Human Rights Day Conference Workshops
The conference featured over 20 workshops on some of today’s most important human rights issues.
Continuing education credits were approved in the following areas: the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) has approved five credits for attending the entire day; the Minnesota Board of Social Work has approved 24 credits for attending the entire day; the Minnesota Supreme Court ADR program has approved one credit for attending Mediating Discrimination Claims with Public Agencies; the WI Supreme Court approved six CLE credits for attending the entire day; the MN Board of Continuing Legal Education has approved 14 standard CLE credits, one credit per workshop (see list below for approved workshops).
Breakout Sessions
Session One 9:20 am - 10:20 am
- Anchoring Human Rights Work in Racial Equity
- Disability Employment Issues in the Current Economy (CLE)
- Homeownership Best Practices for Emerging Markets
- Human Rights Dimensions to Immigrant Experiences Post 9/11 (CLE)
- LMHRC Annual Meeting and Building Community using Language and Civility
- Stereotype Discrimination that Undermines Equal Opportunity for Working Women (CLE)
Session Two 10.30 am - 11:30 am
- An Employer’s Guide to Reasonable Accommodation (CLE)
- A Rights-Based Approach to Social Justice Work (CLE)
- Combating Bias by Building Strong Community & Police Partnerships
- Immigration Legal Relief for Vulnerable Populations (CLE)
- Mediating Discrimination Claims with Public Agencies (CLE, ADR)
- Human Rights as Community Action
Session Three 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
- Civil Rights Protections under Federal Law (CLE)
- Contemporary Review of Globalization and Its Effects on American Human/Civil Rights Jurisprudence (CLE)
- Q&A with Dr. Frank Wu, Keynote Speaker
- Tribal Sovereignty: Historical Perspectives and Current Realities
- Understanding Mental Illness
- "Sorry, We don’t take Section 8": A Violation of the MHRA? (CLE)
Session Four 2:40 pm - 3:40 pm
- Common Mistakes that Lead to Discrimination Charges (CLE)
- Civil Rights and the Minnesota Muslim Community (CLE)
- From Prejudice to Pride: Understanding Hate/Bias Crimes (CLE)
- Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team
- Your Rights under the National Labor Relations Act (CLE)
