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<br />Rights. Commissioners then discussed who to invite to be speakers. Several names including <br />Attorney General Mike Hatch, Chuck Samuelson, Matt Ehling, Jorge Saavedra, Susana De . <br />Leon, Senator John Marty, Ramsey County Commissioner Jan Weissner, Human Rights <br />Commissioner Steve Smith, Hussein Hesham, Rajinder Singh, Evelyn Lennon and others <br />were suggested. <br /> <br />Commissioner Karen Vnuk moved and Commissioner Larry Voeller seconded the motion for <br />the Commission prc:ceed with the forum on May 10 at the Skating Center, and to continue to <br />look for speakers for the forum. <br /> <br />Commissioners, Hext and Kaufman spend a considerable amount of time discussing who the <br />speakers should be and the focus of the forum. Commissioners agreed to invite Hatch, Smith, <br />De Leon and Ehling and either Hesham or Singh and to ask Marty to act as emcee. Because <br />of the short time to plan, planners would consider others as alternates if someone was not <br />available. <br /> <br />Update on Black History Month Event <br /> <br />Commissioner Steve Smith reported on the reenactment of Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a <br />Dream speech at Parkview School. It was well received by the students and the teachers. <br />However, Commissioners thought some students were too young to fully appreciate the <br />presentation. <br /> <br />RAHS request for Summary of Essay Themes <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />At the February meeting Commissioner Voeller mentioned that he spoke to Filiz Yargici's <br />class at the Roseville Area High School. They talked about the essay contest and some <br />common themes of disrespect between and among students. Yargici expressed interest in <br />seeing excerpts of the essays. RAHS is doing work on respectful behavior. Commissioner <br />Vnuk volunteered to review and summarize the essays. <br /> <br />Other Business <br /> <br />Commissioner Vnuk brought everyone's attention to the email from RAS Diversity <br />Coordinator Johanna Eager. Johanna is seeking volunteers to work on the 2005-2006 Equity <br />and Integration Plan. This year, Equity and Integration Advisory Council and the Equity and <br />Integration Task Force will review and revise the plan together. Meeting dates are March 30, <br />April 6, April 11 and April 25 (ifneeded). Meetings are from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Fairview <br />Community Center. Commissioners agreed to ask Commissioner Crump to serve on the <br />committee, ifhe has time. <br /> <br />Adjournment <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br />