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45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br />54 <br />55 <br />56 <br />57 <br />58 <br />59 <br />60 <br />61 <br />Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />July 17, 2013 — Draft Minutes <br />Page 2of7 <br />He indicated in response to his request Youth Commissioner Siliciano h� recommended all four <br />previous questions not selected last year be forwarded to the Minnesota League of <br />Minnesota Human Rights Commission for its consideration for coming year's state contest. <br />The four topic questions are as follows: <br />1. In your own words, define equality and equity. Where do you see equality and equity or <br />inequality and inequity in your community? Reference the US Constitution, the UN <br />Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the Bill of Ri _ ht s in your answer. <br />2. Prejudice and stereotypes affect the way we perceive and interact with each other each <br />other, even when we don't realize it. How do stereotypes affect our society and how do <br />they damage human rights? Reference the US Constitution, the UN Universal Declaration <br />of Human Rights or the Bill of Rights in your answer. <br />Formatted: Underline, Font color: Custom <br />Color(RGB(47,84,150)) <br />Formatted: Underline, Font color: Custom <br />Color(RGB(47,84,150)) <br />Formatted: Strikethrough <br />Formatted: Underline, Font color: Blue, <br />Not Strikethrough <br />Formatted: Underline, Font color: Blue <br />Formatted: Underline, Font color: Blu� <br />Formatted: Underline, Font color: Blue <br />Formatted: Underline, Font color: Blue <br />3. Micro inequities (jokes or comments at the expense of a certain group of people) are Formatted: Space Before: 6 pt <br />prominent in our community. Sometimes it's hard to tell what is ok and what is offensive. <br />How do we use language to protect or violate human rights? Reference the US <br />Constitution, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the Bill of Ri _ htg s ink <br />n n c AalPr <br />4. Describe a human rights movement that shapes our society. What does it take to <br />change society protect human rights? Reference the US Constitution, the UN Universal <br />Declaration of Human Rights or the Bill of Rights in your answer. <br />' Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5" <br />Chair Grefenberg indicated this paitrcouldbe done, as the Minnesota Human Rights Commission <br />would then select one final topic. <br />Commissioner Singleton suggested emphasis be placed on Topic 92 but recommended all four <br />be passed along. <br />Formatted: Strikethrough <br />Formatted: Underline, Font color: Blue, <br />Not Strikethrough <br />Formatted: Underline, Font color: Blue <br />Commissioner Groff agreed with this recommendation, as in his opinion all four questions were Formatted: Underline, Font color: Blue <br />great. <br />The consensus was to forward all four questions to the Minnesota Human Rights Commission <br />prioritizing Topic 92 as number one, Topic 93 would be number two, Topic 94 would be number <br />three and Topic 91 would be number four. <br />Commissioner Singleton moved and Commissioner Groff seconded a motion to forward the four <br />2014 Student Essay Topics to the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission as <br />roeamm ova do� _ <br />prioritized above. Motion passed unanimously. [Formatted: Strikethrough <br />~ Committee R Formatted: Underline, Font color: Blue <br />eports <br />Chair's Report <br />