North Dakota Human Rights Coalition
Working to effect change so that all people in North Dakota enjoy full human rights
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The hearing for SB 2337, for a ND Commission on Human Rights, has been scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 11:00 a.m. before the Senate Human Services Committee in the Red River Room at the Capitol in Bismarck.
Please attend and testify, if you can.
If you can't go to Bismarck, you can contact the Senate Human Services Committee members by telephone at 1-888-NDLEGIS (635-3447) or 701-328-3373 (local) (to leave a messag) or e-mail at:
Senate Human Services jlee@state.nd.us - Judy Lee - Chairman ddever@state.nd.us - Dick Dever - Vice Chairman rlbrown@state.nd.us - Richard L. Brown slyson@state.nd.us - Stanley W. Lyson jwarner@state.nd.us - John M. Warner
Information on the proposed ND Commission for Human Rights is at http://ndhrc.org/Goals/HRComm/Developments/NDHRCommTalkPoints.htm.
Suggested comments:
I support SB 2337, to create a ND Commission on Human Rights because (choose 1 or 2 comments from the list below):
1) It provides a voice for those individuals within the state that otherwise have no influence or feel they have no influence on state
2) It could provide a legitimacy for the Commission for those same individuals
3) It provides a forum for business, government and individuals to come together and find mutually beneficial solutions to otherwise contentious issues
4) It could head off costly litigations or expensive redos that result from a lack of information (e.g. two eating establishments in Fargo, after completing costly remodeling projects were still found to be in non-compliance with accessibility laws)
5) A very cost-effective way to extend the activities of the Department of Labor, particularly in the area of education and outreach
6) Members of this commission are NOT government employees, they are NOT bureaucrats, they are NOT given enforcement authority. However, they ARE knowledgeable about human rights and business interests within the state.
[your name & address]
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Cheryl Bergian
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North Dakota Human Rights Coalition P.O. Box 1961 Fargo, North Dakota 58107-1961 Phone: (701) 239-9323 Fax: (701) 478-4452 Email: humanrights@ndhrc.org
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