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~North Dakota Human Rights Coalition~ PAUR Report
Programs ~ Announcements ~ Updates ~ Resources
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January 27, 2004
Hello members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition!
In this week’s PAUR Report:
Announcements 1) The Forum (Fargo), Human rights awards presented Monday 2) Dr. Gipp’s Speech for Faith Lutheran Church’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 3) National Fair Housing Alliance’s 2004 Poster Competition 4) Conference Registration and Information Available for the 3rd Annual Building Racially Inclusive Communities Conference, May 6-8, Fargo
Newspaper Articles 5) The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, MN), American with Disabilities Act need protection 6) Bismarck Tribune, N.D. supports Tennessee in case 7) Grand Forks Herald, Editorial: A dream to keep 8) Grand Forks Herald, Viewpoint: Civic response pierces darkness 9) Minot Daily News, ‘I have a dream’ 10) The Forum (Fargo), Jane Ahlin column: ‘I have a dream’ speech a vision of promise, hope 11) Daily News, Martin Luther King’s dream reaches Wahpeton students 12) Grand Forks Herald, Editorial: No school on MLK Day 13) The Forum (Fargo), University system to launch diversity training project 14) The Forum (Fargo), Human rights group to present 5 awards 15) Bismarck Tribune, Women’s death ‘loss to nation’
Events 16) Black History Month at NDSU 17) Celebration of Women Concert, February 21, Fargo 18) Cultural Diversity Resources, Human Rights Resource Center, Human Rights Movie Night, February 20th, Moorhead, MN 19) Cultural Diversity Resources, Human Rights Book Club, Monthly Discussions
Reminders 20) North Dakota Progressive Coalition Kickoff Annual Meeting, January 24, Minot 21) YWCA 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) Maryvale Spiritual Life Center Peace Retreat, January 31, Valley City 26) “Just Fair”: Talking GLBT With Others Training, January 31, Moorhead 27) Principles of Community Organizing Training, April 24-27, 2004, Fargo 28) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent Presents “Peace Studies” 2003 Series (Various Locations in ND and MN)
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1.) The Forum (Fargo), Human rights awards presented Monday
Larry Peterson, North Dakota Human Rights Coalition board member, and the Presentation Sisters of the Sacred Heart Convent (also a 2003 organizational member of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition) were two of the recipients of the human rights awards.
Human rights awards presented Monday
The Presentation Sisters of the Sacred Heart Convent received a Fargo Human Relations Award on Monday night.
The Fargo Human Relations Commission also honored North Dakota State University professor Larry Peterson and NDSU senior Paul Yatskis with individual awards.
The Presentation Sisters received the organization award for 120 years of service in heath care, education, social services, spiritual enrichment and housing.
The commission honored Peterson, chairman of NDSU’s history department, for his commitment to anti-racism programming on campus.
Yatskis received the youth award for his efforts on the NDSU Student Senate to support American Indian affairs on campus.
Awards were presented Monday night during an annual Martin Luther King Day event.
View online article here
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2.) Dr. Gipp’s Speech for Faith Lutheran Church’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Dr. David M. Gipp, President, United Tribes Technical College gave a speech at a Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration on the evening of January 19, 2004 at the Faith Lutheran Church in Bismarck, ND.
View the PDF version of Dr. Gipp’s speech here
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3.) 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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4.) 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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5.) The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, MN), American with Disabilities Act need protection
This article was also submitted to The Forum for publishing.
Americans with Disabilities Act needs protection The Daily Journal – 1/16/2004
Once again, the Renquist Supreme Court has taken on a case regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Now, the Court is looking at public services in the light of states rights vs. the power of the federal government. It will rule on whether two plaintiffs in Tennessee can sue the state for damages. This is not good news to those of us in the disability community. A look back at the Court's actions over the past few years shows a systematic narrowing and weakening of this, the most comprehensive civil rights law ever covering people with disabilities.
There are four main parts of the ADA, covering employment, public services, public accommodations (business), and communications. In decisions affecting employment, the Court has effectively rendered the ADA useless for people who feel they have been discriminated against. Because of the narrow definition of disability that the Court has applied, many of the people who Congress intended to cover cannot get any redress of their discrimination claims. In passing the ADA nearly 14 years ago, Congress intended to address a pattern and practice of discrimination against people with disabilities. Why? Because states were not getting the job done on their own.
