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~North Dakota Human Rights Coalition~ PAUR Report
Programs ~ Announcements ~ Updates ~ Resources
Visit our Website at www.ndhrc.org
April 22, 2005
Hello members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition!
In this week’s PAUR Report:
Announcements 1) Save the Date: 2005 North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, Thursday & Friday, October 27 – 28, 2005, Fargo 2) NDHRC Members Needed 3) Human Rights Legislative Updates 4) Who Should be this Year’s Grand Marshal for the Pride Parade?
Newspaper Articles 5) Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Office of civil rights at risk 6) The Forum (Fargo), ELCA to debate on sexuality 7) The Forum (Fargo), Lutherans turn down gay clergy 8) The Forum (Fargo), John W. Beecher letter: Prairie Public TV makes the right call 9) Bismarck Tribune, Hazen group home is a social place 10) Grand Forks Herald, Tribal member dances dream 11) The Forum (Fargo), Fargo woman describes being victim of hate incident 12) The Forum (Fargo), Arikara history kept alive by Webb
Events 13) 2005 International Peace Festival, June 24 - 26 14) Dr. Gerald Vizenor Lector at NDSU, Native American Narratives: Resistance and Survivance, April 22, Fargo 15) ShareHouse Gala, April 30, Fargo 16) A Nonprofit Community Meeting: Waking the Sleeping Giant, May 12, Moorhead, MN
Reminders 17) Nominations Invited for Reebok Human Rights Award 18) April 2005 Native American Powwows in North Dakota 19) Pathfinder Center & Human Service Centers Training on IDEA 97, April 4 – May 4, North Dakota 20) North Dakota State University, Events to Observe Civil Education Month, April 7 – 27, Fargo 21) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Training, April – June 2005, North Dakota 22) ND Fair Housing Council, Fundamentals of Fair Housing Workshops, April 19 – 28, North Dakota 23) Cinco de Mayo Celebration, May 5, Fargo-Moorhead 24) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent, “2004 – 2005 Presentation Peace Studies Forum,” Fargo, ND
Please Note: The NDHRC distributes a weekly PAUR report to inform our members and friends about news, events, and other human rights related information around the state. The opinions expressed within the articles are those of the authors and are not endorsed by the NDHRC.
New NDHRC members: as a membership benefit you have received an e-mail subscription of our weekly e-mail newsletter, the NDHRC PAUR Report. If you would like to be removed from the PAUR Report mailing list, please send an email to humanrights@ndhrc.org.
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1.) Save the Date: 2005 North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, Thursday & Friday, October 27 – 28, 2005, Fargo
Theme: “Tools for Building Inclusive Communities: The Role of Human Rights Education and Action in North Dakota”
When: Thursday, October 27 & Friday, October 28, 2005
Where: Ramada Plaza Suites & Conference Center, 1635 42nd Street, S.W., Fargo
What: The North Dakota Human Rights Coalition annual conference will bring together a diversity of people from around North Dakota to explore and discuss the “How To’s” of human rights work with regard to progress and challenges impacting individuals and communities.
Who Should Attend: We invite community and Tribal leaders, support and advocacy organizations, stakeholders and policy makers, state agency and reservation civil rights and human resource officers, union members and officers, law enforcement officers, human service employees, churches and faith-based organizations, and individuals with an interest in human rights to attend.
Highlights:
Networking and membership meeting will enable individuals to learn more about the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, and how to work together on common issues beyond the conference
Resource tables will provide an opportunity for people to learn more about local and statewide human rights related organizations and resources
Social event will provide a relaxed setting for establishing professional contacts, greeting friends, and making new ones
Additional information will be available on the NDHRC web site in the coming month at www.ndhrc.org.
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2.) NDHRC Members Needed
We need your help and support to make a difference.
The North Dakota Human Rights Coalition depends on your membership dollars to fund our work. Here are some of the education and advocacy related activities that are made possible by your donations:
· Staff lobbying in the 2005 state legislature on behalf of human rights related bills
· Copying educational information for community groups, legislators, and allies
· Hosting and upkeep of the NDHRC web site
· Meals, materials, and other expenses at the NDHRC annual conference
The Coalition’s membership goal for 2005 is to reach 200 members and membership proceeds of $10,500.
As of April 22, 2005, the NDHRC has received 99 memberships for 2005 for a total of $5,285!
Your membership is very important to us and your individual advocacy is invaluable. Please become a member at: http://ndhrc.org/membership_form_revised.htm, or make a monetary donation to the NDHRC. Send your donations to NDHRC, P.O. Box 1961, Fargo, ND 58107-1961.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has” - American anthropologist Margaret Meade
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3.) Human Rights Legislative Updates
During the 2005 legislative session, the NDHRC is following bills that affect human rights. We are also distributing a weekly legislative update to our PAUR recipients. Past legislative updates are available on our web site at: http://ndhrc.org/Goals/2005LegActivities/2005LegislativeActivities.htm.
View legislative activities for the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition member organizations' at: http://ndhrc.org/Goals/2005LegActivities/2005NDHRCMemberOrgLegislativeActivities.htm.
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4.) Who Should be this Year’s Grand Marshal for the Pride Parade?
Message from Pride Collective and Community Center:
WHO SHOULD BE THIS
YEAR'S GRAND MARSHAL FOR THE PRIDE PARADE?
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5.) Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Office of civil rights at risk
Office for civil rights at riskNative Americans aided by staffers
By Peter Harriman Sioux Falls Argus Leader – 04/15/2005
In one of her first duties as a member of the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights, Elsie Meeks of Interior took part in a 1999 meeting
in which hundreds of Native Americans complained of unfair treatment by the
criminal justice system in South Dakota.
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View full article here
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6.) The Forum (Fargo), ELCA to debate on sexuality
ELCA to
debate on sexuality
After years of study and a task force report, local Lutherans will begin this weekend what’s expected to be heated public debate about sexuality issues.
The region’s two Evangelical Lutheran Church in America synods will vote Saturday on resolutions regarding the ordination of noncelibate gay clergy and the blessing of same-sex unions.
At the same time in Chicago, the ELCA Church Council, its board of directors, will craft a resolution to be voted on at a churchwide gathering in August.
“I wouldn’t even begin to predict where that path might be,” said Linda Brown of Fargo, who sits on the 37-person Church Council.
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View full article here
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7.) The Forum (Fargo), Lutherans turn down gay clergy
Lutherans
turn down gay clergy
Area Lutherans rejected a proposal that would create space for gay clergy during two separate Saturday gatherings.
Delegates of northwestern Minnesota's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America met all day at Concordia College.
The group, representing 110,000 members, voted against the most controversial of three recommendations from an ELCA task force that studied sexuality.
On the recommendation that would allow the church to not discipline gay clergy, 192 voted in favor, 316 against and 38 abstained.
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View full article here
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8.) The Forum (Fargo), John W. Beecher letter: Prairie Public TV makes the right call
John W.
Beecher letter: Prairie Public TV makes the right call
I am writing the express how proud I am that Prairie Public TV is among the 54 of PBS's 349 stations planning to air the "Sugartime" episode of "Postcards from Buster." In general, the PBS stations deciding to air the episode represent the major urban markets and 55 percent of households nationwide. (The Forum, March 17,) Prairie Public's decision demonstrates that smaller urban areas - even in red states - are not to be taken for granted and expected to acquiesce to every threat to freedom that the Bush administration and their colleagues of the religious right identify as a threat to "our morality."
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View full article here
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9.) Bismarck Tribune, Hazen group home is a social place
Hazen group
home is a social place Bismarck Tribune – 04/10/2005
HAZEN -- Visitors to the Knife River
Group Home rarely make it to the door before someone comes to meet them. The
curious faces of the five men and three women who live there appear between
curtains, and inevitably someone wanders out to say hello. <snip>
View full article here
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10.) Grand Forks Herald, Tribal member dances dream
Tribal
member dances dream Grand Forks Herald – 04/10/2005
Joseph Lufkins, a Sisseton-Wahpeton Dyaje tribal member, said he prayed for two years for a prophetic dream.
When it finally came, he saw a face that took different forms. Half of the face was visible, but the other half kept hiding in the dark, he said.
"He showed me a pile of animal skins on the floor and told me to dance," said the 67-year-old Lufkins as he watched the 36th annual Indian Association Powwow Saturday at UND. UND's Hyslop Sports Center served as a point of convergence for North Dakota's largest powwow. The event has attracted between 3,000 and 4,000 people since it started Friday night, organizers said.
