All right. So, it is 5:15 on Monday, October 27th. So, I'll call to order this U meeting of the New Human Rights Commission. The first item on the agenda is approval of minutes from our 9:22 meeting. Those are attached. If everybody could review, let me know if
there's questions, comments, or changes. I try. Oh, that's okay. as everybody goes through them. Any questions or comments at all? No. I would make a motion to approve the minutes as written. >> A second. >> I'll second. All approve. I say I
>> I oppose. Same sign. That motion to approve the minutes passes. Second item on the agenda is the budget report also attached. Um on review, we have 57% of our budget left for the year. So about $4,000, a little more than that. Um you'll see all of the things that we
paid for so far this year. Um let me know if there's any questions. Um, we don't need a motion on that. Looks like we we have a significant portion of our budget still remaining. >> Um, then next events committee, the HRC
sponsored event. So, the next thing um we have coming up is the human rights award. Um there's a review of last year's information for any changes. There's the nomination form and the press release. Last year we put the press release out um on November 15th.
So the nomination form is just a simple form. Um last year we had that deadline of December 13th. Um we can change that this year if needed. That is a I'll look at what day of the week it is. the 15th.
>> The the deadline for submission we had is the 13th, which is a Saturday this year, so I think it was obviously probably a Friday last year. And then we put the press release out on the 15th of November. And the press
release is attached as well. So, we gave it about a month >> from when we put the press release out to when it was due. Do we feel like that was enough time last year? >> Um, I feel like we we did get nominations last year. I think the
struggle is always just making sure it gets seen. >> So, I think it's probably enough in my feeling enough time. I just don't know if um how we can kind of promote that so it gets seen by people. >> Did that go did you go on K&J or
anything last year for that? >> No, not for that, which we certainly could again. >> Mhm. They're usually looking for something, I think, for the community. >> Yeah. >> Or I shouldn't say usually. I don't know, but it seems like >> it would. >> Yeah. I'd certainly be willing to do it and talk about it on KUJ.
>> Did we put it in the newspaper last year? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> We put it in as a press release. any changes? So, the press release basically just says, you know, every year we have this individual or organization selected. We're looking for
nominations, kind of describes the mission of human rights, and then who to send a nomination to. So, I guess that's the first piece. Are we okay with this press release? And obviously we'd have to update the year or deadline.
>> Yeah, that looks good. >> Other feedback at all on the press release. And then um what do we want the deadline to be? this year. I think if it gets um too long, I mean, I feel like >> Yeah, >> we don't want it to be too long, but we
don't want it to be too short. It's kind of a fine line, >> right? >> If a month has worked in the past, roughly a month has worked in the past, then >> and like you said, we could probably do a little bit better job of promoting it um just to make sure it gets seen other places other than the newspaper.
>> Do you have a social media account? >> Yes. And we could ask we could ask for it to be shared on that. Yep. And I can't remember. We may have last year. I'd have to go back and look. I just can't remember last year if we shared it on the city's um social media page. >> I feel like we probably did, but I can't
say for sure. >> Are we able to write it a letter to the editor for the paper? I know we put it in a press release, but >> we could. Yeah, absolutely. >> I feel like that's a high visibility area of the newspaper. >> Yeah, we absolutely could do that.
um that if we're going to do it from the human rights commission, I believe that needs like a separate motion that we're going to write a letter to the editor with the information about the um human rights award. I believe it needs to have a motion. It needs to be approved. If it's going to be a letter to the editor written by the commission, if I remember
correctly, which is completely fine, but I just want to make sure I would entertain a motion. Okay. that a letter is written to the editor of the new journal on behalf of the human rights commission um outlining the submission process for the
human rights award. >> Do we have a second? >> I would second that. >> Okay. All approved say I. >> I. >> Any other discussion on that motion? >> I'll approve say same sign or all.
>> It's Monday. Oh, same sign. That motion passes. So, we will um the human rights or the HRC sponsored events committee can put that together on behalf of the human rights commission. Um the deadline date, what are we thinking?
