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Kari Collins From: Sent: To: Subject: noreply@civicplus.com Friday, March 27, 2015 4:05 PM Kari Collins HRC Award Nomination #2 If you are having problems viewing this HTML email, click to view a Text version. Human Rights Commission Award Nominator Information First Name Monica Phone Number Nominee Information Last Name Gallagher Email Nominees must have performed services on behalf of Roseville residents or for Roseville residents Name or Business Valerie Swenson Addressl 64 Rosewood Drive City State Little Canada MN Phone Number Email Zip 55117 This recognition program provides our community the opportunity to nominate individuals, groups and organizations for meritorious service in the pursuit and advocacy of human rights. It encompasses Roseville residents and anyone working on behalf of Roseville residents. Describe briefly the nominee's activity or accomplishment A reluctant nominee for this award, Valerie Swenson speaks softly but works powerfully, for decades, for human rights change. Her human rights volunteer record covers at least a full page. Since the 1990s, she has been extremely active in working for healthcare access, anti-hunger work, bullying prevention, and justice for domestic violence survivors. At Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Roseville, from about 1997- 2000, Swenson served on the Social Concerns Committee, leading two years of church support for Bread for the World Regional Task Force. In 1994, she initiated a political caucus to promote Single Payer healthcare, and was elected a delegate to the 1994 State DFL Convention. Her favared political candidate at the time remains a major player in expanding Minnesotans' access to healthcare. She continues to write letters and encourage conversations about universal bealthcare with state and federa] leadership.