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View full article here
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11.) The Forum (Fargo), Fargo woman describes being victim of hate incident
Andrea Warren-Deegan is the Assistant Director for the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition.
Fargo woman
describes being victim of hate incident
Andrea Warren-Deegan was logging the last mile of her training run around the golf course on Prairiewood Drive when a red sport utility vehicle approached.
As the vehicle came closer, she could see several white males inside. One of them screamed out the window, "Go back to your country!"
Warren-Deegan, a Fargo resident who is part American Indian and part black, felt threatened by the March 24 altercation, which police are investigating as a racial incident.
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View full article here
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12.) The Forum (Fargo), Arikara history kept alive by Webb
Arikara
history kept alive by Webb
View full article here
Also, view historical information provided by Three Affiliated Tribes here
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A calendar of events for April is available on the NDHRC web site at http://ndhrc.org/Events/Calendar/2005/April.htm.
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13.) 2005 International Peace Festival, June 24 - 26
Greetings all!
My name is Kholi
Neufeld, (David and Maggie's daughter, hence the use of their email,) and I
thought I would take advantage of their address book. Just a quick letter to
inform all you splendid individuals of this year's International Peace Festival,
held at the
The Festival is a gathering where people concerned with peace issues come together to share and learn. There will be idea sharing, music making, good food, and great people, in a relaxed and comfortable environment. As tradition holds, the Festival is a free festival, with costs being covered by contributions from those who attend and donations from surrounding communities.
The theme for this year is 'Awareness and Participation in Your Natural and Political World'. There will be workshops and activities held throughout the weekend for all age groups, as well as enough free time to meet the other splendid individuals you hadn't met before.
Word of mouth is the oldest and best mode of information, so if you could do me a huge favor and tell a friend or two that would be much appreciated, and also, please bring your children.
If you have any questions or ideas please feel free to email turtleinspiration@canada.com or call 204-534-7125 or 204-534-2303 (David and Maggie) I would love to hear from you. Also if you are thinking of attending please call or email. It will make my job easier to have an idea of who is coming.
Thank you all so very much Kholi Neufeld Volunteer Coordinator 2005
"We cannot do better than ensure that the freshest, tastiest, most nutrient-rich food moves from the nearest farm to the nearest table, all over the world." A somewhat pampered dreamer in the centre of the universe.
Magdalene Andres
and David M Neufeld
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14.) Dr. Gerald Vizenor Lector at NDSU, Native American Narratives: Resistance and Survivance, April 22, Fargo
Dr. Gerald Vizenor Lecture
Native American Narratives: Resistance and Survivance
Friday, April 22nd, 2005 8 - 9pm Beckwith Recital Hall - Reinecke Fine Arts Complex North Dakota State University
This event is free and open to the public.
Gerald Vizenor is Professor Emeritus of American Indian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of New Mexico. He is the author of more than twenty books about Native American Indians, including Manifest Manners: Narratives on Post Indian Survivance, and Fugitive Poses: Native American Indian Scenes of Absence and Presence. His novel Griever: An American Monkey King in China won the American Book Award. His most recent books are Hiroshima Bugi: Atomu 57, a novel, and Bear Island: The War at Sugar Point, a narrative poem scheduled for publication this year by the University of Minnesota Press.
Gerald Vizenor received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Western Literature Association in 2005. His lecture will focus on Native American Indian narratives and literature documented and published between the Civil War and the First World War. He is Anishinaabe (Chippewa) from the White Earth Indian Reservation, MN.
For more information visit: http://people.mnhs.org/authors/biog_detail.cfm?PersonID=Vize363
Dr. Vizenor's lecture is funded in part by the North Dakota Humanities Council. For more information please contact Jeanne Hageman at 701-231-8845 or jeanne.hageman@ndsu.edu.
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15.) ShareHouse Gala, April 30, Fargo
Message from ShareHouse:
ShareHouse, Inc. has a gala coming up on
Darryl, a well known baseball figure, a baseball champion will speak at this Sister’s Path Gala. Darryl will share his life experiences and Charisse, his wife, the President of The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, will speak about the families and friends who are being slowly destroyed by the active alcoholic/addict and share a story of recovery, and a new beginning.
We promise a great silent and live auction, dinner and a great key-note speaker. The event poster is available at http://www.sharehouse.org/htmls/gala05.html.