I think um going with you know, similar to what we had last year, a month is good. it it's a good chunk of time, you know, to be on people's minds, but not
so long that they kind of forget about it. They see it, they have time to Yeah. time to write something >> um submit it. Yeah. And people are >> thinking about um you know, people that are doing good in the community around
that time of year anyway. So, um, the just looking at the calendar here, so the 12th of December is a Friday, the 15th is a Monday, the 19th is another Friday. Um, so if we want to put the press release out about the same time,
like the 15th or so of November, then a month would be do we want to go exactly a month? Do we want to go plus or minus a few days? The 15th of November is a Saturday, so we wouldn't likely put it in. We probably put it in that week, the 10th through the 14th. I always just send it to Lisa and she puts it in. So
it'll be about that week of the 10th through 14th of November that the press release would go in the journal. >> I would say the 19th of December. >> Okay, that be a motion. >> Friday is a good a good day for >> for a deadline.
>> I just noticed that in the press release it doesn't tell you. It tells you where to pick up a nomination form, but it doesn't suggest where to put it or where to take it to. >> Am I missing at the bottom then? nominations. The deadline is December
13th, but it doesn't tell you. Do you take it to Lisa's office or is there a box somewhere or where? >> Yep. >> That is a good call out. >> So, definitely add that. >> True.
>> Okay. So, have to update that. Is there a motion on the date of the deadline for the award of the 19th of December? >> So moved.
>> Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. All I'll all approve. Say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. That motion passes. And then on the press release. So we noted that change. Any other changes you guys see
other than we'd have to change the date on the press release >> and if nobody sees any additional changes I would entertain a motion to approve that with the discussed changes. This is essentially the same it's been for years. So move. >> Okay. Do you have a second? >> Second.
>> All approved say I. >> I. >> I. >> Discussion. Oppose. Same sign. That motion passes. Um so that brings us to the education committee report. So a review of the living without limits session one on visual impairment which occurred on a
October 13th and then plans for the next session. Yeah, I guess I can speak to it. Um, it went amazing. If you haven't seen it, please go watch it. Um, it's well worth your time. I thought it was really, really impactful. The panel was great.
We had a wide variety of of people on it. Honestly, it was all kinds of voices. Um, didn't have a ton of attendance actually there in the library, but I think we were talking it has over 200 views now on New Cat, so somebody's watching it. Um, good. >> Five of them were me. No, I'm just
kidding. >> Um, but I honestly it really couldn't have gone better. I >> I don't know. >> Christopher in the audience. Yeah. And I heard comments from a couple of people that I know that went that thought it was just they were surprised. They thought it was really interesting and
well done. And I thought it was really well organized. >> Yeah. From the um committee, the questions you guys prepared for them and like they were really good. just covered a wide variety. Um, and just kind of back going back and forth and asking questions and starting at different point. I thought that was amazing. It
was really like it was really good. It was very educational, just a really good experience. >> So hopefully people are continuing to watch it. Feel free to sh I've been sharing it. So feel free to share it just to try and get it out there because I think >> it I mean it was just really well done. So kudos to the committee for putting that together. >> And where do people watch it?
>> Um, it's on so there's a um a link and it's actually on YouTube. So, the new cat channel, um, I can have a link or I can send you a link. I think Lisa sent out the link to everybody. And she also shared it. I asked her to please share it with, um, the park and recck
commission, the safety commission because there were relevant issues related to those things brought up by the panelists. Um, and I think planning like >> like city planning. >> Yeah, city planning. And so she's was going to share share it with the admins
of those commissions and just leave it to them to distribute as they felt um they should. We did I think invite them. We did we went on KUJ. We put signs up around town. It was on the city Facebook page. I mean I shared
it on Facebook. I think there's probably ways we could promote it better next time, although I'm not totally sure what they are. Um maybe a letter to the editor again. I honestly don't know. I think that's probably a good way to to get attention. But >> um yeah, I was really grateful. It was a
very inexpensive event. Um you know, we thank you notes, some refreshments, and that was it. The library put together a collection of books. Um Monica, one of the panelists, she brought in some of her resources. There's a lot of things I didn't even know like you can get talking
prescriptions, like talking med medication bottles. Um, and that's like a free service somearmacies offer. So, you know, a lot about independent living. Um, I don't know. It was great. Just the panelists were amazing. So, I was really happy.
