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Friday, January 18, 2008 North Dakota Human Rights News
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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).
NEW: Moorhead Human Rights Awards announcement: Public is invited to Reception and Awards CeremonyThe Moorhead Human Rights Commission is pleased to announce our 2008 Human Rights Award Winners. This years winners include Lynne Kovash, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning for the Moorhead Area Public Schools in the category of education; Bennett Park Cooperative in the category of Civic/Community, and MSUM Students, Katie Walker, Zach Kobrinsky, Zack Zenz and Emma Hertsgaard in the Youth/Young Adult Category. Board members of the Bennett Park Cooperative include Brandon Failing, Roy Frydnlund, Dorene Neeland, Michelle Barry and Connie Mere. The Award Ceremony will take place during the January 22nd City Council meeting, which starts at 7PM at City Hall. There will be a reception for the Award Winners prior to the Ceremony from 6PM to 7PM in the fountain area of the Moorhead Center Hall. Hornbachers will generously provide food and refreshments. Cindy Gomez Shawcross will share her talent with a song that she wrote to celebrate Human Rights. Human Rights are the inherent rights that belong to each and every person. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
NEW: MSUM presents MLK program - January 23, 1 p.m. Moorhead, Minn…Minnesota State University Moorhead will present "Sustaining the Dream of Dr. King: How will you keep the dream alive?" Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. in the university's Comstock Memorial Union Ballroom. It's free and open to the public. Featured speaker is Jermaine M. Davis, CEO, author and college professor. Davis grew up in Chicago's housing projects and was raised in a single-parent home with three siblings. After losing six family members to street violence, he began studying success principals to change the direction of his life. Davis is the author of five books, including "Get Up Off Your Butt & Do It NOW" and "Leading with Greatness." He is also CEO, founder and president of two companies: Seminars & Workshops, Inc., and Snack Attack Vending of Minnesota. Davis has worked in sales and marketing, taught elementary aged homeless youth, and is currently a professor of communication studies at Century College in White Bear Lake. Davis delivers keynotes and workshops to thousands of people each year, working with organizations such as Best Buy, 3M, Wells Fargo, Medtronic and American Express. He is described as "an authentic person" who understands the obstacles people encounter through their life journey. He addresses challenges realistically because he's overcome some of life's toughest challenges. Participants regularly comment on the clarity of purpose he ignites in his audiences from small youth groups to multi-million dollar corporations. Free parking on the MSUM campus is available in U Lot and Lot A-1, 2 and 3. This event in sponsored by MSUM's Cultural Diversity Events, Black Student Alliance, Campus Activities Board, Alumni Foundation and Student Activities Budget Committee. For more information, contact MSUM's Multicultural Affairs Office at 218.477.2601, claymore@mnstate.edu or gibsonda@mnstate.edu.
NEW: UND holds Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week - January 21-26. Buy tickets now for Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon We invite you to attend one or more functions during the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week, January 21-26. For those of you who are professors, we hope you might encourage your students to attend. Please see the list of events at http://sos.und.edu/erabell/MLK2008.html . Tickets for the luncheon may be purchased from the Era Bell Thompson Multicultural Center or the Memorial Union Info Desk by this Friday, January 18, at 2:00 p.m. The cost to the general public is $10, but tickets are discounted to faculty and staff at $7.50 and are $5.00 for students.
NEW: UND’s Indian Studies Association honors MLK – Thurs., Jan. 24 "In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Indian Studies Association will be showing the documentary "Little Rock Nine". We must remember that "ordinary people can change the world." Please join students from the Indian Studies Association to watch a 30 minute documentary segment from the "Eyes on the Prize" Civil Rights history series, followed by a short discussion, led by students from ISA: Date: Thursday, Jan 24 Time: 11:00-12:00 Place: American Indian Student Services Lounge Refreshments will be served....hope to see you there!
