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��� <br />� <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Department Approval <br />Item Description: Joint Meeting with Human Rights Commission <br />BACKGROUND <br />Date: October 5, 2015 <br />Item No.: 11.b <br />City Manager Approval <br />Each year, the Human Rights Commission meets with the City Council to review activities and <br />accomplishments and to discuss the upcoming year's work plan and issues that may be <br />considered. <br />Activities <br />1. Student Essay Contest <br />The HRC received over 35 essays and selected three winners. First place recipient Elite Thor <br />took first place in the contest held by the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission. <br />2. Naturalization Ceremony <br />This was the second year for the Human Rights Commission to host a naturalization ceremony <br />led by the U.S. District Courts. There were over 50 new citizens in the Olympic Room at the <br />Skating Center and Byerly's graciously donated - baked goods again for the event. <br />3. Mental Health Community Conversation <br />In March the Human Rights Commission hosted a community conversation on Mental Health <br />for the community. Two speakers from the National Alliance for Mental Illness <br />(NAMI) gave personal stories of their experience living with mental illness and were available <br />for questions. Twenty members from the community, mostly parents of youth struggling with <br />mental illness, attended the conversation. <br />4. Rosefest Parade <br />The HRC put together a float that was ready to accommodate members of the community and <br />Karen residents, however the parade was rained out. <br />5. Summer Youth Book Read <br />Youth Commissioner Gabriel Cederberg led two book discussion sessions in June of the <br />memoir, The Latehomecomer, by Kao Kalia Yang. The book raises important human rights <br />topics and was on the Roseville Area Schools summer reading list. <br />6. HRC Award <br />This year the Human Rights Commission called for nominations for individuals or <br />organizations working to advance human rights for or in the Roseville community. The HRC <br />received three nominations and found them all to be outstanding. On October 5, the Human <br />Rights Commission and City Council will recognize the award recipient's efforts. <br />7. Selma: A Bridge to the Ballot Film Screening <br />The Human Rights Commission teamed up with the Shoreview Human Rights Commission to <br />co-sponsor a screening of the film documentary, Selma: A Bridge to the Ballot which was held <br />at the Roseville Library. Senator John Marty introduced the film and was available for <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />