc., $236,862; Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority, $192,504; and Burleigh County Housing Authority, $733,500.
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5.) Minot Daily News, Enforce the laws we have
Enforce the laws we have Minot Daily News – 1/8/2004
Fewer citizens of
foreign countries are applying for "green cards" to allow them to live and work
in the United States, because the process has been computerized. "Immigrant
advocate" groups say that's unfair. Many seekers of green cards don't have
access to computers and the Internet, the groups complain.
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View full article here
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6.) The Jamestown Sun, Social event
Social event The Jamestown Sun – 1/9/2004
Customers and merchants at the Buffalo Mall had a chance to see six assistance dogs in training Thursday. Staff members of the Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation in Jud, N.D., were socializing the dogs, an essential exercise in training them for future service.
“That’s basically taking the training out of the training room,” said Mike Goehring, executive director of Great Plains Foundation.
Staff members take dogs to the mall or Wal-Mart for socialization about once a week, he said. The idea is to check trainers’ work and find out how each dog will react in a public place.
“(We want to know) what he’s going to do when we are sitting in Grizzly’s having lunch,” Goehring said. “We want to know what he’s going to do when a kid comes strolling by with a shopping cart.”
Great Plains first started as a concept in 1989 and was established as a foundation in 1992, Goehring said. Since the program began, 86 service dogs have been matched with individuals with disabilities and work in 27 states and Canada. Currently there are 17 dogs in training and by the end of this year staff hope to place eight more dogs.
“The demand is still about twice what we can handle,” he said.
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7.) Bismarck Events in Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Location: Jack Barden Center, Campus of United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck Lower level by coffee shop 9:00 am Program 11:00 am Viewing of "I Have a Dream" Video Sponsored by UTTC Culture Committee
Martin Luther King Jr Birthday Celebration Location: Faith Lutheran Church, Bismarck Time: 7:00 PM Speaker: Dr. David Gipp, UTTC, Bismarck Music: UTTC Drummers, Celebration Choir at Faith Lutheran Church, Spirit of Life Music Ministry Sponsor: North Dakota Conference of Churches
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8.) Minot Event in Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 15
"Minot Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King's Legacy" Thursday, January 15, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at the Alshire Theater, Minot State University. The event includes a recitation of Dr. King's "I Have A Dream Speech; presentation by Mary Louise Defender Wilson; gospel singing by the Gospel Tabernacle Church Youth Choir; and cider and cookies.
The event organizer is the YWCA of Minot.
Call 838-1812 for information.
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9.) UND (Grand Forks) Events in Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 14 & 15
The University of North Dakota’s Multicultural Student Services (MSS) will hold a Martin Luther King luncheon, January 15th as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration on campus. The MSS presents Dr. Oba T'Shaka, who will deliver a speech on "Civil Liberties vs. Patriotism" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, Memorial Union in the Lecture Bowl. He will deliver the same address at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in the Memorial Union Ballroom. The seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon will feature chili in a bread bowl or a vegetarian option. Tickets will be sold until Monday, Jan. 12.
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10.) 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
schedule:
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11.) WOMENomics Forum, January 17, Bismarck
The WOMENomics Forum will be held in the Hauer Theatre, Harold Schafer Leadership Center at the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND, January 17 at 10:00 a.m.
For more information, contact: kosteen@zkslaw.com or click Does the thought of leadership challenge you for a flyer.
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12.) 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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13.) CDR Human Resources Center, Human Rights Movie Night, January 16, Fargo
Friday January 16th, 6:30 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church 1011, 12th Ave. N. Fargo
“Rabbit Proof Fence”
Based on a true story of hope and survival at a time when it was Australian government policy to train aboriginal children as domestic workers and integrate them into white society. Molly Craig decides to lead her little sister and cousin in a daring escape from their internment camp! The girls, part of what would become known as Australia’s “Stolen Generations,” must then elude the authorities on a dangerous 1,500-mile adventure along the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the continent and will lead them home!
All ages are welcome for this free event- snacks and soda will be available for purchase at a nominal fee. Make this a family affair. There will be a 20 minute 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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14.) 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.
Bismarck: January 15 7 PM, Bismarck Senior Center Grand Forks: January 28 7 PM, Best Western Townhouse Fargo: January 29 7 PM, Ramada Inn 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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15.) Fargo Progressives Hosts North Dakota Caucus Informational Meeting, January 15, Fargo
The North Dakota Human Rights Coalition works to increase the number of women, people of color and people with disabilities in leadership positions in state and local government.