NEW: RSVP and YWCA of Minot host MLK Day event – Mon., Jan. 21 The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) strives to engage people 55+ in volunteer service to meet critical community needs, and to provide high-quality experience that will enrich the lives of the volunteers. This year, RSVP along with the YWCA will be holding a MLK Day celebration at Anna Nicole Nelson Hall located on the Minot State University Campus. A video with members of the community will be shown, as they explain what Martin Luther King Jr. Day means to them. There will also be preformers and speakers present along with refreshments after the event. Location: 407 3rd Street SE, 4th Floor, Minot, ND, 58701 See Map More info here: minotrsvp@srt.com
NEW: Martin Luther King, Jr, Holiday Celebration -Sunday, January 20 Martin Luther King, Jr, Holiday Celebration. McCabe United Methodist Church, 1030 N 6th St, Bismarck. 7:00 p.m. Gospel Songs by “Trilogy” (Barb Egan, Deb Aleson, Jane Morgan), vocal solo by Loretta Graham, harp and mandolin by Gayle Sherman and Dan Foster. An offering will be received for the Charles Hall Youth Services.
NEW: Annual United Tribes Technical College “Martin Luther King Day” celebration - Monday, Jan. 21 Annual United Tribes Technical College “Martin Luther King Day” celebration. Theme is “Dealing with Discrimination with Dignity.” Student forum consisting of different races and interpretations about the holiday’s meaning from the point of view of First Americans. Presentations by Dr. David Gipp, Dr. Harriett Skye, and Dr. Cheryl Long Feather. Launch the 6th Annual Season of Non-violence by the Gandhi Peace Network, Aruna and Vinod Seth. From 9:00 a.m. to noon, at the UTTC Wellness Center Healing Room. Public program welcomes all who wish to observe the national holiday. Refreshments will be served.
University of Mary, Martin Luther King Day Student Panel (Heskett Hall, Clairmont Center 10:00 a.m.)
NEW: Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Celebration, “Exploring Nonviolence” at McCabe United Methodist Church, 1030 N 6th St, Bismarck. 7:00 p.m. In honor and memory of Therm Kaldahl. Includes “What Is Nonviolence?” by Brian Palecek; MLK Jr and Nonviolence by Lionel Muthiah; Therm Kaldahl video “Alternatives to Violence”; and a review by Janet Merrill of Marshall Rosenberg’s “Nonviolent Communication: a Language of Life.”
NEW: Celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day - January 21, 2008Dr. King had a dream. He knew how he saw his community, his nation and his world. All of us have a vision too. We’re asking you to write, draw, paint or otherwise illustrate your dream on a 5” by 7” index card. We’ll be using these cards to build our collective dream together at the Moorhead Center Mall on January 21, 2008 to commemorate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Who should be involved: You and everyone you know, regardless of ages What should you do: Think about your dream for Moorhead. Use words or images to represent that dream on a 5” by 7” index card. Please write your name on the back of your card. When: We’ll gather at 1:00 p.m. on January 21, 2008 to put our collective dream together. Where: The Moorhead Center Mall Fountain Area Why: Because to build the strong community of our dreams, we need every voice to be heard. Who is sponsoring this: The Building Inclusive Communities Committee including The Moorhead Human Rights Commission, People Escaping Poverty Project, Tri-college University, Cultural Resources, Inc., Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative, The City of Moorhead and Moorhead Community Education. All cards submitted become the property of the sponsors and will be used for the purposes of public display and possible publication.
NEW: The Student Affiliates of APA Division 17 along with the University of North Dakota Ten Percent Society are proud to announce their co-sponsorship of the workshop, “Working with Bisexual Clients.” This programming led by speaker Robyn Ochs will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2008 in Gamble Hall, Room 1 on the University of North Dakota Campus (see attached map). Speaker Info: “Robyn Ochs is a long-time activist, and the editor of the Bisexual Resource Guide and the new anthology Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World. She has taught courses on topics including GLBT history & politics in the United States, the politics of sexual orientation, and the experiences of those of us who transgress the binary categories of gay/straight, masculine/feminine, black/white and/or male/female. Her writings have been published in numerous bisexual, women's studies, multicultural, and GLBT anthologies” (www.robynochs.com). We would like to invite you to attend this workshop as well as the other events that are scheduled during Robyn’s visit. We hope you will also encourage your students and colleagues to participate. This type of interaction is an important part of academic, personal, and professional development for practicing professionals along with graduate and undergraduate students in health and human service fields. Opportunities for informal discussion with Robyn can be arranged by emailing kimberly.jorgensen@und.nodak.edu. Please join us!
