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The Human
Rights Commission elected officers at its meeting on May 21.
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Jared Leese was reelected as chairperson.
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Nick Jenkins was reelected as first
vice chairperson.
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Stacy Wells was elected as second vice chairperson.
These terms expire May 2019.
Join the HRC for a welcome meal
picnic and painting party on June 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Wright’s
Lake Park.
Come ready to have a hot dog or hamburger while you help paint
the Wright’s Lake Park community mural! Also on site will be a
children’s immigrant art exhibit and lots of fun interactive activities to help you get
to know your neighbor!
Young adult leadership positions are available on the Human
Rights Commission. Terms are for one year and begin on September 1. Applicants must be 16 to 23 years old and residents of Bloomington.
The
commission meets once a month on the third Monday of the Month from 5:30
to 7 p.m. at Civic Plaza. Applicants must be able to attend at least
75% of the meetings.
Applications are available on the City’s website.
The HRC meets next on Monday, June 18 (5:30
- 7 p.m.). The meeting takes place in the McLeod conference room and is open
to the public.
Watch video at https://youtu.be/wK7GIAMfU40
The Bloomington Human Rights Commission, in partnership with
the Office of Educational Equity, hosted the annual Diversity Day and Peace Run
on Friday, May 4.
Diversity Day was planned by student
leaders from Jefferson and Kennedy High Schools in Bloomington. An
estimated 300 students from the two High Schools started the run together
at Jefferson High School and ran to the finish line at Civic Plaza where they
cheered on by City staff. Mayor Winstead welcomed students to Civic Plaza. Caren Stelson from World Citizen, a nonprofit organization that empowers
communities to educate for a just and peaceful world, praised students for
using their voices in making a positive difference in today’s society.
The winners from the Poetry & Spoken Word Contest shared their winning
poems.
Diversity Day is supported by the Bloomington Police
Department, Communications Division, Multicultural Advisory Committee, League
of Women Voters, Richfield Bloomington Credit Union, Bloomington Education
Foundation, and the Jefferson and Kennedy PTSAs.
Because the Commission and the Office strive to respond to issues impacting Bloomington, we encourage you to report potential human rights issues to the Human Rights staff liaison so that they can be brought to the Commission’s attention.
Bloomington Civic Plaza
952-563-8733, TTY 952-563-8740
1800 West Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
humanrights@BloomingtonMN.gov |