>> Yeah. Congratulations. That's awesome. >> Thanks. It was It was fun. So, I think we need to now plan our next session. We haven't had any dates picked out, but I think now that we've done the planning and it went well, I mean, we're kind of going to wait to see how this one went and see what we needed to tweak. And I
don't think there's a lot to tweak in terms of maybe a little bit on the questions, but and some advertising, but not really much in terms of kind of how we set it up. Would you agree, Deb? I mean, you're on the committee. >> Yeah. Yeah. I thought it went well. Something I think we should take from this one was the um the variety of the
panelists. >> Yes. You know, the young young one, male, female, you know, different levels of the disability. I thought I think that's part of what made it agreed really. >> Yeah. Very different experiences like some had always had vision impairment, some de was just it was a a really good
variety. >> Yeah. Yep. >> Yeah. One thing one of the panelists mentioned how she lost her job when she developed blindness and I thought >> we don't have to deal you know now there's protections in place for that kind of resonated with me because and
and one another thing they spoke to a lot I think what was so great is the panelists kind of played off of each other >> so a lot of them mentioned challenges in school while Colton is he's 11 years old 10 or 11 years old he's in fifth grade and he was talk he and his mom were talking about all the accommodations now
that are available and you know how different that is and so I think that was um that was kind of a nice pull through of that that theme but >> yeah I don't know Deb so you took notes um is that something I mean we can discuss that as a committee because that was really the intent right what we
don't know what we don't know so let's ask the people who can tell us >> well I don't know if I wrote all of them down but I tried real hard >> um somebody mentioned louder mics there must be things that get that happen here that you know I haven't been to maybe, but they need to make sure that when
they're speakers that it's >> Yeah, I can ask new cat about that. So, the mics that the panelists had, they pick up on camera for the recording, but they don't project within the room. >> Okay. >> Okay. Well, I wasn't sure if that was that night or if that was something that they were talking about in other places,
too. You know, that people don't always think about making sure that >> No, I can hear well. Anyway, um so there was that and then um >> um more adaptive programs and opportunities for younger children especially. bus schedules in Braille. I think we kind of talked about that.
>> Yeah, that was a Carl Carl had that idea. >> Yeah. >> Um that the audible cross signals need to be louder, which I've been listening to them since I heard that and yeah, you can't really hear them very well because of >> the traffic or if you have idling trucks or something, then you really can't hear
them very well. >> And then I had written down voice options on phone, not just numeric. And I'm not really sure exactly what >> so like say you call and it says press one to speak to but if you can't see the your phone >> right right >> it should be press one or say one I
don't know if our city if the phone menu >> so I think that's something we can follow up on. Uh, and then there was a suggestion that when we have actual events, it would be nice to have a few people that would be guides >> to point out food trucks, to point out bathrooms, all those sorts of things
that you don't want to just walk up to somebody you can't see or whatever and don't know and ask, you know. So, >> um, >> and then also, um, for the community, the the suggestions were more instructions and awareness to
the public somehow. And so that'd be a discussion the committee could do. Um they talked about lack of transportation out of town like over to Mano up to the Twin Cities. Um they there was some complaint about the pedestrian
crossings. You know that people don't always abide by the fact that well if there's a pedestrian within the crosswalk don't run over them. seems >> scary enough when you can see >> and if you can't, you're really at the mercy of depending on drivers to do what
the law is, which is to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. And that's something we talk about on safe routes to schools, which I'm also on a lot. >> And then also on crosswalks, um having more talking crosswalks, they thought they find those useful. And then um something that I've been paying
attention to now is the idea that no difference between the sidewalk and the street. >> You know, there's those little bumps, but depending on your shoes, you don't necessarily feel those. And so there wasn't they thought that should be more obvious somehow. >> Sure. >> They mentioned downtown specifically,
right? >> Pardon? >> They mentioned downtown specifically. And I think what they were saying is the strip of the kind of textured surface that delineates it is so narrow that you might not even with a cane You might miss it because it's not Yeah. It's not deep enough. >> Yeah. >> So you you might step over it entirely
without ever really hitting it with your cane. Yeah. And with it slanted, you don't they don't know. >> Yeah. Actually hit the the street itself. So um Okay. And then um they also mentioned things that were hanging or impeding the sidewalk. >> Yes. Branches and
>> various bushes and snow piles. >> Yeah. And that was a good call out too of like in the winter the snow like >> we can see it if we like we can see somebody hasn't shoveled but maybe that's just good and I don't know how to do that but education to just to the community of this are additional reasons