Many people seem to think that it is too expensive to accommodate people with disabilities. The fact is, we can't afford not to. The ADA was enacted so that people with disabilities could have equal opportunity to contribute to society. We can't afford to keep wasting the talents and efforts of a large section of the population simply because we allow physical, attitudinal, and communication barriers to remain in place.
Nate Aalgaard Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living Fargo
View online article here
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6.) Bismarck Tribune, N.D. supports Tennessee in case
N.D. supports Tennessee in case By Deena Winter Bismarck Tribune – 1/17/2004
North Dakota is one of
seven states that have joined briefs in support of Tennessee, which is being
sued by a paraplegic who had to crawl up two flights of courthouse steps to get
to a hearing and then was arrested for refusing to show up for a second court
date. <snip>
View full article here
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7.) Grand Forks Herald, Editorial: A dream to keep
Editorial: A dream to keep Grand Forks Herald – 1/19/2004
OUR VIEW: Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy should be one that everyone embraces. Today's holiday honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose vision of a diverse and peaceful society continues to inspire us.
King's influence has been enormous. Did any individual in our century prompted so much change in human hearts as did King?
Yet, his dream remains unrealized.
Here, in the most homogonous region, there's even a tendency to dismiss it. What has diversity to do with us?
The evidence is that we value it. Immigrant groups have cherished traditions from the old country into the fourth generation in the United States. Though the differences between Swede and Norwegian, German and Hollander, Pole and Ukrainian seem culturally slight, they are of importance to members of each group.
On this basis alone, there is more diversity locally than we often acknowledge, but diversity transcends the European origins of the majority of us who live in the Red River Valley.
Native American communities were here long before European settlement, and their traditions remain strong. Hispanic settlement here began more than a generation ago. It has been renewed and enriched recently. Area colleges and the U.S. Air Force have brought other skin colors and other cultures to the valley.
This is something to celebrate.
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View full article here
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8.) Grand Forks Herald, Viewpoint: Civic response pierces darkness
VIEWPOINT:
Civic response pierces darkness Grand Forks Herald – 1/18/2004
SEATTLE - When I lived in New Rockford, N.D., as a youngster, and Grand Forks, where I attended UND from 1962 to 1966, I vividly recall the darkest of nights throughout our winters. We were cold, stayed close to one another and turned thermostats up in our homes. We also sought illuminating brightness among those nights. We really worked at protecting and nourishing our small communities.
Those early years for me were both an anchor and a springboard. I return physically when I can and, more often, in my mind's eye to continue to receive nourishment. I am a proud Dakotan.
How sad and disruptive, then, when I learned that a family and community were struck with a potential loss of one of its members, were forced to mobilize huge mental and physical energies and then had to summon the abstract, complex "hoping for good" to aid someone in severe crisis.
But how utterly uplifting it was when, in these times of social drifting, such significant numbers of good people flew to Dru Sjodin's search.
Such is the stuff of vibrant people: the stuff of diamonds.
View full article here
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9.) Minot Daily News, ‘I have a dream’
'I have a dream' Minot Daily News – 1/19/2004
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View full article here
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10.) The Forum (Fargo), Jane Ahlin column: ‘I have a dream’ speech a vision of promise, hope
Jane Ahlin column: ‘I have a dream’ speech a vision
of promise, hope
In his famous “I have a dream” speech, Martin Luther King, Jr., didn’t set out to provide a clear model for explaining different elements of persuasive writing and speaking (including narration, description, example, argument, comparison and contrast, and cause and effect) but that is what he did. The speech also employs rhythm. Reading the speech aloud, most people easily feel both the pulse of the piece and the cumulative power of the words.
In addition, King’s speech is filled with allusions that bring to mind revered words of American heritage and many, many passages from the Bible. No question, that first and foremost, Martin Luther King, Jr., was a preacher.
Interestingly, the words “I have a dream” weren’t in the written text that King worked on for several days before the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” where he was scheduled to speak on Aug. 28, 1963. He had settled on the analogy of a “bad check,” planning to emphasize the “insufficient funds” for “Negro people” in America’s “great vaults of opportunity.” It was to be a call for justice, both economic and personal.