Sister’s Path is a treatment center for homeless single parents and their children and pregnant women. Please call me at 282-6561, Ext. 23 or email me for more information.
ShareHouse, Inc. provides chemical dependency treatment and recovery services to those in need and Sister's Path provides addiction treatment services and housing for homeless single parenting families, with a special emphasis on homeless single parents expecting a child, keeping single homeless parents united with their children whenever possible.
Nukhet Hendricks
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16.) A Nonprofit Community Meeting: Waking the Sleeping Giant, May 12, Moorhead, MN
A Nonprofit Community Meeting: Waking a Sleeping Giant The impact of the proposed Federal budget cuts and what we will do about it.
Thursday, May 12th 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free limited seating
RSVP by May 6 293-7273 (Rape and Abuse Crisis Center) or e-mail pepp@pepp.org
Courtyard by Marriot 1080 28th Avenue S. Moorhead, MN
Topics: “Funding Trends,” Otto Bremer Foundation
“Lobbying and Proposed Federal Budget Cuts,” MN Council of Nonprofits
“Local Impact,” Clay and Cass County Social Services
“Waking the Sleeping Giant,” Table Discussions & Action and Planning
Brought to you by: People Escaping Poverty Project, Uniting for Equality, Dorothy Day House, Freedom Resource Center, Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, Bremer Bank, United Way of Cass Clay, Women’s Network of the Red River Valley
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17.) Nominations Invited for Reebok Human Rights Award
Nominations
Invited for Reebok Human Rights Award
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18.) April 2005 Native American Powwows in North Dakota
April 22 – 23, Minot Minot State University Contest Powwow More information is available at http://drumhop.com/ndpowwow.html.
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19.) Pathfinder Center & Human Service Centers Training on IDEA 97, April 4 – May 4, North Dakota
Pathfinder Center is working collaboratively with the state's eight Regional Human Service Centers to provide training on IDEA 97 and the changes to it that become effective in July 2005 under IDEA 2004. We are trying to provide an opportunity for training to staff at the Human Service Centers and have encouraged them to invite parents that they are serving as well.
Although we are all collectively waiting for the IDEA 2004 regulations, we feel it would be beneficial for professionals and parents to have some training on IDEA 97 which will also identify changes coming under IDEA 2004. When regulations are released on IDEA 2004, we will have copies available in the Pathfinder library and resource center. We hope this training will make it less difficult for professionals and parents to understand IDEA 2004.
Bob Sanderson, consultant for Pathfinder Center, (recently retired as Director of Northeast Human Service Center) is presenting these training sessions. There is no admission fee charged. Participants will receive packets and Continuing Education Credits are offered, ( 4 credits for four hour sessions, 6 credits for six hour sessions) These content areas will be addressed: 1. Principles of Law 2. Free Appropriate Public Education 3. Evaluations 4.Definitions 5.Parent Involvement 6. Individual Education Plans 7. Transition Services 8. Least Restrictive Environment 9. Procedural Safeguards 10. Changes to IDEA 97 under IDEA 2004 which become effective in July 2005.
Some of the Regional Human Service Center's have meeting rooms that seat thirty people, others have more capacity. Anyone interested in participating should call their regional Human Service Center to register and ensure seating is available in advance of the training date. Scheduled dates of confirmed sessions, times (include breaks):
May 3rd, 2005 Tuesday, West Central HSC, Bismarck, ND Time: 10am-3pm
May 4th, 2005 Wednesday, Badlands HSC, Dickinson, ND. Time: 1pm to 5pm Mountain Standard Time
PLEASE REMEMBER TO REGISTER EARLY AND CHECK WITH EACH OF THE HUMAN SERVICE CENTERS TO ENSURE SEATING SPACE!!!!!!
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20.) North Dakota State University, Events to Observe Civil Education Month, April 7 – 27, Fargo
The documentary “Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State” will show in three parts over the month in Memorial Union Century Theater: Parts one and two will be shown Thursday, parts three and four April 18 and parts five and six April 25. All showing are at 7pm.
The brown bag seminar “Gender Gap in Politics,” will be at noon April 27 in Century Theater. Manjusha Gupte, assistant professor of political science, will discuss why women are less likely than men to seek political office and will explore common gender stereotypes.
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21.) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Training, April – June 2005, North Dakota
Vocational Rehabilitation of North Dakota and North Dakota Medicaid Infrastructure Project will be sponsoring ADA training for small businesses.