why it's important. There's lots of reasons why it's important but here's another reason as to why things like that are important. >> So is there a way that we as a commission are going to pass these to whoever they need to be passed to because we shouldn't just say well these were the >> comments we need to do something about
them you know. So I I don't I don't know who we necessarily would be talking to. So >> I think we sent it was good. We sent it to all the relevant like city commissions who can take action on some of those things, right? Like >> did you send the you haven't seen the suggestions yet? Not those suggestions. >> Yeah. So we can write that up as a
subcommittee. Okay. They'll take that. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Yeah. Um >> yeah. Where it should go to like committees and different things. >> Those are other things I think. >> Yeah. I know they mentioned also the sidewalks where maybe one section is
bumped up from tree roots. Oh, they are, you know, which we're all working on that as a city. You see a lot of sidewalk that are spray painted orange. >> Um, but I thought that was that was good. >> Anything else you guys you remember? >> I think that I mean you you did a really good job taking notes. I off the top of
my head really stuck out. Mhm. Yeah, >> I can include these points in the meeting notes too to see if these have any, >> you know, proper routes to senduggestions. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> I think that makes makes a lot of sense. I mean, it might even be good for us to
go to a city commission meeting or one of these other commissions. >> You're even I was thinking we had talked about this in some of the events. Maybe even and I haven't I was hoping the mayor would be here, but she's not. um like the city council like maybe it might be worth going to the city council and getting on the agenda and just being
like hey this is what we've been working on and we've had this now series of events we've had the welcoming week we have struggled to get a little bit of participation from other commissions and committees so maybe it might be worth taking it to the city council and just seeing what kind of support they can provide or what kind of input they might have again like a lot of this is
citywide stuff that we could share with the community so maybe they could help too so we could ask Lisa how to get on the agenda I'd be willing to go if there'd be a couple of us for sure willing to go. That'd be >> I would too provided I can. >> That's a good idea. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Do you guys need like another meeting
set up uh subcommittee? >> We do because we need to start planning our our next >> Okay. >> session. >> Yeah, we can add that to Perfect. Have Lisa do that. Anything else? >> Oh, thanks again to the subcommittee. I
mean, it was the whole group that set that up. So, and made the questions and I just think it we should be proud of how it went. You guys did a great job. >> Absolutely. Thank you. >> Um, okay. Other business. So, our community needs survey. We've had this
out and about at events um throughout the year. We kind of felt like we were at a point where we got probably as many responses as we were going to get. Um, so they're attached for review. Um, so there were the six questions on the survey. um concerns about equal
opportunity to employment. Um following concerns about equal opportunity to housing, public accommodations include um governmental entities and private businesses. I have the following concerns about equal opportunity to these things. Concerns about equal opportunity to public services in
concerns about education opportunities and concerns about equal opportunity to other services. And then people's responses are just kind of what they put in the survey. >> Yeah. Um, we we kind of discussed like using the
survey as a way to kind of inform um programs and education and things that we did as a commission. And I think there weren't a ton of themes. Yeah. Throughout, but I think a couple were housing, which is something we already
know. the lack of affordable housing in NewM. >> Yep. >> I don't know that anyone's I know there's a a tiny home development that's going up and a few other initiatives, but >> um feel like that one's been pretty well advertised in the city. Like it's been in the paper. I know city council has
talked about it. So that's good that it's people are aware of it. >> And then transportation because we I feel like that is a theme that comes up. It came up at the >> this panel that we had. It's I see it here a few times about public
transportation >> to work. You know, it the hours are pretty limited. So, if you were working anything other than a day shift, it would be hard to depend on public transportation to get to and from work. >> Yeah. >> Um and then we do hear a few times like
lack of places for young people to gather. Uhhuh. >> Um I don't know. I guess these are also things that we could take up similar channels as >> yeah the panel with the city
>> and we can keep it as well too as we're developing things like I think some of the these things we kind of touched on in your living without limits series like transportation accessibility. So maybe that kind of helps too is like we are touching on some of those things. We might not be able to do something about everything, but at least we're bringing
some awareness to it, which is good. >> We're giving people a place to voice their concerns. >> Well, if we keep if we keep looking back at it every once in a while, you know, and see if we're actually >> talking about things and um either forming a new committee or like the
education committee could maybe think of some of those things too, you know. Um, so it's always nice to get suggestions, but then we have to make sure we keep looking at them. >> Correct. >> Yeah, agree.
>> Anything else on the community need survey? I mean, I'll keep this this uh I did it on Google forms, so it's there um for us to revisit and do we can tweak it if we want to or if we want to do a follow-up.
