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Friday, January 18, 2008

North Dakota Human Rights News

 

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Hello members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition!

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In this PAUR Report:

 

                Events

 

              Announcements

 

Reminders

 

NEWS:

      Tribal & Native American Nickname / Mascot

      Race & National Origin

      Gender & Sexual Orientation

      Disabilities

      Religion

      Miscellaneous

 

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NDHRC: NDHRC fundraiser - Martin Luther King, Jr., Day - Monday, January 21, 5-6:30 p.m.

   Join the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition in celebrating the life and ongoing work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Light refreshments and beverages will be served at the home of Richard & Arlette Preston (505 Broadway, Unit 300, Fargo) on Monday, January 21, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Make a contribution for advancing human rights in North Dakota. The suggested donation is $60 per person or $100 per couple/family; children are welcome. Limited space - RSVP: 701-239-9323 or rsvp@ndhrc.org

   Join others committed to human rights at the Fargo Human Relations Commission’s commemoration and celebration at the Fargo Theatre at 7:00 p.m. (more below).

 

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Martin Luther King Celebration set for January 21st  

   On Monday, January 21^st the City of Fargo Human Relations Commission will be holding it’s seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at 7 PM at the historic Fargo Theatre. The program includes a viewing of King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, a rousing musical performance by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Children’s Choir, and a presentation of the annual Human Relations Awards to individuals, organizations and youth who have made great strides in the area of human relations in our community.

   In addition, this event will kickoff the “Stuff the Bus” campaign, where non-perishable food and other items are collected by a city bus and delivered to area homeless shelters. For more information please contact Nate Bailly at the City of Fargo, 701-476-6751 or nbailly@cityoffargo.com.

 

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Warrior's Call

Come and joins us! Let's have council together to develop an Indian Center in Bismarck. Pot luck. Bring your favorite dish and ideas to share. Every Sunday of the month of January-- 13, 20 and 27 (and continuing), 5:30 p.m. on campus at United Tribes Technical College, Building 61. Contact rnpackineau@hotmail.com for more information

 

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Tri-College Women-in-Action Conference: “Mixed Messages:  Taking Control of Our Image”
Friday, January 25^, 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at NDSU Memorial Union. Session topics include:  Body image and the media, healthy sexuality, and emotional health. A keynote address will be provided by Prairie Rose, FM area writer and activist. The annual Women-in-Action conference is planned collaboratively by Women’s Studies students and faculty at Concordia College, MSUM, and NDSU. Our mission is not only to educate but also to motivate individuals toward greater involvement in their communities.
FREE to students! $15 for non-students
Dinner is provided

Please register at http://appserv.mnstate.edu/whitede/wia/wiaindex.htm or contact us at:
womeninaction2008@gmail.com for more information!

 

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Waking Large Group Meeting January 23 – note time change

Waking the Sleeping Giant has changed the time schedule for their January large group meeting. The meeting will continue to be held on the fourth Wednesday, in January that will be the 23^rd. The new meeting time will be a noon hour meeting beginning at 12 o’clock and ending at 1:30 p.m. The group will be looking ahead to how to continue to best serve the nonprofit community, continue the work on the sustainableile Community fund. The group has met with the Fargo city commission and has now had a commissioner assigned to meet with the group. Nonprofits are encouraged to have a representative meeting with the Waking the Sleeping Giant group. 

 

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Project Homeless Connect Planned for February 6

   Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is a one-day, one stop effort to deliver real services to people experiencing  real homelessness in our community. But Project Connect is also about a commitment to move from simply managing homelessness toward really ending homelessness. This is done through the energy and enthusiasm of community volunteers to find creative solutions to provide homeless citizens with individual attention and medical, dental, legal, addiction and a host of other supportive services.

   PHC will be held at the Fargo Civic Auditorium on February 6, 2008. This date was chosen because it is about the coldest time of the year and the F-M Area Coalition for Homeless Persons, sponsors of this project, feel this is the time the homeless are most in need of services. A meal will be served for all those connected with the project, both homeless citizens and the volunteers. It takes a lot of volunteers and funding to make this project work. If you can help, or know of someone who would be interested in helping please contact Sue Korman e-mail skorman@creativecare.org or Michael Carbone at directorfmchp@qmail.com or 701-364-2697.

