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“Educate to Eliminate”. Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Department Mandate. To process complaints of discrimination. To issue certificates of compliance to contractors doing business with the state. To “Educate to Eliminate” discrimination. Department Mission. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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““Educate to Educate to Eliminate”Eliminate”
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Department MandateDepartment Mandate To process complaints of To process complaints of discrimination.discrimination.
To issue certificates of To issue certificates of compliance to contractors doing compliance to contractors doing
business with the state.business with the state.
To “Educate to To “Educate to Eliminate” Eliminate” discrimination.discrimination.
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Department Department MissionMission
To Make Minnesota To Make Minnesota Discrimination FreeDiscrimination Free
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““Educate to Eliminate”Educate to Eliminate”
Community Forums Community Forums ““The Right Focus on…”The Right Focus on…”
Public Service Announcements Public Service Announcements ““Don’t Go There”Don’t Go There”
K-12 Human Rights K-12 Human Rights
Learning Learning Resource Resource
Tool Kit Tool Kit “This is “This is
My Home”My Home”
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““The Right Focus The Right Focus on…”on…”
Statewide quarterly forumsStatewide quarterly forums
Focused on discrimination Focused on discrimination based on the protected based on the protected classes named in the classes named in the Minnesota Human Rights ActMinnesota Human Rights Act
7 to date – next one scheduled 7 to date – next one scheduled for March 24, in Rochesterfor March 24, in Rochester
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““Don’t Go There”Don’t Go There” Roundtable Discussion / Public Roundtable Discussion / Public
Service Announcement CampaignService Announcement Campaign
Celebrities from sports, Celebrities from sports, entertainment and business discuss entertainment and business discuss discriminationdiscrimination
Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves and Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves and LynxLynx
Produced by Twin Cities Public Produced by Twin Cities Public TelevisionTelevision Aired on Minnesota ChannelAired on Minnesota Channel
Video StreamedVideo Streamed
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““This is My Home”This is My Home”
• K-12 Learning Resource KitK-12 Learning Resource Kit
• U of M Human Rights Resource U of M Human Rights Resource CenterCenter
• Video Documentary – Produced by Video Documentary – Produced by TPTTPT