I like that idea, too. >> Yeah, I guess there wasn't anything on here that maybe we didn't already kind of know, which is fine. That's it. It reaffirms things that we that are already on somebody's list for attention, whether it's um you know,
housing or economic development. Um I don't know that we can necessarily fix some of this, but >> yeah, but good to be aware. >> Yeah. Well, it's one of those things. Maybe I'm fairly new here, so I don't know who
to talk to, but um >> as a commission talk to whoever the employment agencies are, you know, and say, "These are some concerns that came up to our commission >> or um like the city department with the the sidewalks, >> you know, those kinds of things." Um
and accessibility. So, okay. Anything else on that? >> All right. Then on to the legislative update. Um, does anybody have anything? I I did see uh today Governor Walls
announced $4 million for emergency food. Um but then again, just to lift up, you know, we have a lot of wonderful resources here in town. And >> if you need those resources, please take your take use of them. And if you don't
need those resources, please support them making sure that we're donating food or money, especially to the food bank cuz they can do a lot more with monetary donations. So >> yeah, >> food is nice, but money go they can make the money go a little further sometimes than we can as
>> That's good to know. >> Yes. Yeah. >> I know there's efforts for an e some emergency >> Yeah. >> help being organized. So, >> Mhm. >> Do people know where where to get that? I mean, I just now thinking about it, I
wouldn't know who to call if my house burned down and >> to get emergency help. >> Yeah. Yeah. How do we advertise where to go to do that? >> Sure. >> Yeah. Um >> I mean, the food shelf has been in the same location for a really long time. It's over on the south side of town. I
don't I know where it is. I don't remember what the address is, but I could drive there. Um, could somebody how would somebody find that if without if somebody was too embarrassed to go into some office somewhere and say, "Do you guys have a food shelf here?" >> I mean, how do you find things like that? I haven't never been in that situation, but that I could see where
that could be hard. >> Yeah, it is in the paper. It is. They do have a Facebook page, but I don't >> listed >> probably Brown County Services. >> Yeah. Brown County Family Services. I wonder. It's probably listed. >> So, what is the Is it 411 211? What's the number for There's like a It's
almost like 911, but it's it's for >> information. >> It's It's for information like that. I don't know >> cuz that I think that should be in the paper every so oft Yeah, that's why I was like I don't think that's right. It's like 211. There's a number that triages those types of questions, whether it's housing
assistance or whatever you need. It's >> Yeah. Now I'm curious. I'll have to look. I want to >> go on record with the wrong number here. We ought to have somewhere where people can find that because like I said, there are a lot of people that um if they're in that situation, they're embarrassed already
>> and they don't want to have to >> go up to somebody and say, "Where would this be?" You know, >> so I think that would be a good thing to do. >> Good call. >> Yep. Dave, I imagine most of the churches have some way to
>> So the the churches in town have pulled money together. So it's at the Brown County human services office where we can direct uh some people, but most of the churches still have some form of gas voucher program or food program. Um,
quite a few of the churches now have like the little free libraries that have uh some quick staple foods. >> Um, but >> I'm still really worried about the next few months. There's going to be a lot of people who are in a lot of need and we
need to make sure we're doing what we can. >> Yeah, it's super easy to go on and donate online. >> Yep. I already did. Yeah. >> Yep. if you're able. >> Thank you. Anything else on a
legislative update? >> City council, please on David. >> Um there wasn't much going on. I mean, there there's plenty going on, but there wasn't much for us. Uh but they did talk a little bit about the affordable
housing. uh um they're working on finding better solutions and they're working on the uh the licensing for all of the tiny homes thing and whatever. Uh they also did talk about sidewalk snow
removal and now I'm thinking it is a good idea for us to put it out there again to uh the correct committee to say hey you can include this as another reason why >> this is important to our city. It's not just about beautifification and whatnot.
