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<br />League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions <br />4100 Lakeview Avenue North <br />Robbinsdale, MN 55422 <br /> <br />Non-Profit Org. <br />U.S. Postage <br />PAID <br />Mpls, MN <br />Permit #4364 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A letter from the Vice-President <br />Evelyn Staus <br />This has been a whirlwind year in human rights for me. I was appointed to the Brooklyn Park <br />Human Relations Commission in August, elected to the Board of Directors of the League of <br />Minnesota Human Rights Commissions in September, and elected Vice-President of the Board <br />in October! I am now heavily involved in planning for the 2006 state conference, which is my <br />main responsibility on the Board. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I am grateful to all those who have volunteered to help with conference planning, but especially <br />to Thelma McKenzie and Marion Helland, for doing so much of the "heavy lifting." <br /> <br />I have always been a social justice sort of person, but a trip to Kenya in 1991 opened my eyes to <br />a reality of which I was not aware. I made wonderful friends, was able to return to Kenya 5 times <br />over the next several years, and had my world view utterly shaken and rearranged. <br /> <br />Now I have just returned from my first visit to China. Having friends in various parts of the <br />world and friends of various ethnicities in my own backyard helps me see the world with less <br />Euro-centric bias. We are all so much more alike than we are different. We have similar <br />aspirations, similar heartaches, similar joys and fears. <br /> <br />It is a privilege to serve in LMHRC. I am looking forward to the conference in September, which <br />will focus on issues related to immigration. We hope to meet Commissioners from throughout <br />the state at the University of Minnesota venue. <br /> <br />. <br />