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ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY AWARENESS <br /> <br />The commission is mandated to reach out and to educate the The commission contributed $150 each to the following events <br />community on issues of human rights. Tasks include working and projects: <br />with community groups, participating in City diversity trainings, · Day of Remembrance honoring Japanese Americans <br />promoting community forums, and facilitating diversity awareness interned during World War II <br />at a wide range of community events. · 2004 MLK Celebration <br /> · 2004Asian Celebration <br />The commission and committees organize and/or participate in · Community Alliance of Lane County "What a Family Looks <br />many events on an annual basis. These include the organization Like" photo exhibit <br />of Barrier Awareness Day in May and International Human Rights · NAACP ACT-SO scholarship <br />Day in December. The program also provided information tables <br /> · "WeAre Bethel" Celebration <br />at the Eugene Celebration, the Asian Celebration, and the "We <br /> · Juneteenth Celebration <br />Are Bethel" Celebration and will be present at PRIDE Day in <br /> · Peace and Dignity Indigenous Runners Journey <br />August. · Pride Day <br /> <br />The commission recognized the following people and <br /> The commission also made a $35 contribution toward a domestic <br />organizations for their commitment to human rights in the past <br />fiscal year: violence prevention newspaper ad. <br /> <br />International Human Rights Day, December 2003 The commission endorsed the ACLU co-sponsored "Meet the <br /> City Staff Recognition Award 2003: Chief" event in April. The commission also endorsed events and <br /> Melissa Pearson, Human Resource and Risk Services projects involving Food for Lane County, the Immigrant Workers <br /> Freedom Ride, and a community puppet theater. <br />Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, January 2004 <br /> MLK Jr., Leadership Award: Henry Luvert Program staff worked with City Manager Dennis Taylor in setting <br /> up separate city manager round tables. These included a session <br />Barrier Awareness Day May 2004 with leaders of communities of color, the gay, lesbian, bisexual <br />2004 Barrier Awareness Award: and transgender community, and disability community members <br /> Individual- James Dean and advocates. <br /> Organization- Emerald Park, River Road Park and Recreation <br /> District <br /> <br />EUGENE HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM REPORT AND WORK PLAN PAGE 15 <br /> <br /> <br />