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The 2005 meeting schedule is as follows: January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July - No Meeting, August 9, September 20, October 11, November 15, and December 13. . Commissioner Wagner encouraged Commissioners to mark their calendars and to participate in the Rose Parade on June 27. February Event Commissioners discussed ways to celebrate Black History Month. In 2004, the HRC hired Mark Taylor, one of Commissioner Karen Vnuk's coworkers, to do a reenactment of Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech. The performance was done at the Roseville Library and although well attended, it did not reach as large of an audience as Commissioners would like. Commissioners discussed other venues including the different schools. Commissioners agreed to approach Parkview School to see if they are interested in hosting the performance during the week of February 14. Carolyn Curti will send a video oflast year's performance to Parkview Principal Lee Bauer to see if the school is interested in the Human Rights Commission sponsoring a performance for the school. Commissioners discussed offering the $100 stipend in the form of a gift certificate to Mr. Taylor. Commissioners also discussed bookmarks for the students and a gift to the school. Commissioner Janet Delmore will recommend age appropriate books to include on bookmarks that will be distributed to the students. . Outreach to New RAS Teachers Commissioners discussed whether to invite new RAS teachers to an upcoming HRC meeting. Rather than inviting them to a meeting, Commissioners directed Carolyn Curti to draft a letter to the teachers that includes information about the Human Rights Commission and offers help if they need speakers. The letter should also ask for feedback on the welcome packet and ways the Commission could improve it. Human Rights Curriculum Carolyn Curti distributed information from the University of Minnesota's Human Rights Resource Center webpage about their Human Rights Curriculum. She suggested that the Commission review this information before trying to create our own curriculum. Chair McKenzie will get the names of schools that are piloting this curriculum and then the HRC can talk with the schools to find out how the curriculum is working. Human Rights Day Chair McKenzie and Commissioner Smith attended the 21st annual Human Rights Day Conference on December 3. The keynote speaker was Morris Dees, chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Day was well attended, about 600 people with a greater . representation from outstate Minnesota. 2