>> It's a practical use. >> Mhm. Right. >> But that was basically it. >> Okay. Awesome. >> Um so before we do date of next meeting and adjournment, we do have an addendum
that was added today. So thank you for patiently waiting. Um well actually I think I have to adjourn the meeting and then call the next one to order if I read correctly. I lied. I know what I'm doing. So the date
of the next meeting is November 24th >> 24th. With that I would enter entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> So move. You >> have a second. >> I'll approve. Say I >> oppose. Same sign. So then I will call
to order the addendum meeting. Um so other business. So we have a request um from Rebecca Dearis and Justin Gerky. Sorry if I'm butchering names. >> Okay. Regarding support of the reconciliation ride which is scheduled
for December 23rd through 25th. Um you guys did we have the email attached that you sent here. I don't know if anybody be willing to speak to the request or if you just want us to read it over. Yeah. Do you mind to the mic? >> Yeah. To the mic. That'd be great. I
appreciate it. I don't have to do like I do for the city council where I have to do my address or anything like that, do I? Okay. My name is Rebecca De Marray and I appreciate your time. Um, apologies for the late notice. Um, but this has been
something that we've been working on and we've had, as I said, a little bit more time to plan this year. We are asking for some help navigating some of the things it is that we put together last year. Um, last year when the riders came through, it was an awesome opportunity. Um, Colleen here got together a
wonderful group of human beings who put together things very quickly and um, the writers were so grateful and so thankful that they're excited to come back. But on the subject of reconciliation, we were thinking that there's more that we can do, not just this time of year, but
throughout the year. And so we wanted to see what we could do working with the commission um to see what what what other opportunities are there for us. We we would like to continue to keep this momentum going with planning things like lodging, transportation, care for
horses, but there's other opportunities for community engagement, community connection because we think that that's the most important thing about this ride from the new elm side. Um we got some feedback last year. They were they were very scared to come. They were scared
and now they're coming back with joy and we want to keep that momentum going. And how do we work with other communities alongside of just not only Newolm but um maybe re reaching out with Mano, reaching out with Marshall, reaching out
with other cities along the ride because we are already planning with them. How do we continue to keep that momentum growing? And there are things that we just don't know what you can offer, what the city can offer. We have questions about things like insurance,
things that nobody has to deal with on a day-to-day basis. And so, how do we get that ahead of people? How do we get that ahead for ourselves? So, that's not something that they have to worry about so that when they come, everything's taken care of. we get to work on the
things it is that we need to work on instead of worrying about things like insurance or care for horses or care for just general things. So, um, have you met with city council already this year or was that not this year? Okay. >> Oops.
>> Did you meet with them last year? >> Nope. >> Okay, perfect. It's just for background. Um I think I kind of like reviewed so um awareness and support sponsoring the vet connect our group with others. I
mean I think we could probably do a lot of that. some of the other stuff like the insurance, the like like logistics of it we can't help with, but we certainly um could help with some of the things like you said, awareness, support, um possibly sponsoring, um
>> kind of anything like we could brainstorm to think about. >> I think it's super importantly, I think it's super important. It's definitely something that the commission could support and help with. >> Yeah. No, we would love that because even whatever you can assist us in, even if it's just a matter of direction, we somebody sent me a grant this week that
I was like, "Oo, cool." Except for we don't have a 501c, >> so I can't write that, >> but you know, maybe I can find somebody who can to write that on behalf of that to be able to. So, these are some of the things it is that we're running into
that we have all of these great ideas, but no way to maybe execute them or maybe find different channels to be able to say, "Hey, we can't do this, but maybe we can do this, this, or this." >> Are you talking about thinking about doing things other times of the year besides the reconciliation ride, or are
you just talking about things happening during that period of the ride? >> Yes, we are thinking about um trying to look at what that is. This is going to be our second year. And so there was a lot of things that we talked about that we could do this year to make it better, not only just for the ride, but for the
year moving forward. like maybe we go out to South Dakota, you know, at some point in time to have a kickoff meeting to instead of them always coming to us, we can also show them that, hey, we're willing to travel for you too because
those costs get to be very expensive and you know, so to continue that awareness, but also to raise that money for that because not everybody else might be able to travel out there either, but to provide funds for that or some kind of stipend for things like that to continue
growing that so that yes, it's it's through the year versus just the ride. >> Um well, um I think like Kristen said, we definitely can help with sponsoring the event. I think I mean I'm speaking for the committee kind of out of turn
but I mean potentially um but in terms of um finding a 501c3 to like write grants and just broader support I imagine you could get under so I learned there's over 200 nonprofits in this town. I learned that last week. So I'm
sure you could get under one of them. Like for example, One Newm is a nonprofit that you could then write this grant under um and get some more support that way. Um so that's just one suggestion I have.
>> Awesome. Thank you. >> Um are you planning on meeting with the city council or trying to get on their agenda at all? I would suggest that might be something you might look into for some of the logistics things. Okay. That we can help with. Um they're they meet twice a month. Correct. Twice a
month, right? Yes. So that might be something I'd suggest. Um I'm just trying to think or any other, you know, and they could be to have resources for what commission might be a good one for you guys to partner with as well um for some of those things.