The Fargo Progressives will be hosting a North Dakota Caucus Informational Meeting for Progressives on Thursday, January 15th, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., at the Fargo-Moorhead AFL-CIO Trades and Labor Assembly Hall located at 3002 1st Ave. N in Fargo. Vern Thompson, chair of the ND Democratic Party will be the featured speaker. He will discuss and explain changes in the caucus process for the upcoming Feb. 3rd caucuses in North Dakota. Local representatives of the Democrat and Republican parties have also been invited to attend. All Fargo Progressives, members of North Dakota Progressive Coalition groups, and their friends are invited to attend.
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16.) Maryvale Spiritual Life Center Peace Retreat, January 31, Valley City
VALLEY CITY, ND - The Maryvale Spiritual Life Center will hold a retreat for men and women titled, "The Call for Peace in Violent Times", from 9:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. January 31 at 11550 River Road, Valley City.
Leading the retreat, which is for men and women, will be Sr. Yvonne Nelson, director of Presentation Peace Studies in Fargo.
A suggested donation of $20.00 will be accepted.
For more
information contact the Maryvale Spiritual Life Center at
(701) 845-2864
or
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17.) Fargo-Moorhead to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19, Fargo
Fargo, ND (December 30, 2003) – The Fargo Moorhead area plans to honor civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 19 from 7-8 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre (314 Broadway). This is an all ages event and is free to the public.
The one-hour recognition of Dr. King’s legacy will feature historic film excerpts from his life and the civil rights movement, a performance by Trollwood Performing Art School’s MLK Day Celebration Choir and Fargo Human Relations Award presentations. The event will also kick-off the Stuff-the-Bus campaign, a two week collection drive to gather needed items for area homeless and emergency shelters.
The Fargo Human Relations Commission organizes the Dr. Martin Luther King Day event to continue the tradition of annually celebrating the life, work, and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
For more information, please contact Dan Mahli, City of Fargo Office of Planning and Development, at dmmahli@ci.fargo.nd.us or (701) 476-4144.
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18.) Concordia College Hosts Events on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, Moorhead
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 19th, 2004 Remember, Celebrate, Act: A Day On . . . Not a Day Off
9:20 AM “Martin’s Dream: 1957 Concordia College to the New Millennium—A Half Century Review” Richard Green CentrumGreen is a Concordia Alum ('61) and the first Director of Multicultural Affairs at Concordia. He has also served on the Board of Regents.
10:30 AM “Re-reading ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ from Multiple Disciplines” Faculty Multidisciplinary PanelFrida Nilsen LoungeConcordia faculty will share their views on this important piece of writing from their individual Disciplines—history, literature, sociology, and communications—and make connections to its current relevance to us all today.
11:50 AM “The State of Human Rights in Fargo-Moorhead.” Fargo Human Relations Commission & Moorhead Human Rights Commission Frida Nilsen LoungeMembers of the Fargo and Moorhead Commission will discuss its functions and what the basic human rights are for all people. The Commissions will also discuss how it is responding to community citizen action team recommendations in the areas of housing, employment, and education. These topics are areas of concern that were addressed by the 2001 Report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, The Status of Equal Opportunity for Minorities in Moorhead, Minnesota.
1:20 PM “World Justice through the Lens of Martin Luther King, Jr” Concordia Student Panel Frida Nilsen LoungeStudents from Concordia’s Amnesty International chapter and Concordia Students for Social Justice will explore how MLK’s ideas resonate in issues of international justice and how organizations can use his legacy in international justice work.
2:40 PM “Race at Concordia: The Student Perspective” Concordia Student Panel Frida Nilsen LoungeAn ethnically and philosophically diverse panel of Concordia students will share their thoughts and experiences at Concordia College as a means of carrying King’s message of hope forward as stewards of the present and the future.
4:30 PM Concordia Campus reception for Dr. Richard Green Frida Nilsen Lounge
For more information on ways to celebrate MLK Day, contact Kate at kmolson@cord.edu or check out: http://www4.cord.edu/student/multiculture/Events.htm.
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19.) “Just Fair”: Talking GLBT With Others Training, January 31, Moorhead
From civil marriage and gay and lesbian adoption, to human rights, equal
employment and school-based youth concerns, discussions about the gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities are happening. They occur with some
regularity in most organizations, communities, and families. Unfortunately, the
discussions can easily turn sour and rancorous, leaving people on all sides of
the issue feeling hurt, angry, frustrated and scared.
