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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 18, 2000 <br />Action Agenoal <br />Item No. ?j f0 <br />SUBJECT: Human Relations Month Proclamation <br />DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Proclamation Annette Moore, ext. 2250 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 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. The Human Relations Commission has developed the theme, "Building <br />Bridges: From Tolerance to Acceptance" to promote the ideal that we must all strive to create <br />an atmosphere where people are valued and accepted rather than merely tolerated. Centered <br />around the "Building Bridges" theme, during the month of February the Human Relations <br />Commission will be conducting an Essay Contest with Orange County and Chapel Hill/Carrboro <br />elementary through high schools. The Department will also host a Youth Summit on February <br />24t"; and both students in grades 9-12 and adults are encouraged to attend. On February 23rd, <br />a Youth Summit kick-off Concert will be held at Hanes Auditorium on UNC Campus. The <br />Concert featuring Ursula Rucker, a spoken word artist, is open to all Orange County and Chapel <br />Hill/Carrboro high School students free of charge and to all others for five dollars. The <br />Commission will also honor a citizen, a youth leader and an Orange County business with the <br />annual Pauli Murray Award at a reception on February 25"' at A. L. Stanbeck Middle School at <br />3:00 p.m. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with this Proclamation. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the Proclamation <br />and authorize the Chair to sign it.