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View full article here
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11.) Daily News, Martin Luther King’s dream reaches Wahpeton students
Martin Luther King's dream reaches Wahpeton students By Robb Long Daily News – 1/20/2004
Local schools honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day in their own special way Monday.
"We do get a choice in the matter. We just don't feel it's worth the make up day," said Wahpeton Public Schools Superintendent Mike Connell.
Connell said it's more important to Wahpeton schools to keep children in session that day to educate them about Martin Luther King Jr. than to give them a day off from school.
Breckenridge Public Schools had a holiday Monday.
"I would rather keep them in school to learn about Mr. King, than sending them home. In most cases their parents won't educate them on Mr. King," Connell said.
Alison Guzik, a Breckenridge fifth-grader, was shopping with her mom Monday. She knew the importance of the day as being "Martin Luther King Day" while many other Wahpeton shoppers had forgotten the day's importance.
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View full article here
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12.) Grand Forks Herald, Editorial: No school on MLK Day
EDITORIAL: No school on MLK Day OUR VIEW: Giving students the day off sends the strongest signal that Americans revere King's work.
It's true that students who attended school on Martin Luther King Jr. Day learn about King in other ways.
It's also true that that's a cop-out. The fact is, school districts no less than the nation itself make statements by choosing to celebrate certain holidays. Closing schools for the day tells children that King matters, as Twin City schools know. Holding classes but devoting some time to, say, an assembly also suggests that King matters - but not as much.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s life deserves the full measure of respect. Civil-rights leaders in Minnesota are right to suggest that all schools close to honor the man.
That's especially true because King's life teaches so much about our democracy's amazing strengths. Government segregation was an extention of slavery's historic wrong. It stained American life for a century after the Civil War and brought about episodes in otherwise noble crusades - such as segregating black soldiers during World War II - that now make citizens wince.
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View full article here
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13.) The Forum (Fargo), University system to launch diversity training project
University system to launch diversity training
project
An estimated 200 people from North Dakota’s public colleges and universities and tribal colleges will converge in Mandan on Saturday to kick off a first-of-its-kind diversity training effort.
Several school superintendents and community members from around the state also plan to attend the event, titled “A Call to Leadership: Diversity, Higher Education, and the Future of North Dakota,” said organizer Mary Jo Gonzales.
“This training is not just about the higher education system. It’s about integrating all levels of the community,” said Gonzales, president of the North Dakota University System’s Diversity Council.
The training will focus on what Gonzales calls “strategic organizational change,” which targets the way a school’s structure can exclude minorities from certain opportunities.
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View full article here
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14.) The Forum (Fargo), Human rights group to present 5 awards
Human rights group to present 5 awards
Three residents and two groups have won Moorhead’s 2004 Human Rights Awards for significant contributions to human rights in the community.
Winners in the five categories are Phyllis May-Machunda, workplace; Steven Grineski, education; Mary Davies, civic/community; The Social Connextion, nonprofit; and the Young Latina Education Leadership Staff, youth.
This marks the eighth year that the Moorhead Human Rights Commission has presented the awards in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Recipients will be presented with the awards at the Moorhead City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Hjemkomst Center. A reception for winners will be at 6 p.m. near the Hjemkomst ship.
May-Machunda, a professor of multicultural studies and the humanities at Minnesota State University Moorhead since 1989, is a founding member of the Training Our Campuses Against Racism collaborative, an instrumental worker in the Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity program, and a planner for the Building Inclusive Communities conference.
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View full article here
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15.) Bismarck Tribune, Women’s death ‘loss to nation’
Woman's death 'loss to nation' By Virginia Grantier
Bismarck Tribune – 1/17/2004
It would be a hard week
for North Dakota if it lost, not only an internationally known artist, but also
a treasured cultural leader and, worst of all, perhaps, if it also lost a loving
mother of 12 children, countless foster children and six adopted children. <snip>
View online article here
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16.) 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.
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17.) 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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18.) 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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19.) 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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20.) North Dakota Progressive Coalition Kickoff Annual Meeting, January 24, Minot
Join the Progressives in making the changes you want to have happen in 2004.
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21.) YWCA 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
Additional Awards
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
schedule:
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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.
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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25.) 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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26.) “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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27.) 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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28.) 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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