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7. Venue, equipment Rental 800 The League of Human Rights and the Human Rights Commissions of Brooklyn Park, Roseville, and Golden Valley. They will be jointly responsibile for the fiscal accountability of this grant. The Following Partners are cooperating in the design, logistics, activities and formation of the invitation list:. -The Ramsey County Department of Juvenile Justice, Michael Belton, Deputy Director of Juvenile Corrections -The Midwest Coalition of Human Rights, Rochelle Hammer, Coordinator Capacity Building and Outreach Relate the project to your mission or long-term plan, human rights audience, and capacity building. Capacity Building` The League's purpose is to assist county and other municipal human rights/relations commissions in Minnesota to carry out the purpose of the ordinances of resolutions for which they were established in the area of human rights. Over the years, the League has a long history of providing capacity building to local Human Rights Commissions including building the capacity to work with law enforcement and to address issues of social justice. The activities proposed will carry on that tradition. Strategic Planning The Strategy Statement states: "The League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions will provide proactive leadership and take action on human rights issues in order to achieve its overall purpose and thereby increase human rights for all citizens in Minnesota. The proposed activities are in keeping with this strategy. The League's Goal is to collaborate, plan and work effectively with local Human Rights Commissions. This activity will build the League's capacity in the area of working with local commissions and sponsoring solution-based initiative for social justice. Social Justice The League's Mission and work over the years has involved actions on behalf of furthering social justice including their work in schools, work as mediators, work with local human rights commissions to assit them to develop local plans which seek to redress hate bias crimes, as examples. For the Juvenile Justice issues described in this grant proposal the League will do the following: 1. Local Human Rights Commissions, as part of their role in promoting social justice, can be the conduit of information dissemination to local professionals involved with youth of color in their communities about the reasons why they more often face juvenile detention and how the use of the RAI can diminish this likelihood.