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Other ideas mentioned by Marion Helland. • See if someone will donate a billboard, then have a citywide (or school onl art contest on Human Rights issues -the winner's art would be placed on the billboard. • Generate a school mailing list; send commission news to school staff. • Meet with the school superintendent every year. • Develop informational packets for schools/businesses/etc. • Prepare classroom presentations on human rights issues. Provide Leadership on Human Rights Issues-- Mark Chapin and Patty Tschida Dear Mark -I've been thinking we need to touch base either on the telephone or in person at Dunn Bros at Roseville Library for a brief brainstorming session. The following are some ideas I've just been knocking around in my own head: 1) Develop a resource library for the Roseville community on Human Rights issues. The U of M Human Rights Library is an excellent resource for materials, with a huge collection of human rights documents. Their website is www.umn.edu/humanrts. 2) Provide additional leadership training for board members and other interested members of the community. The Human Rights Resource Center (HRRC) acts as a clearinghouse for human rights educators and activists in the US and abroad. They have a Training of Trainers programs in collaboration with the Stanley Foundation. Their website is www.hrusa orb 3) Foster partnerships by networking with other human rights organizations in the metro area such as the United Nations Association of Minnesota, the local chapter of Amnesty International, as well as with other leadership oriented associations and organizations such as the Lions, Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, Jaycess and Junior League in Roseville. 4) Develop a sister city relationship (if one hasn't been developed in Roseville) with a distant country with a very different culture and understanding of human rights (maybe in the Middle East!) in order to broaden our understanding of human rights issues on a global scale. 5) Invite scholars, such as Humphrey Fellows or Fulbright Scholars, to give public presentations for Roseville citizens, who might discuss issues such as the development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention to End Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in their countries. These were just some ideas. I have to keep telling myself we need to "think globally -act locally" -please let me know if you think and whether or not I'm on the right track at all with these kinds of suggestions. Thanks and talk to you soon. My new work number is (612)626-0250; home is (651)645-7942. Thanks again! -Pat HRC Brochure -- Martha Hardesty and Steve Zorn