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Other ideas mcntioned by Marion HeIland. • See if someone will donate a billboard, then have a citywide {or school only) art contest on Human Rights issues — the wiriner's art would be placed on the billboard. • Generate a school mailing list; send commissian news to school staff. • Meet with the school superintendent every year. • Develop infarmational packets for schools/businesses/ctc. • Prepare classroom presentations on hnman �ights issues. Provide Leadership on Human Rights Issues-- Mark Chapin and Patty Tschida Dear Mark - I've been thinking we need to touch base either on the telephone or in person at Dunn Bros at Roseville Library for a brief brainstorming session. The following are some ideas T'vc just been lrnocking around in my own head: i} Develop a resource iibrary for the Roseville community on Hunnan Rights issues. The U of M Hnman Rights Library is an excellent resource for rnaterials, with a huge collection of human rights documents. Their website is �vw�v.umn.edu/l�umanrts. 2) Provide additional leadership firaining for board members and other interested members of the community. The Human Rights Resource Center (HRRC) ac#s as a clearinghouse for huFnan righ#s educators and activists in the US and abroad. They have a Training of Traincrs prograrns in collaboration with the Stanley Foimdation. Their website is www.hrzisa.or� 3) Foster partnerships by networking with other human rights organizatzons in the metro area such as the United Nations Association of Minnesota, the local chapter of A.mnesty Iniernational, as well as with other leadership oriented associations and organizations such as the Lions, Kiwanis, Knights of Calumbus, Jaycess and Junior League in Roseville. 4) Deveiop a sister city relationsl�ip (if one hasn't been developed in Roseville} wiih a distant country with a very different culture and understanding of human rights (maybe in the Middle East!) in order to broaden our understanding of human rights issues on a global scale. 5} Invite scholars, such as Humphrey Fellows or Fulbright Scholars, to give public presentations for Roseville citizens, who might discuss issues such as the development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention to End Discrimination Against Wornen (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in their countries. These were just some ideas. I have to keep telling myself we need to "think globally - act locally" - please let me kriow if you think and whether or not I'm on the right track at all with these kinds of suggestions, Thanks and talk to you sQOn. My new work number is (612)626-Q250; home is (b51)645-7942. Thanks again! -Pat HRC Brochure -- Martha Hardesty and Steve Zorn