Entered into a Compact Against Hate with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and numerous community relations agencies.
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Participated in Teleconference of the White House Conference on Hate Crimes in November, 1997.
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At a press conference denounced the National Socialist Movement’s “National White Unit” gathering in the Twin Cities.
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Sent letters denouncing the murder of James Byrd, Jr. in eastern Texas.
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Responded to a program on radio station KQRS-FM that was insulting to Hmong people. The response was by letter and a press conference statement.
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Conducted a statewide mailing inviting people to be a part of a statewide Hate Crimes Response Network.
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Participated in Bloomington’s Diversity Committee planning and presentation to high school students at a workshop, “Daring to be Different — A Vision of Diversity — Countering Hate Crimes”, November 7, 1997.
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New Human Rights Commissions were established including Jackson, Fairmont, Morris, Crow Wing County and Olmsted County.
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Sponsored Diversity Training for Lino Lakes Police Department, April 28, 1998. Addressed 4 classes of graduating police students at Alexandria Technical College on Hate Crimes and Police Community Relations Issues, April 30, 1998.
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Participated in the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Executive Training Institute, St. Cloud, April 21, 1998, offering the workshop on “Understanding, Reporting and Countering Hate Crimes”.
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Participated in the Minnesota Summit on Hate Crimes held at the Minneapolis Convention Center, May 19, 1998. Took part in the Court TV Televised Town Meeting.
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Distributed program ideas and met with numerous Task Forces that are seeking to establish local commissions.
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Met with numerous commissions seeking and sharing program ideas.
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Responded to hate crimes and racial incidents in school districts and communities throughout the state.
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Testified at a Public Hearing in favor of the proposed Diversity Rule for schools. The St. Paul Pioneer Press requested and printed the LMHRC testimony.
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Took part in a 2 day conference at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Cloquet on June 11-12, 1998 called “Professional Development for Success in a Culturally Diverse World — Systemic Changes for the 21st Century”. The League break-out session was titled “Understanding, Reporting and Countering Bias Motivated Crime in Your Community.”
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Designed and conducted professional development workshops for teachers on the American Indian Curriculum in Kelliher, Remer-Longville and Eden Prairie.
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Conducted Student Leadership sessions in Fergus Falls, St. Cloud, Roseville, Marshall, and North Mankato in 1995. In 1996 the sessions were in Plymouth, Winona, Worthington, Brainerd, and Moorhead.
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Maintained and updated resources:
- LMHRC Brochure
- “Starter” Brochure
- Human Rights Commissions and Schools Brochure
- What Can Schools Do? Brochure
- What Can Students Do? Brochure
- Poster/Essay Project Models
- Bias-Hate Crimes Response Packet
- Idea Exchange Packets
- Human Rights Organizations/Agencies Address List
- Parliamentary Procedure at a Glance