Um so I would definitely suggest that. um we could like we would need a motion from the committee. So if we wanted to look at like how we could support or sponsor, we could um have a motion and then we could do a subcommittee meeting with your group and kind of just go through what we could provide, what we
could help with. Um like even I'm thinking off the top of my head like KUJ or a letter to the editor or um helping promote things like that we could work with you guys on for sure. Um any other thoughts you guys? I'm just kind of brainstorming. Yeah,
>> I mean our our purview as a human rights commission is to ensure full participation in the community regardless of your protected group. >> So we have to kind of think about is the ask in does that align with that mission? So if there's think about that
if you're if you come up with a specific ask for us that's what we really are tasked to do. That's kind of it's what our funding is there to support. So it's not that we wouldn't don't support this idea. We think it's great. Obviously, got a human rights award last year for
this. Um, so we do, but we just have to be mindful of what our actual task is as a commission. So, I mean, I think it could be things like education. Maybe there's >> maybe we bring in a speaker to talk about, you know, race relationships because of this history you're
mentioning. I mean, this has been 150 some years. >> 163 years. I can't math. um you know and still people are there's still this generational >> fear of this community from certain >> keep the conversation yeah
>> yeah so I mean those are the kinds of things I think the commission could easily support >> educational >> right yep yep and just kind of understanding why why are we still talking about this 163 years later because it's still important and here's why and those are the things I think
this group could >> could support whether it's funding a speaker something like that. So I think keep that in mind. >> Sorry, >> I was going to say so just to summarize what you just said then basically any of our asks we have to bump it up against what you're
>> what you're >> Yeah. Yeah. Cuz we get allocated money from the city to to carry out what we've been tasked with. So we have to be stewards of that and making sure that we're supporting >> our mission. So that helps direct it. >> Sorry. Oh, sorry.
>> No, I'm done. I'm done. I was told that they do there is someone from that group that speaks and does an educational talk every year. Is that true? >> We are Can I talk here? >> You hear me? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> This is for the TV that they wanted.
>> No, we are that is part of our second wave of planning. Um there's a the whole idea of this is reconciliation >> and for 20ome years they've been coming through this area saying I'm sorry in
the in their language for the the ride enduring the hardships they've endured to say that they're looking to make peace. And so it's sort of we sort of feel it's on our side now to sort of
respond to that. And part of that a lot of people um because it's been so long it's like carrying something you know for all those years and when does the healing never start so a lot and I think it begins with education. I asked one
person last year and it was nope like this and I thought whoa >> was surprising to me that it was so strong >> automatic and so I think when we look at they showed a film last year that was so wonderful and if you're ever looking for
something to watch at home this um film called 38 plus two >> it's their side of the story >> but it's most of the story but there's still more to be added. Sure. >> And so, um, we were hoping this year
now, as um, Rebecca was saying, to continue through the year and going to the civic organizations, we'd be happy to come here and talk about what we know and what we've learned. And, um, hopefully through education,
people can hear both sides of the story and say, "Oh, I didn't understand that." Like if I could say to you, it wasn't the Native Americans fault. It wasn't the people of New Walm's fault. It was our government's fault for not
paying their dues, you know, and their debts and creating starving children and parents who who became enraged. So, so we we need to look at the bigger picture instead of, well, my grand great
grandmother was hurt and killed and my my cousins and all that. We need to broaden our vision. So, that's what our aim is this year to do >> and to work through those connections. You know, I think that working hand in hand with people, side by side with
people, it's easier to have those conversations face to face than it is, you know, even with some of those, you know, if there was an activity, you know, we've got, like I said, there's all sorts of ideas that we would love to help with education on all of this to
make this really a part of New Alm because this is a part of Newm. You know, everywhere you go, you see this is a part of New Alm and we're just looking to add, as Colleen so eloquently said, Yes. hand >> to all of what that happened and to just
give it that opportunity to breathe and then from that >> part see what holistically grows out of that because I do believe that through some of that connection and through that education and through that eyeball to eyeball contact it's a lot easier to
have some of those things just naturally grow up versus having an insistence for anybody because nobody nobody likes a forced apology. It's inauthentic. Nobody likes giving them. Nobody likes receiving them. I don't think that that's the whole entire that's that's not the point of this ride. They really
want to they're they're just as lost as we are in terms of going what does that actually look like? And those are the conversations that they want to have with people along the way, >> right? >> And their fears. I asked Wilfred who's the leader of this because we were
standing on Fifth Street and I remember the ambush that the Native Americans had done when the people had come out come back from the search of the outlying areas after the first raid to see if anybody needed help. And
it hit me strongly that here they were coming in peace at the place where this terrible thing happened. So there's just power in it and it draws big emotions. It drew big emotions in me. But I think we need to learn how to channel that and
ask and dare to ask our questions. We become vulnerable enough to say, you know, this is this is how I've always felt. I don't like to look at Native American people. I don't see goodness or whatever that is that they see. So that's the piece that we're looking at.
