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Contest Forms and Guidelins:
Consent and Video Release Form: coming soon!
DEADLINE: Thursday, October 14, 2010
The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center is pleased to announce a Youth Against Race, Class, and Place Disparities Video Contest for students in grades 8-12 in the Twin Cities. The contest aims to educate the public and encourage dialogue and action to eliminate race, class, and place disparities in Minnesota. Each contestant will be asked to produce a short film focusing on an issue related to these disparities. The film should frame the problem in clear terms and offer possible solutions. It can be done in the form of a public service announcement, music video, comedy sketch, or other short video format. If students are engaged in current, past, or proposed projects aimed at eliminating race, class, and place disparities, they are encouraged to highlight these initiatives in their videos.
Submissions can be made by either an individual or a team, and the videos must be no longer than 2 minutes. Submissions should be sent on disks to University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, 229 19th Avenue, N-120, Minneapolis, MN 55455, or via e-mail to home@umn.edu.
All entries must be accompanied by 1) Contest Entry Form; 2) Consent and Video Release Form.
The first prize
winner will
receive a digital video
camera and a cash prize of $100.
Additional
winners will
receive digital video
cameras
All contestants are encouraged to view the Close the Gap documentary series at
www.mnchannel.org/partners/closethegap/index.php,
review surveys and activities from the
Close the Gap Educator Guide at
www.hrusa.org/closethegap/educator/index.php, and
explore the MN Compass website at
to familiarize themselves with local disparities.
Contestants are also encouraged to find efforts and successful practices aimed at closing the gap between different communities.
Human Rights Video Contest Internship for Students in Grades 8-12
Looking for an Internship?
Interested in Human Rights and Social Justice Issues?
Want to develop new skills?
The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center is seeking 2-3 interns for the “Youth Against Race, Class, and Place Disparities: A Human Rights Video Contest” for students in grades 8-12 in the Twin Cities. The contest aims to educate the public and encourage dialogue and action to eliminate race, class, and place disparities in Minnesota. The contest will take place in fall 2010. Students from grades 8-12 will be invited to create original videos focusing on issues of race, class, and place disparities. Submissions can be by either an individual or a team, and the videos must be no longer than 2 minutes.
The interns will help develop the video contest rules, serve as student organizers and judges, recruit and encourage contestants, introduce contestants to human rights and responsibilities, and find innovative ways in which technology can be used to advocate for human rights. The student interns will be expected to put in up to 100 hours of work in February- October, 2010. Please note: the internships are unpaid. The interns will not be able to participate in the contest.
Requirements: The applicants should be:
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Desired qualifications:
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How to apply: Submit a letter of interest and one letter of recommendation from a teacher, advisor, coach or any other responsible adult who is not related to you to home@umn.edu. Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis until all interns have been selected. Apply soon to be considered! Questions? Call Natela Jordan at 612-625-2857, or email home@umn.edu.
Close the Gap: Teaching for Action to Eliminate Race, Class and Place Disparites
Save the Dates! June 14 and 15, 2010
Concerned about race, class, or place disparities in your schools or communities?
Interested to know more?
Need resources to start or continue a dialogue with your students, colleagues or community members?
On June 14 and 15, 2010 Tolerance Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center will partner to present a two-day workshop on Close the Gap documentary series and curriculum resources to foster dialogue on ways to recognize and eliminate race, class, and place disparities in our schools and communities. Twin Cities Public Television Producer, Daniel Bergin, will offer his insights on the stories in the Close the Gap series, and provide additional resources for educators.
For more information about the workshop please contact Natela Jordan at 612-625-2857 or home@umn.edu or Laura Zelle at
Laura@toleranceminnesota.org
Human Rights Poster Contest Winners 2009
Poster contest calendars are available for download as PDF files:
The winning artwork is featured in a 2010 calendar distributed to conference attendees, and presented here. Congratulations to all who contributed to another year of this successful event.
Poster Contest is sponsored by the Human Rights Collaborative
The Collaborative includes: the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, Tolerance Minnesota, Advocating Change Together (ACT), the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, The Advocates for Human Rights, and the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions.