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<br />LMHRC Board continues <br />capacity building <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />rights work. grade student at Plymouth Middle <br /> School. Meghna Sohani, 6th grader at <br />The St. Thomas Unuversity offered a Central Middle School won 3rd place for <br />pleasant setting for intense deliberations. the New Hope Human Rights <br />Facilitator Ann Johnson, Center for Non- Commission. <br />profit Management Director, pushed the Honorable mention awards: Gema <br />group to identify that illusive "Core." Alvarado and Marni Surdy from Austin, <br />Just what is the League really about? Caleb Bakker from Marshall, Ashley <br />The group had many wordy answers, but Chelmo, Cottage Grove; Allie <br />were urged to be succinct. What could fit Chinander, Shoreview; Taylor Haag, <br />on a bumper sticker or on a button? Just Paynesville and Courtney Hobson, Red <br />as they were about to give up and return Wing. . <br />another day, Barb Sanderson, Grand <br />Rapids Commissioner, said, "The core is Students read their essays and received <br />that the League links the Human Rights awards at the Brooklyn Park City Hall <br />Commissions in Minnesota." with parents, teachers and Human Rights <br />Aha! The key word is link. Commissioners in attendance. This is the <br /> eighth year the League has sponsored a <br />The group had an amazing surprise human rights essay contest. <br />during the lunch hour. David <br />Therkelsen, at St. Thomas for a different Commissioners are invited to submit <br />workshop, spotted signs leading to the ideas for next year's topic. Please send <br />LMHRC meeting and stopped by. What your ideas to Marion Helland at <br />was his interest in our group? He was marionhelland@comcast.net or mail to <br />one of the founders of the League back 7720 Winnetka Hts. Dr., Golden Valley, <br />in the 1970s! He was pleased to find that MN 55427. <br />the League still exists and gave words of <br />encouragement. <br />League Issues Essay A wards "Ignore Your Rights and <br />Middle school students from eleven They'll Go Away." <br />Sonia Nieto <br />cities entered the annual League Human <br />Rights essay contest this school year. <br />The topic for 2006 was "Describe how . <br /> <br />On March 25 approximately 20 <br />League Board Members spent an entire <br />Saturday exploring the past, present and <br />future of the organization. Each person <br />recalled individual history of human <br />rights work in preparation to seeking the <br />core of the League's role in human <br /> <br />you see these behaviors in your daily life <br />and how they are related to each other: <br />Stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination. <br />At the award ceremony first prize went <br />to Elissa Rothman, 7th grade student at <br />Roseville Area Middle School. Second <br />prize was awarded to Megan Sanders, 8th <br />