Session I - Reasonable Accommodation Reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that allows an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job functions, or enjoy equal access to benefits available to other individuals in the workplace.
Session II - E & IT (electronic and information technology) Websites are often inaccessible to people with disabilities. This two-hour session discusses legal implications for E&IT, disability awareness, E&IT barriers and universal and accessible web design practices. Session will demonstrate some of the barriers to Information Technology for people with disabilities. Also, strategies for identifying and removing these barriers will be addressed.
Session III - ADA and Small Business/Title III A practical explanation of the ADA and what every small business, Chamber of Commerce, and small business counselor should know. Key resources will be highlighted and tips are offered for cost-effective implementation. Learn 10+ ideas on how businesses can benefit from the ADA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Laurie Davis or Shirley Brennan Minot State University Phone: (701) 858-3494 or toll free 1-800-233-1737 Email: laurie.davis@minotstateu.edu Shirley.brennan@minotstateu.edu
Who should attend? Business owners and individuals interested in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Dates: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Session II Tuesday June 14, 2005 Session III
Time: 10 AM -12 PM CDT
Locations: Sites are at all eight ND Human Service Center Video conferencing rooms.
Cost: There is no cost to attend.
Training sessions will be conducted by:
Rocky Mountain Disability & Business
Technical Assistance Center (719) 444-0268 (Voice/TTY)
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22.) ND Fair Housing Council, Fundamentals of Fair Housing Workshops, April 19 – 28, North Dakota
FUNDAMENTALS OF FAIR HOUSING WORKSHOPS SPONSORED BY THE NORTH DAKOTA FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL
AGENDA What is Housing Discrimination? The Federal Fair Housing Act State Human Rights/Fair Housing Laws Complaint Filing & Investigative Process Landlord/Tenant Issues Advertising Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications New Design and Construction Occupancy Standards Applications Case Law
Workshops have been scheduled for the following dates and communities in North Dakota: • April 26: 1:00-4:30 PM, Great American Inn, 1116 Highway 2 East, Devils Lake, ND • April 27: 1:00-4:30 PM, Holiday Inn, 2200 Burdick Expressway East, Minot, ND • April 28: 1:00-4:30 PM, Radisson Hotel, 605 E. Broadway Avenue, Bismarck, ND
It is illegal in North Dakota to discriminate in the rental, sale or financing of housing because of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, familial status (presence of children), disability, age (40 and over), and status with respect to marriage and public assistance. Learn what Federal and State Laws say about Fair Housing, learn about the complaint filing process, what’s illegal and what’s not, and more...
Workshops will be informative for tenants, users of housing services, non-profit organizations and housing providers to learn how to end housing discrimination and what happens when discrimination occurs. Take home materials will be provided. Free to the public but registration is required. OPEN TO ALL.
The workshops are sponsored by the North Dakota Fair Housing Council which has received grants from the Otto Bremer Foundation and the Cities of Bismarck and Fargo to educate North Dakotans on fair housing laws. 3.0 Continuing Education Credits have been approved with the North Dakota Real Estate Commission (Course RO4-33). (Please note that those who took this course in 2004 are not eligible for CE credits.)
For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact the North Dakota Fair Housing Council: 1-888-265-0907 (toll-free)
Attendance is free but advance registration is required to ensure adequate seating and materials.
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23.) Cinco de Mayo Celebration, May 5, Fargo-Moorhead
Cinco de Mayo Celebration May 5th 5-8:00pm At Centro Cultural de Fargo/Moorhead 1014 19th Street South Moorhead
Fajita Cook-off 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes awarded
Call 236-7318 for cook-off registration and information
Jalapeño Eating Contest
Piñatas for the kids
Lotería (bingo)
Dance to follow at Avalon Center 9-1am Starlight Room 613 1st Avenue N Fargo
Everyone is Welcome…please join us in the celebration
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24.) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent, “2004 – 2005 Presentation Peace Studies Forum,” Fargo, ND
April 29, 2005 Time and Place - TBA Tickets: $10.00
View additional information on the Sisters of the Presentation web site here
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North Dakota Human Rights Coalition P.O. Box 1961 Fargo, North Dakota 58107-1961 Phone: (701) 239-9323 Fax: (701) 478-4452 Email: humanrights@ndhrc.org
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