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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><STRONG><U>MARTIN LUTHER KING JR./HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMUNITY BREAKFAST</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr./ Human
Rights Community Breakfast will be held Saturday, Jan. 17 9am to 11:30am at
Moscow Jr. High School. The cost of admission is </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>$8 general/ $ 4 students, and a</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ttendees
are requested to bring non-perishable items for MLK Food Drive.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Latah County Task Force sponsors this annual
event which includes breakfast, entertainment, presentation of Rosa Parks Human
Rights Achievement Awards; announcement of winners of Martin Luther King Jr. Art
& Essay Contest, and guest speaker, Tod Ewing, who will speak on "After the
Election: Where Do We Go From Here?" Mr. Ewing is a magna cum laude graduate of
the University of St. Cloud, Minnesota with over twenty-five years experience in
diversity, race relations, conflict resolution and communication skill training.
He is a national speaker on race relations and building models of cultural and
racial unity and is a certified mediator</FONT>.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tickets are on sale at Book People of Moscow.
Please buy in advance as breakfast sells out each year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><U>MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ART & ESSAY
CONTEST</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"><FONT face=Arial size=2>The
Latah County Human Rights Task Force is sponsoring a Martin Luther King Jr. Art
& Essay Contest open to all Latah County k-12 students. Contest entries are
due by January 9. Contact Walter Hesford (hesford@uidaho.edu; 882-4599) to
arrange to have them picked up, or send them to the Latah County Human Rights
Task Force, P.O. Box 8613, Moscow, Idaho 83843. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Contest winners will be notified by January 12 and recognized at the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast, January 17. They will receive a
certificate of achievement and, through the generosity of the Idaho AARP, a
$25.00 gift certificate for a book from Bookpeople of Moscow. Junior and
senior high contest winners will also be invited to attend a January
16<SUP>th</SUP> workshop given by Tod Ewing, this year’s Martin Luther King Jr.
Human Rights Breakfast speaker. Questions for the contest are given
below.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN> Martin Luther King, Jr. 2009 Essay
and Art Contest<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">One day after January
19<SUP>th</SUP>, this year’s Martin Luther King Day, Barack Obama will become
th<SPAN style="COLOR: black">e first African-American president </SPAN>of the
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/><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United
States</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The Latah County Human Rights Task
Force invites students to reflect on this momentous event in art and
essay.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<U> Art Subject for All Students<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In a drawing, sculpture, collage,
poem, or song, respond to the following:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
</SPAN><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rosa</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> sat so Martin could
walk.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
Martin
walked so Obama could run.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
Obama ran so our children can fly.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<U>Elementary Essay Subject <o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Write a letter to Barack Obama, the
new President of the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United
States</st1:place></st1:country-region>, suggesting changes you think he should
make to help promote human rights.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<U>Junior and Senior High Essay Subject<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked
throughout his life for human rights, social and economic justice, and world
peace. Imagine that you are Dr. King. Write a letter to President
Obama in which you reflect on the significance of his inauguration and recommend
specific steps he take to bring about the conditions for which you worked.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Contest entries are due by January
9. Contact Walter Hesford (hesford@uidaho.edu; 882-4599) to arrange to
have them picked up, or send them to the Latah County Human Rights Task Force,
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P.O. Box 8613</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">83843</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Contest winners will be notified by
January 12 and recognized at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast, January
17. They will receive a certificate of achievement and, through the
generosity of the Idaho AARP, a <SPAN style="COLOR: black">$25.00 </SPAN>gift
certificate for a book from Bookpeople of Moscow. Junior and senior high
contest winners will also be invited to attend a January 16<SUP>th</SUP>
workshop given by Tod Ewing, this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights
Breakfast speaker. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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