 

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Regional Forum and a Statewide Conference to ascertain barriers, education needs, and potentially effective strategies for promoting arts careers for individuals with disabilities in North Dakota.

Who should attend: Individuals with disabilities interested in pursuing careers as artists or arts administrators (including those who may not have a disability, but are responsible for accessibility within their organization).

When & Where: (all Forums scheduled from 1-4 p.m., CST)

February 20, 2008: Fargo, Plains Art Museu

   Statewide Conference will be held in Bismarck at the Kelly Inn Hotel on April 7, 2008 (schedule to be announced). Forum will be conducted by the North Dakota Council on the Arts, along with the Dakota West Arts Council (a VSA arts affiliate), and the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities (a University Center of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities). Attendance at the forums is free and open to the public. There will be a minimal registration fee for the statewide conference. If you are nterested in attending any of the forums, the statewide conference, or would like additionl information, contact Amy Schimdt at 701-328-7594 or amschmid@nd.gov; or Linda Olsrud at 701-222-6640 or Linda@dakotawest.org. These Forums are accessible to persons with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations, sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should b directed to Dawn Olson at 800-233-1737 at least five days prior to attendance.

 

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The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is pleased to announce opportunities for qualified individuals to join our team as we work to fulfill our mission: to serve as a forum for unified policy development among tribal governments in order to protect and advance tribal governance and treaty rights; promote economic development, health, welfare in American Indian and Alaska Native communities; and educate the public toward a better understanding of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes.
   The positions (with links to full position descriptions) are as follows:
• Staff Attorney http://tinyurl.com/38pvkm
• Program Manager (Policy Research Center) http://tinyurl.com/39rkyh
• Program Associate (Policy Research Center) http://tinyurl.com/342var
• Meeting and Events Assistant http://tinyurl.com/36ofvu
For more information about NCAI, please go to www.ncai.org

 

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U.S. Human Rights Fund invites letters of inquiry

   The U.S. Human Rights Fund is pleased to announce the release of its Request for Letters of Inquiry for its June 2008 docket. The Fund invites letters of inquiry for strategic thought and advocacy campaigns with specific policy objectives, related plans for achieving their success, and the clear use of human rights and/or international law to advance social justice objectives. For this docket, the Fund will only consider projects in the issue areas of immigrant rights and human rights; access to healthcare as a human right; and elimination of life without parole sentencing for children.

   Please submit letters of inquiry online at http://rfp.ushumanrightsfund.org/loi_june08. The Fund will only consider letters of inquiry submitted at this address, and answers must be restricted to the space provided. For your convenience, a downloadable version of the Request for Letters of Inquiry is available at http://www.ushumanrightsfund.org and attached to this email.

   Please contact Justin Restauri at the U.S. Human Rights Fund, 212-764-1508 x236 or jrestauri@publicinterestprojects.org, with questions about the request for letters of inquiry. We apologize if you have received multiple copies of this announcement.

 

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Earth Day Event Planning has begun for April Events

   Planning has begun for Earth Week 2008 “Live Green. Learn Green”. Several committees are being formed to help make this a wonderful week of happenings. Last year the event sponsored several events for people of all ages in a host of venues around our community. 2008 promises to be an even bigger and better time of valuing our planet. The event has ways for many people to get involved and participate in planning and producing the event. Cass County Soil Conservation District has put together a communications center under the Earth Day Web Page. You can access this information from your home page at www.cassscd.org or directly at http://www.cassscd.org/Education/2008Earthday.html. Meeting summaries and meeting dates will be added to the site as they are established.

    There are several committees that will be working on this event with lots of room for volunteers to get involved. Committee members are especially needed on the following committees: Main Event, Finance, and Public Relations. If you are interested in helping with this event please contact Christine Laney at 701-235-7394 or e-mail www.riverkeepers.org.

 

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HECUA  Summer Internship  Available with Homeless Coalition

   The Fargo Moorhead Coalition for Homeless Persons has recently been approved for a Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) grant to hire an intern for 400 hours in the summer of 2008.

   The intern is scheduled to work from May 30 through August 31. The intern will manage a program to be started and completed during the three month time frame. This program is a voter registration drive centered on homeless, formerly homeless and very low income persons in the FM area. In addition, the intern will organize candidate and issue forums and participate in the Aug. 08 Project Homeless Connect.