And they were scared because I just asked him. He said, "I was so nervous." But he said since then he has talked to the people in the Santi nation down in uh Nebraska, the ones up in Canada, the ones that were expelled from this region, they went there, they went there, they went
South Dakota and um he said the energy and the acceptance is very positive and well they were surprised and so um they were they were pleased and so that word is out that
it'd be a wonderful way to be thought of instead of a a a city to be feared to go into because you never saw a Native American in this community before. I remember when Raymond Lucker died, he was a friend of the the lower Sue and one person, Bernita Wabasha came,
Brenell Wabasha came to his funeral and she wouldn't come in and wait at my house when there was a break in the ceremonies cuz she was an older woman cuz I was right inside. you don't. So for us to be able to turn that and show a welcome and this was a great thing that we did last year. It was so
amazing. I was I get shivers thinking about it. So >> thank you. >> Any other questions from the committee? >> No, I love that. I think it's a very worthwhile cause. Can um what she said that verbiage that she said that we want
them to think about, can they get that somehow or where do they find that? just the human rights like the mission. >> Sure. >> Yeah, it would be under the human rights mission. I wonder if it would be valuable for you guys to if you'd be willing to just meet with the subcommittee that does the um so I'm thinking the
>> events >> events but the non-HRC sponsored the other events committee to just kind of partner to see what we could do together even if it's just like an education thing. Um >> that would be wonderful. Yeah, we have our next committee meeting this this Saturday and so however quickly
>> and Lisa has your since you reached out to Lisa, she has your contact information. Yes. >> So we'll have them um kind of put you guys together with the um non HRC sponsored events committee, we can start there and just see what we can do in a partnership just around education or promotion or kind of whatever we can do
and kind of go from there if that works for you guys. Um I think we probably need a motion for that. If I'll make a motion to partner with the events committee. >> Perfect. Do you have a second? >> Second. >> All approve. Say I. >> I. I.
>> Oppose. Same sign. That motion passes. So yeah, I think that's a good starting off point. We can just kind of see what we can do. And I would suggest definitely reaching out to city council. I see um possibly law enforcement. Um, even like OB said, One New Wall might be
a nonprofit you could partner with or even just to ask them. Um, just kind of reach out and see what resources there are, but we can certainly help with some of that. For sure. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Thanks for coming. >> Thank you. >> All right. With that, um, I would entertain a motion to Oh, yep. You're
here. Sorry, I didn't look. Go for it. >> Madame chair, members of the committee, I just wanted clarification if that's all right. I know last year they worked with the state patrol. Has your committee done that? Because that I thought that was >> I don't think >> that was wonderful permit. I thought I
was going to come here early enough to get the permit. >> I I had just wanted to clarify that cuz >> you know generally when they're coming through you know we serve I I serve as the point of contact for local law enforcement. Um but you know as far as jurisdictionally the state patrol really
works well because they're throughout the state of Minnesota. So they they started in South Dakota, but you know, once they hit the Minnesota border, they can take them the entire way. >> And I will have to just give the kudos to your department because it was a
holiday and they left us with the person in charge, all these other numbers I never knew about. And if anything went on and they kept riding, I was so scared about those horses out at that fairground that suddenly be stupid, you know, and do something naughty. and they
kept it extra patrol. So, so grateful. So grateful. >> So yeah, that that that's great. So if we can, you know, I'd certainly be willing to work as the point of contact for local law enforcement and talk with your committee, maybe get updates and >> if there's anything we can do.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you for >> All right. With that, I would entertain a motion to adjurnn. So >> do I have a second? >> Second. >> I'll approve. Say I >> I signed this addendum is adjourned. Thank you.