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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 16, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-G <br /> SUBJECT: Human Relations Month Proclamation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Annette Moore, ext. 2250 <br /> Proclamation <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 7324181 <br /> Chapel HIII 96841801 <br /> Durham UB•7331 <br /> Mebane 336.22141031 <br /> PURPOSE: To proclaim the month of February as Human Relations Month. <br /> BACKGROUND: Every year, the Governor tandems 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 /> Bruited: From Tolerance to Acceptance"W 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 /> amund the 'Building Bridges' theme,the Human Relations Commission will, during the month <br /> of February, host the following activities: <br /> • Friday February 1°, a Human Relations Month Kickoff will he held at the Century <br /> Center in Camboro from 6 to 9 pm. Invited speakers will offer their opinions and <br /> observations on the struggle for equal rights and the state of human relations in our <br /> community today. The musical group, Town Ensemble, and the choir of Iglesis Unida its <br /> Cristo will also perform. <br /> • Saturday February I at 3 pm at New Ho" Elementary School, the group Kimn will <br /> host aperformance of South Asian music and offer cultural and histonoal information on <br /> South Asian countries such as Pakistan, India and Bangladesh gran is a collection of <br /> people dedicated to supporting and assisting women who are from South Asia and <br /> experiencing domestic violence. They will speak on the special circumstances and <br /> cultural struggles of these women. This event is being co-sponsored by the Orange <br /> County Commission for Women. <br /> • Sunday February 20 at 1 pm at A.L. Stanback Middle School.the Commission will <br /> host its annual Pauli Murray Awards Ceremony. Originally established in 1990, the <br /> Pauli Murray Awards Ceremony recognizes individuals and businesses that have worked <br /> to promote and foster better human relations among the diverse residents of Orange <br />