NEW: FVND will be hosting the January Topical Call with Pathfinders - Jan. 28th, 7 p.m. CST; 6 p.m. MT on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, "What you need to know for your IEP's. Register by Jan. 21 February Topical Call is "Children's Special Health Services, What is this program about, how do access the program, who can apply, what you need to know" which will be February 25th at 7p.m. Central Time; 6:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Please register by February 15 We will have a presentation and time for question and answer. Remember these are workshops by conference call, in your home...no going out in the cold, no cost to participants etc. We hope these calls will be utilized to help you build your knowledge base regarding systems and programs. Information materials for the topical call will be sent out to you approx. 1 week before the presentation with the call in number. Registration is now open! please e-mail: fvnd@drtel.net or call 888-522-9654 Let me know which call you are registering for or if you are registering for both. And as always do pass this on to other families that you may know about who may not be getting our information. All are welcome....and hope you will join us for these opportunities.
NEW: Brown Bag Lunch! All Nonprofits, interested persons, Organizers and Advocates are Invited Wednesday, January 23, Noon to 1:30 Brown-Bag Lunch Where: Friendship Inc. at 801 Page Drive in Fargo in the Heritage Room Did You Know: In the Fargo Cass Community Health Snapshot Report of 2007, a goal was stated as: Cass County residents will have access to quality health care: Access to quality care is important to eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of healthy life for all persons. Did You Know: in Cass County between 1999-2004, 28.2% reported that they did not have one person that they considered to be their personal health care provider and persons without Health Insurance in ND in 2005 was measured at 15.79 % Also, the Family Healthcare Center had an increase of 45.6% of uninsured patients in 2006. Want to Know More? Come to the January 23rd meeting. Bring your Lunch and your thoughts about Developing a Sustainable Funding Source for Healthcare in our region!
NEW: Women’s Leadership Development Opportunity
Applications
will be accepted until March 28, 2008.
Participants attend workshops on running for office, public speaking,
fundraising, public policy advocacy, and working with the media. They meet with
over twenty women leaders, including state and local officials, women in tribal
government, and grassroots activists. Participants and some women leaders reside
on campus throughout the institute, extending learning beyond the formal daytime
sessions.
We seek
applicants with interest in politics, leadership, public service, or community
service who desire to develop their leadership skills. They need not be college
students. Approximately 50 college and community women will be accepted.
Please forward freely.
NEW: MSUM’s 13th Unity Conference - April 17-18,
2008.*
Martin Luther King Celebration set for January 21st On Monday, January 21st 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.
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
Tri-College Women-in-Action
Conference: “Mixed Messages: Taking Control of Our Image” Please register at
http://appserv.mnstate.edu/whitede/wia/wiaindex.htm or contact us at:
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 23rd. 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.
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.
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.
NEW: "Falling into Spring"- SkyDiving for Awareness about Violence Against Students" January 14, 2008- University of North Dakota- University students from across North Dakota are coming together during the spring of 2008 in a unified effort to raise awareness about violence against students. Dru Sjodin (UND) was raped and murdered in November 2003. Her killer, Alphonso Rodriquez is currently on death row. Mindy Morgenstern (VCSC) was killed in September 2006; her killer Moe Gibbs received life without parole. During the summer of 2007, yet another student, Anita Knutson (Minot State) was murdered in her apartment. This case remains unsolved, although DNA is available for testing. Students in the UND School of Communication taking the Public Relations Practicum under the instruction of Shelle Michaels are leading the efforts with a campaign called "Dru's Dive". This campaign entails the courage of others to "free fall" or better known as sky dive, for awareness. Students across North Dakota will be taking a "Two-Mile High Stand" for violence against students as a part of Operation Freefall, the boldest, highest-altitude and most daring event in the state to showcase prevention and awareness. The campaign "Kick Off" will be on April 26, 2008 at SkyDive Fargo from noon to 4 p.m. Special highlights of this kick off (weather permitting) will be Linda Walker (Dru's Sjodin's mother) taking the first freefall as well as food and entertainment. The students are currently recruiting others to come on board with them to go skydiving. The jump costs $600; this includes the cost of the dive with a tandem master and any additional money raised through jump sponsors will go to the three anti-violence organizations, Operation FreeFall, SOAR and North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services (NDCAWS). The funds that are directed to NDCAWS will go towards the Women's Opportunity Scholarship Fund in the names of Dru Sjodin, Mindy Morgenstern and Anita Knutson. This fund's purpose is to provide higher education opportunities to low-income women who wish to enter, or are currently attending a North Dakota college, university, or trade school. The fund assists scholarship recipients in a number of ways. It helps them to break the bonds of poverty and enhance their lives and the lives of their families intellectually, culturally, and environmentally. You don't need to be an experienced skydiver to participate. In fact, most people are first-timers. No advance training is required. You will make a "tandem" skydive attached to a United States Parachute Association licensed tandem master. Your participation fee includes everything needed for a tandem jump: instruction and/or training, tandem skydive, plus a souvenir video to give you a permanent memento of this exciting experience. The following people have been designated as dive leaders in their campus communities:
