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January 16, 2013 Item 6 Program Planning Report and Attachments ATTACHMENT #2 TO PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT December 29, 2012 Jerry Nagel, President Meadowlark Institute 16982 Staklce Lake Road Lake Park, MN 56554 Dear Mr. Nagel, I am the chair of Roseville's Human Rights Commission and I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce our proposal for a community dialogue surrounding the topic of violence prevention, key staff and trained facilitator involved, and why I believe our commission is well suited to coordinate this event. Please also see a budget narrative attached. The Roseville Human Rights Commission is charged with addressing community-wide issues pertaining to human rights issues_which, by city ordinance, specifically include civic engagement and community building. We have hosted several community dialogues in the past few years, and with the recent tragedies surrounding gun violence on the east coast, we are reminded of the fragile nature of troubled individuals and the impact violence has on the entire community. There_fore, we are requesting funds to support two half-day community dialogues in Roseville, MN on the topic of interpersonal violence — ranging from playground bullying to more harmful criminal acts — and its prevention. The goals of the events are to bring the Roseville community together to a) examine the complex factors that contribute to violence (including but not limited to the social stigma around mental illness), and b) identify what we, as individuals and as a community, can do to help prevent violence. We are hopeful that if we examine this topic together, sharing staries and perspectives, we can help turn the challenges of violence into opportunities for healthy communities. As a topical framework, we are using the Global Campaign for Violence Prevention's definition of interpersonal violence: the intentional use ofphysical force or power th�eatened or actual, against another person that eitheN �esults in o� has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation. Since we aim to examine violence and its prevention from a community-wide and diverse perspective, we are inviting a wide range of community stakeholders to participate, including Roseville's area K12 schools (especially social workers and behavioral intervention staffj, school-aged youth, police department staff and its community relations coardinator, city officials and commissioners, spiritual/religious leaders, and the general public. Individuals of all abilities, ethnicities, gender, sexual orientation, and religion will be invited. As a follow-up, we will post an article on the InCommons website blog describing the event and its outcomes, share a summary report with the Human Rights Commission and discuss implications and next steps at their public meeting, and with the assistance of the North Suburban CTV, develop a video to air on the local government channel and to make available for loan through the Ramsey County Library and Roseville City Hall. Program Planning Committee Report of January 16, 2013 5