01-03-2017Richfield Human Rights Commission
Meeting Agenda
3 January 2017 - 6:30pm
1. Call to Order & Attendance
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
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4. Open Public Comment
Anyone who is not on the agenda who would like to address the Commission must inform the Chair at this time. Please provide full
name and address. The Chair may decide on a time limit for Guest Speakers and/or individuals to address the Commission, so that
we can complete our meeting agenda.
5. Reports
a.) Chair's report
b.) Treasurer's report
c.) Secretary's report
d.) Vice Chair's report
e.) Liaison reports
6. Unfinished Business
a.) 2017 new officer voting
b.) March meeting change
c.) Feb 21 Naturalization event update
d.) HRC Google docs demo — Debbie & Kirsten
e.) Book reading - Feb 18th Book Frank White reads from his book "They Played for the
Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota"
f.) April 24th Read -in event at Augsburg Library. Monday, April 24th, 4-8pm. Read -In of
Sabing Zimering's "Hiding in the Open: a Holocaust Memoir" by members of the
Richfield Human Rights Commission, Richfield community members and members of
Dr. Zimering's family. Dr. Zimering's daughter and her own daughter are planning on
attending the read -in. If Dr. Zimering is able, her daughter Bonnie will bring her too.
g.) April 28th Fred Amram to speak on the Holocaust and Genocide at Augsburg Library.
Saturday, April 28th 1:30-3pm. Fred Amram will present his book, "We're In America
Now: a Survivor's Story."
7. New/Future Business
a.) Tues, April 25th or Wednesday, April 26th, 6:30-8pm. Graduate scholars from the
University of Minnesota's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will be presenting
a forum on how the media plays a role in the coverage of genocide and human
atrocities.
b.) Thursday, April 26th from 2-4pm. Irene Colston, local photographer will be here to
discuss her photo essay (which will also be on display here for the entire month of April)
entitled "The Other Voices of Auschwitz"
c.) Islam 101 in May
8. Open Forum & Announcements
9. Next meeting: February 7, 2017
10. Adjourn