   The ideal candidate for the summer position will be an undergraduate in Political Science or related field with a strong commitment to social justice. For information or to apply contact Michael Carbone, Executive Director of the FM Coalition for Homeless Persons at 701-364-2697 or e-mail directorfmchp@gmail.com.

   The mission of the Fargo Moorhead Coalition for Homeless Persons is to increase access to services for people facing homelessness and provide homeless awareness, education and advocacy in the FM area.

 

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Bremer’s Nonprofit Resource Specialists Blog Now Online

   In an effort to reach a variety of audiences, Bremer’s Nonprofit Resource Specialists launched a Blog site at http://nonprofitresource.blogspot.com as a way of sharing additional resources, information, and ideas.  We invite you to share information or questions to the various topics presented within the blog. 

   The premise of our unique position comes from our community banking philosophies that were established from our founder and namesake, Otto Bremer in 1943.  He said, “to serve our clients, we must also serve our communities.”  Through the creation of its position, Nonprofit Resource Specialist, Bremer understands the importance of nonprofit and community services to our rural communities and the economy. 

   We hope that you enjoy reading our blog and will participate in our dialogue as we explore different issues and trends in the nonprofit communities of Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. If there is a particular nonprofit area of interest you would like to see on our blog please e-mail me at hcbarlow@bremer.com.

 

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2008 - 2009 Scholarships Available Recognizing Outstanding GLBTA Leaders
Scholarships available for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender (GLBT) students or students from a GLBT family. Scholarships from $2,000 - $5,000. Application and information available at: www.PFundOnline.org <http://www.PFundOnline.org>
Application deadline - February 1, 2008
PFund is a 20-year-old community foundation that provides grants and scholarships as a catalyst for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender equality. If you have any questions, please contact Alfonso at 612-870-1806 or 800-435-1402. Or email awenker@PFundOnline.org <mailto: awenker@PFundOnline.org>
*Previous scholarship recipients are not eligible.

 

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New Service Helps Families Connect to Child Care Online
   Families across North Dakota can now find licensed child care with a click of a mouse at www.ndchildcare.org.  Child Care Resource and Referral has launched an on-line child care search service.
   This new service puts the most up-to-date listings of licensed child care at the fingertips of families.   The customized search helps families locate child care options based on the type of care needed, the ages of the children, their schedule and location.
   In addition to helping families locate child care, www.ndchildcare.org also offers child care tips, a parent’s handbook and other resources for families seeking child care and caregivers working to provide quality child care in their communities.
   Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) helps families search for child care, supports child care programs and works with communities to address child care issues.
   For more information contact Linda Lembke, Child Care Resource and Referral Program Director at 218-299-7026 or lindal@lakesandprairies.net; or Linda Reinicke, Child Care Resource and Referral Program Director at (o) 701-530-2501, (c) 701.226.2510 or lreinicke@lssnd.org.

 

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Minnkota Center GLBT Social/Discussion Group
The Minnkota Center hosts bi-monthly social/discussion groups that are open to men who identify as Gay, Queer, MSM, or Bisexual and to women who identify as Gay, Lesbian, Womyn Loving Womyn, or Bisexual.  Groups are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Towne Center Square in Moorhead. For more information, please contact Katie at 287-4636 or toll-free at 1-877-871-4636, or by email at: katie@pepp.org

 

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NAACP chapter in ND: A group out of Grand Forks has laid the groundwork for a North Dakota chapter of the NAACP. North Dakota is one of only two states in the United States without a chapter of the organization. Stay posted for notices of future meetings and events. Right now, the group needs members in order to get a charter from the national NAACP. The membership is $30.00, and checks can be made out to, and sent to: Northern Lights Chapter of NAACP, P.O. Box 12142, Grand Forks, ND  58208-2142. The Mission Statement of the NAACP:  "...to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights for all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination."

 

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Nonprofits Assistance Fund Launches Blog
A newly launched blog by Kate Barr, Executive Director of the Nonprofits Assistance Fund, can be found here . The blog focuses particularly on nonprofit organizations, large and small, that must work to raise funds each year. In a weekly one-pager, Kate shares her thoughts and insights on nonprofit management. The subscription is free and you’ll find very practical, relevant information on what all NPO’s face every day to help make your organizations successful.

 

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