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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 24, 2005 <br />Action AgenPda' <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Human Relations Month <br />DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Milan Pham 960-3877 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the month of February as Human Relations Month, <br />BACKGROUND: Every year, the Governor proclaims the month of February as Human <br />Relations Month in North Carolina, The Human Relations Commission has planned activities <br />during the month to increase awareness of social justice issues. <br />On Sunday, February 6th, the Human Relations Month Kickoff will be held at the <br />Century Center in Carrboro from 2 to 5 pm. The Commission will be focusing on the <br />social justice issue of "The Prison Industrial Complex through Literature and the <br />Spoken Word" featuring Dr, Earl Smith, the Dean of the Wake Forest School of <br />Sociology, and a series of monologues by the Women's Prison Project followed by a <br />short question and answer period, <br />On Sunday, February 27th from 2 to 5 pm at New Hope Elementary School, the <br />Commission will host its annual Pauli Murray Awards Ceremony. Originally established <br />in 1990, the Pauli Murray Awards Ceremony recognizes individuals and businesses that <br />have worked to promote and foster better human relations among the diverse residents <br />of Orange County. The Pauli Murray Human Relations Award commemorates the life <br />and achievements of the late Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray. <br />* All events are sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council, the Human Relations Commission, <br />the Commission for Women and the Department of Human Rights and Relations