Previous Human Rights Day Conferences
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights holds its Human Rights Day Conference on the first Friday of December, a tradition the department has continued for more than a quarter of a century. The conference brings together speakers and presenters with a wide variety of points of view, as part of the department's mission to educate to eliminate discrimination and promote dialog around human rights issues important to Minnesotans.
2010 Human Rights Day Conference
Minnesota's 27th annual Human Rights
Day Conference offered something for everyone. The conference, held Friday, Dec. 3 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
in Saint Paul, was attended by 416 people, the second highest attendance
of any Human Rights Day conference.
2010 Links
2009, Where Do We Go From Here?
The
conference, held Friday, Dec. 4 at Saint Paul RiverCentre, featured a
keynote address by Dr. Frank Wu. Currently
a law professor at Howard University, Dr. Wu is the author of Yellow:
Race in America Beyond Black and White, and co-author of .
He was introduced by Angela Davis, WCCO-TV news anchor, and master of
ceremonies for the conference.
2009 Links
2008, Look Back, but March Forward
Highlights for the 25th annual conference
included Kweisi
Mfume as keynote speaker and Associate Justice Paul H. Anderson as plenary speaker. In addition, the department showcased its new video
program, 150
Years of Human Rights in Minnesota.
2008 Links
2007, Responsibility for Tomorrow... Today
Mike
Farrell, Keynote; Dr. Verna Cornelia Price, Plenary. A favorite of American television viewers and an activist involved with a host of issues and organizations, Farrell shared his thoughts on being a responsible citizen working for the ultimate benefit of all citizens.
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2006, In Small Places Close to Home
Mary
Francis Berry, Keynote; Gov. Arne Carlson, Plenary. Berry told the audience
that "we've made enormous progress" in achieving
justice and opportunity for Americans of every kind, but cited "enormous
challenges" still ahead.
