[Vision2020] Human Rights Conference Planned for the Palouse

[Bill London]

> >Human Rights Conference Planned for the Palouse
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> >PULLMAN, Wash.-The third annual Finding The Center Human Rights
Conference
> >will take place at The University of Idaho in Moscow, April 12-14. It is
> >billed as an action-oriented conference that will focus on "The Power of
> >Transformation."
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> >Randie S. Gottlieb will kick-off the Conference with a keynote address.
> >Gottlieb is the founder of UNITYWORKS-an organization that provides
> >diversity training for schools, businesses, and community groups. She is
> >also co-founder of the Mona Foundation which supports grassroots
> >educational initiatives aimed at raising the status of women and girls in
> >the United States and abroad.
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> >Other speakers include Balbir Mathur, founder of "Trees for Life"-an
> >organization that helps people plant fruit trees in developing countries.
> >Since its inception in 1984, more than 2.5- million people have helped
> >plant 30-million trees.
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> >Founding pastor of Amistad United Church of Christ in Hartford,
> >Connecticut, Rev. John L. Selders Jr., will speak about his experiences
> >leading The Human Connection Project. He travels the country speaking
> >about internalized oppression and is an award-winning songwriter and
performer.
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> >Journalist and film-maker Anna Boluda will show her film, "Queer Spawn,"
> >during the conference. "Queer Spawn" documents the lives of several
> >children of gay and lesbian parents living in the United States. Boluda
is
> >known for producing documentaries that focus on politicized families and
> >sectors of society.
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> >Conference participants will also see a multimedia performance by Living
> >Voices called Northwest Passages. The performance will take the audience
> >through the gold rush, labor struggles and world war. These events shape
> >the passages of a Swedish family who immigrate to Washington State to
> >build a new life and struggle against prejudice.
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> >Conference co-Chair, Debi Robinson-Smith, said she is very excited about
> >the quality of speakers and performers this conference is able to
attract.
> >"Following the conference, we want people to return to their families,
> >schools, and work places feeling confident in their ability to talk about
> >differences and truly respect people who are different from them," said
> >Robinson-Smith. "This is becoming increasingly important as our society
is
> >becoming more global in nature."
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> >For more information, registration and space availability, contact
> >Francisco Salinas in UI's Office of Multicultural Affairs, (208) 885-7716
> >or visit www.uidaho.edu/ftc.
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> >Finding The Center is a cooperative effort between the University of
> >Idaho, Washington State University, The Cities of Moscow and Pullman, the
> >Center for Health, Education, and Economic Resources, the Latah County
> >Human Rights Task Force, and the YWCA of WSU.
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> >Pullman, WA  99164-1040
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