Contact: Robert Uebel, Pride Collective & Community Center by phone at (218) 287-8034 or by e-mail at webmaster@pridecollective.com Cost: $15.00, includes lunch and snacks Date: Saturday, January 31, 2004 Time: 9am-5pm Location: Pride Collective & Community Center, located in the PEPP building, 116 12th St. S., Moorhead, MN
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20.) S.E.E.D. Seminar & Summit: Cross-Cultural Connections, January 13-14, Moorhead
Lillian Roybal Rose, an educator and consultant in the area of cross-cultural communication, will be conducting a two-day seminar, “Cross-Cultural Connections” January 13 and 14.
Roybal Rose is also the keynote speaker for the annual S.E.E.D. (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Summit from 7-9 p.m. January 14 in the MSUM Ballroom 200E and F. The S.E.E.D. Summit is free and open to the public.
For seminar registration and additional information view the PDF file here.
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21.) Message from NDHRC Director About Political Campaign and Candidate Endorsements
The NDHRC has been contacted by one of the Democratic presidential campaigns and asked to relay information to you regarding that candidate's position on GLBT issues. Because of our 501(c)(3) status, we cannot endorse a political candidate, nor can we mobilize supporters to elect or defeat candidates.
However, we can do this: we encourage you to research each candidate's position on issues that are important to you, as we enter into this campaign season. The major presidential candidates have websites, and some of the Democratic presidential candidates are establishing campaign offices in Fargo. One NDHRC goal could be achieved by federal action; while the NDHRC supports the creation of discrimination protection in the North Dakota Human Rights Act for members of the GLBT community at the state level, http://www.ndhrc.org/NDHRC_Goals.htm; protection against discrimination in civil rights law at the federal level would begin to achieve that goal, also. Some of the candidates have positions relating to this goal.
It is in our interests as human rights advocates to make questions about human rights part of every campaign, local, state and national. We encourage you to take the opportunity in candidate forums, and as you meet candidates during the election season, to ask them about their positions on the issues that are important to all of us. As we become aware of legislative forums where candidates are available to answer questions, we'll relay that information to you. The goals of the NDHRC are at http://www.ndhrc.org/NDHRC_Goals.htm, if you would like more information on the issues we're working on at the state level.
Cheryl Bergian Director
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22.) NDHRC Web Site Calendar of Events for January
Visit our January web site calendar for information on monthly statewide human rights related activities and events. We welcome your input and comments.
Please send us your news and events for the calendar to humanrights@ndhrc.org.
View the NDHRC web site calendar of events here
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23.) The Forum (Fargo), Lou Ziegler column: The Forum will pursue more reader interaction
Here's an opportunity to affect the Forum's coverage of issues that are important to you, & to the NDHRC. The more NDHRC members who sign up, the more likely we'll be able to communicate to the Forum on our issues. The link to sign up for the Real People Bank is at http://RealPeopleBank.forumcomm.com.
And, note the openings on the Forum's Readers' Board.
Lou Ziegler
column: The Forum will pursue more reader interaction
If newspapers survive long into the future, I believe reader loyalty, more than anything else, will sustain us.
For some newsrooms, that could mean changes in thinking and attitudes.
Today, The Forum is in the midst of four reader involvement projects.
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The newsroom is taking a dramatic new strategy for listening to readers and making sure they understand their opinions matter to us.
On Friday, we distributed e-mails to 80,000 -- yes, 80,000 -- registered users of In-Forum who said they’d accept messages from us.
They’re being asked if they are interested in joining our “Real People Bank.” If you didn’t get an e-mail from us, please visit http://RealPeopleBank.forumcomm.com to sign up.
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24.) 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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25.) Camp Wellstone Spaces Reserved for Native People and People of Color
Super Camp Wellstone is already full! However, they are reserving spots for Native people and people of color. If you want to go, please contact the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center right away. There are also full scholarships available.
These special spots are for Indigenous and People of Color ONLY!!!!!
Camp Description
The upcoming "Super" Camp Wellstone will take place in the Twin Cities:
Friday, January 16, 2004 - Sunday, January 18, 2004
The 2.5-day training program introduces participants to winning grassroots political and electoral action. The Camps draw heavily from Paul Wellstone's distinctive approach to electoral and grassroots organizing, integrating elements of electoral politics, issue advocacy, and community organizing.
Camp Wellstone is designed for individuals interested in working on a political or advocacy campaign, becoming effective citizen activists, volunteers, leaders, or running for elected office.
Camp will run on the following schedule:
Friday 2:30 PM - 9:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Details regarding locations and final weekend schedule will be sent via email to all registered participants the week before the camp is to take place.
For more information contact the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center at humanrts@umn.edu, or at (612) 626-0041 or (888) HREDUC8.
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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!
Jan. 23, 2004 - "What Is a Peace Church?" Dr. Gerald Schlabach, St. Thomas U., St. Paul 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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