Laura Palmer (UND) If you are interested in joining the efforts please contact: drusdive@msn.com or direct further questions to: Shelle Michaels at cell phone: (218) 779-7271 or E-mail: shellemichaels@msn.com
NEW: Cass Clay Child Welfare Family Alliance is recruiting
families who have been involved in child and family services in Cass County
for an organizing project we are calling Voice and Choice. We hope to do a
couple of "stand up and be seen" actions in Feb and April. If you have
clients/consumers who have had involvement with child and family services (child
welfare) in Cass County we would like to hear from them--whether their
involvement has been voluntary or not, successful in their eyes or not. This
will include foster care alumni (young people who have been in foster care
themselves).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008 - 2009 Scholarships Available
Recognizing Outstanding GLBTA Leaders
New
Service Helps Families Connect to Child Care Online
High Commissioner for Human Rights hails adoption of Declaration in Indigenous Rights 13 September 2007 United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour hailed today's adoption by the
General Assembly of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
calling it "a triumph for justice and human dignity".
Minnkota Center GLBT Social/Discussion
Group
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."
Nonprofits Assistance Fund Launches Blog
Reservation gets its first bankBELCOURT - Annie Lassond opened her first-ever savings account this week ... "I never had any extra money, and there wasn't a bank," said Lassond, 45, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa ... Now she has money, and a bank. http://www.jamestownsun.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D8U7TPCO3
UND CONTROVERSY: Chancellor
to schedule tribal visit A spokeswoman for North Dakota's top higher education official said Wednesday he is in the process of scheduling a meeting with leaders of the state's two Sioux tribes to discuss the future of UND's Fighting Sioux team nickname ... North Dakota University System Chancellor William Goetz pledged in late December to visit tribal chairpeople at the Standing Rock and Sprit Lake reservations as the first gesture in what he hopes will be a larger nickname negotiation involving North Dakota state government leaders and members of the state's congressional delegation. http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=64022§ion=homepage
UND PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH: Long visits GF again By Joseph Marks, Herald Staff Writer - Published Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Kathleen Long was a strong contender to be UND's provost when the position was vacant in 2005, people involved in that search said, which would have placed her second-in-command to university President Charles Kupchella ... Now, Long's back in Grand Forks, one of five semifinalists vying to succeed Kupchella, who plans to retire in June ... In her public presentation Monday, Long listed a series of goals that the university would pursue under her administration. http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63851
North Dakotan had active role
among Indians A man in North Dakota was an author/poet/playwright, judge, minister, college president, farmer and one of the most active missionaries among American Indians during the first 15 years of the 20th century ... Aaron McGaffey Beede Jr. was born Jan. 15, 1859, in Sandwich, N.H., one of 12 children. He attended public schools in Sandwich and an academy in Baltimore, Md ... Because Beede and a brother were sickly growing up, their parents sent them west to work on farms in the Red River Valley to build up their strength. In 1876, Beede and his younger brother, Josiah, found work on the bonanza farms near Fargo. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=188659§ion=news
NEWS: Race & National Origin
MLK event planned at Fargo
Theatre The Fargo-Moorhead area will honor late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway ... The Martin Luther King Choir – consisting of more than 70 F-M area students grades 5-12 – is slated to perform. A presentation of the Fargo Human Relations Awards will also take place, a news release said ... The event is free and open to the public. It also serves as the kickoff of the “Stuff the Bus” campaign, an effort to collect nonperishable food items that will be donated to area homeless shelters, the release said ... Attendees are welcome to bring canned food items to the event for the campaign. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=188722§ion=news
MLK event to be held Monday
in Moorhead To commemorate Martin Lutheran King Jr. Day, Moorhead community members are asked to write, draw, paint or otherwise illustrate a dream for Moorhead on a 5x7 index card. Include your name on the back of the card ... The cards will be used to build a collective, community dream at 1 p.m. Monday in the fountain area of the Moorhead Center Mall ... Bring index cards to the event or drop them off at one of the sponsors’ offices before Monday’s event ... Sponsors are the Moorhead Human Rights Commission, People Escaping Poverty Project, Tri-College University, Cultural Resources, Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative, the city of Moorhead and Moorhead Community Education ... For more information, call (218) 284-3400. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=189037§ion=news
Holiday serves as reminder Jan 16, 2008 - 14:48:59 CST The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
legislation was passed in 1983, signed into law by then-President Ronald
Reagan, after 15 years of advocacy and support ... The holiday legislation was
first introduced by Rep. John Conyers of Michigan four days after Martin
Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Despite persistent opposition by critics of
King, the holiday is now observed every third Monday in January ...
