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Brookings Human Rights Committee
Steve Bayer, Chair
George Hamer, Vice Chair
Patty Bacon, Recorder
Ann Marie Bahr
Rebecca Deinert
Chandradhar Dwivdei
Penny Hauffe
Angela Hatton
Lawrence Novotny
Anna Leisa Schuh
Jaime Nolan-Andrino, SDSU Liaison
Shari Thornes, City Clerk-Staff
Brookings Human Rights Committee
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Noon
City & County Government Center – 520 3rd Street
City Administration, Suite 230, Room 241
Attendance: George, Ann Marie, Rebecca, Lawrence, Patty, Chandradhar, Angela, Anna Leisa,
Staff: Shari
1. Call to order:12:03 by George
2. Adoption of the agenda: modification – Ann Marie wants to report on an incident Chandradhar
moved, Rebecca seconded to go into Exec Session at the end of the meeting.
3. Approval of minutes: Lawrence moved, Ann Marie seconded. Motion approved.
4. Schedule next meeting: Shari will Doodle for the September meeting
5. State Human Rights Commission Meeting – September 30th - August 30th in Pierre. Lawrence will
pursue DDN options so we can attend. Check on approval for travel reimbursement. Lawrence is
considering attending.
6. Human Rights Award – September 27th at 5:30 - Ann Marie nomination by Lawrence, second by
George, motion passed. Order plaque: Laurie. Lawrence volunteered to interview the winner. Ann
Marie will get the University Relations photo for publicity photos. All three groups will be having our
event together at BHS on Sept. 27th. Discussed having a program with all three committees: BHRC,
Brookings Historic Preservation Committee and Accessibility. Shari and her staff will take care of all
publicity issues. Volunteers for setup: Patty, George, Rebecca, Lawrence. Ann Marie will submit her
guest list requests to Shari. Music by Murph Monahan and friends.
7. Fall Diversity Potluck Planning – Sunday, October 7th from 5-7 p.m.
a. Promotion (Radio Shows, Cross Promote with other organizations, Televised Council meeting,
Classrooms, SDSU student announcements): Patty and George will do radio, George will follow
up with Jaime to get it on the Diversity Calendar at SDSU. George or Steve will come to City
Council meeting on Sept. 25 and formally request their attendance at Diversity Potluck and
promote the Human Rights award.
b. Program (Formal Welcome, Announcements, Introductions, Printed Program) – Angela
volunteered prepare a printed program.
c. Interaction Encouragements (greeters, table conversation decks)
d. Entertainment: Chandradhar will ask the Indian group this time and then we will put an
invitation to other groups to perform the next time.
e. Details (set-up, tear-down, catering, donations, other): Committee will consider businesses to
approach for paper products and/or a door prize.
f. Aramark: do we need to purchase/bring paper supplies? Shari is meeting with them.
8. Select dates for 2013 Diversity Potluck Events: Shari will request April and October dates for us.
9. BHRC Newspaper Column Proposal – report from Angela & Anna Leisa: it would be a good way for
us to have a voice in our community. Do “we” (the committee) want to be the authors? Or do we
want to open it up to the community? Discussion about opening it up. Shari will check on if we
could “sponsor” the column as a committee. Subject matter would be subject/information based,
not opinion. We will knock out details at our quarterly work session. Group consensus on concept.
Committee write a “our own background from a diversity concept”. Shari will send out a summary
of the concept to get a feel for the committee members willingness/ability to write columns
a. International Recipes (Submission process, Contributors, Schedule) – will discuss at next
meeting
b. Student byline / English Department Coordination – will discuss at next meeting
c. Promotion ( Website, Government Channel, Social Media, Other)
10. Dr. Martin Luther King Event Planning –
Need list of previous themes
Email suggestions of topics/themes
Expand beyond essays to multi media
Finish discussion at quarterly work session
11. Quarterly Work Session date – September/October – Doodle survey by Shari
12. Announcements/Correspondence/Calendar
• Budget Report (Enclosed)
• Sept 13th Volunteer Reception, Performing Arts Center, 5-7 pm (volunteer & guest invited)
• Sept 30th State Human Rights Commission Meeting – Pierre – 10 am
• Oct 7th Fall Diversity Potluck, McCrory Gardens Visitor Center, 5-7 pm
• Oct 8th Native American Day
• Dec 6th Mayor’s Holiday Party, McCrory Gardens Visitor Center, 5-7 pm
13. Executive session
14. Adjournment – 1:25
Respectfully submitted by Patty Bacon