Go Red By Katina Tengesdal, Staff Writer ktengesdal@minotdailynews.com Minots Mayor Curt
Zimbelman signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring Feb. 1 as “Go Red Education
Day” and “Wear Red for Women Day” in Minot ... The proclamation was signed in
honor of Go Red for Women, the American Heart Association’s national call to
increase awareness of heart disease and to inspire women to take care of their
heart health.
http://www.minotdailynews.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=17849
Advocacy group looks ahead to next 30 years "Where next?" is the question that
women's advocates have asked themselves as they mark the 30th anniversary of
the group known as CAWS/CASAND - the North Dakota Council on Abused Women's
Services/Coalition Against Sexual Assault in North Dakota.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/01/16/news/local/146663.txt
Soroptimists raising
trafficking awareness Soroptimist International of the Americas is recognizing today as a National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness ... On any given day, 12.3 to 27 million people – mostly women and girls – are enslaved worldwide for forced labor or sexual servitude, a news release reported ... Soroptimist club members in Fargo and Moorhead will place sexual slavery cards in visible locations, including transportation centers throughout the area, the release said ... Those who suspect an incident of trafficking should call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center’s 24-hour toll-free hot line at (888) 373-7888. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=188461§ion=news
'Hundreds' waiting on disability By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press Writer - Jan 15, 2008 - 09:00:26 CST FARGO - Sharon Eid says she has
spent the last four years battling paralysis, both from a spinal condition
that left her unable to work and a government agency that left her without
benefits ... Eid, who hasn't worked since 2003, said doctors have told her she
will likely become a quadriplegic. She's had two surgeries, but was told a
third operation won't work because her bones aren't strong enough.http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/01/15/news/state/146607.txt
Disability benefits backlog
hits home Sharon Eid, who is crippled by degenerative spinal disorders that someday will make her a quadriplegic, has been fighting for four years to qualify for Social Security disability benefits ... The 57-year-old Fargo woman has been unable to work since 2003, after the first of three operations on her neck or back aimed at relieving pressure on her spinal cord from her deteriorating vertebrae ... Finally, after hiring a lawyer a year ago, she was told last month that she has qualified for disability – but still is waiting for official notification, which typically comes two months before the first check arrives. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=188874§ion=news
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Fargo facility opens for
homeless veterans Homeless veterans are moving into new transitional housing in Fargo ... Called Project HART, the 48-bed facility started taking clients a couple of weeks ago, said Keith Gilleshammer, executive director of Centre Inc. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=188569§ion=news
Fargo shelter named for Ray Fargo’s new emergency shelter will be called the Gladys Ray Shelter after a woman known for her tireless efforts to help homeless people ... Ray, who died Feb. 24, 2006, at age 73, worked for years with a coalition seeking a drop-in shelter, said Susan Helgeland, executive director of Mental Health America of North Dakota ... “Her passion was for people who were on the street, who could not and would not be accepted in other shelters,” Helgeland said. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=188684§ion=news
Democratic candidate sees consumer role for PSC By Jill Schramm,
Staff Writer jschramm@minotdailynews.com
Bergian plans to re-run for highly contested PSC seatJanell Cole, The Forum - Published Tuesday, January 15, 2008BISMARCK – Cheryl Bergian of Fargo will try again for a seat on the North Dakota Public Service Commission. She will have announcement events Wednesday in Bismarck and Minot. http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/188871
North Dakota might play bigger role in presidential election
With the Nation's attention firmly fixed on the upcoming presidential election, that focus could be directed toward North Dakota ... With no clear frontrunner in the race for the Democratic nomination, North Dakota could play a much bigger part than in the past in deciding the candidate the party will run.
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