Tuesday, May 14, 2013
More than 40 Roseville residents offered thoughts at first session on "Creating a Safe and Connected Community."
The Roseville Human Rights Commission will lead a wrap-up meeting tonight (Tuesday) on its dialogue series titled "Creating a Safe and Connected Community." The second and final violence prevention forum will be held at 6 p.m. today in the Fireside Room at the Roseville Skating Center, 2661 Civic Center Drive. A free light supper (which required registration) at 5:15 p.m. will precede the forum. This wrap-up dialogue is open any one and you need not have attended the first session. Forum organizers report that more than 40 people attended the the first violence prevention dialogue on April 30. (The series is being funded by a grant from the Bush Foundation.) Gary Grefenberg, chairman of the city Human Right Commission, said he told …
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Roseville's Gary Grefenberg, gay and also chairman of the city Human Rights Commission, called the state House of Representatives vote to legalize same-sex marriage a "critical first step" for the legislation.
As a gay man, Roseville's Gary Grefenberg has had plenty of reason to closely follow state legislation that would legalize marriage for same-sex couples in Minnesota. Today (Wednesday), the state House of Representatives took "a critical first," Grefenberg said, in passing a bill on that subject by a 75-59 vote. The Minnesota Senate is now expected to take up that same-sex marriage issue early next week and if it passes the bill, it would go to Gov. Mark Dayton to be signed into law. "I hope it (the same-sex marriage bill) passes," said Grefenberg, also the chairman of the Roseville Human Rights Commission. But he said, with some lament, "For me, I'm sad it couldn't have happened earlier." Grefenberg also contended that for too many …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Nicholas Behrens, of Roseville Area Middle School, wins first place and $100 in the Roseville Human Rights Commission's student essay competition.
The Roseville City Council on Monday night ( March 18) is scheduled to recognize the winners of the city Human Rights Commission's annual essay contest for area middle-school students. Nicholas Behrens, an eighth-grade student at Parkview Center School, won the contest from among more than 180 essay entries, according to the city of Rosevillle. Taught by Lucas Ebert, Behrens will receive $100 and his essay will be entered in the League of Human Rights Commissions statewide contest, the city said. Second and third-place finishers,respectively, in the essay contest were Grace Smith and Rose Wagner. Both are eighth graders at Parkview Center School and are taught by Ebert. To read Behrens' winning essay, click on to this link. Other winning …
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
Roseville City Council to honor middle-school essay winners at its March 18 meeting.
This week Roseville Patch is giving a shout out to Nicholas Behrens for placing first in the annual Roseville Human Rights Commission's Essay Contest for area middle-school students. Behrens, an eighth-grade student at Parkview Center School, won the contest from among more than 180 essay entries, according to the city of Rosevillle in its latest weeky e-mail newsletter. Taught by Lucas Ebert, Behrens will receive $100 and his essay will be entered in the League of Human Rights Commissions statewide contest, the city said. Second and third-place finishers,respectively, in the essay contest were Grace Smith and Rose Wagner. Both are eighth graders at Parkview Center School and are taught by Ebert. Meanwhile Olivia DiGiorno, Heather …
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Monday, October 22, 2012
A panel of speakers will discuss the pros and cons of the Marriage Amendment at a town hall meeting at the Maplewood Community Center.
The Human Rights commissions from Roseville and Maplewood are sponsoring a free forum Tuesday night (Oct. 23) on the proposed constitutional Marriage amendment. The presentation, where pros and cons will be discussed, will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Maplewood Community Center, 2100 White Bear Ave, Maplewood. Speakers will include Mark Osler, professor of law at the University of St. Thomas; Ann Kaner-Roth from Project 515; Dr. Laura Boisen, professor of Social Work at Augsburg College and the Rev. Grant Stevensen of St. Matthews Lutheran Church, St Paul. The speakers will discuss the function of marriage, public and social benefits of marriage, how marriage is different from a civil union, and whether marriage should only be between a …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Roseville resident served several terms on the citizen commission.
For more than 20 years, Thelma McKenzie served on the Roseville Human Rights Commission, making her one of its rock-solid contributors. The Roseville City Council late last month awarded McKenzie a plaque, honoring her for her volunteer service. She has been on-and-off the commission since 1981 but recently had to resign because she moved out of the city to take residence in neighboring Shoreview. At one point, McKenzie said she served on the commission 11 consecutive years. "It's been a good run," McKenzie recently told Roseville Patch. "There have been good people and lots of opportunties." Among McKenzie's accomplishments on the commission was helping it launch a student human rights essay contest and getting youth representatives on …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The forum is co-sponsored by the Roseville Human Rights Commission.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Editor's Note: The following post is based on information from the city of Roseville's weekly newsletter updates: The Human Rights Commissions from Roseville and Maplewood invite you to a free forum where the proposed constitutional Marriage amendments will be discussed. Both supporters and opponents of the amendment will present arguments for their positions. Join us on Tuesday, October 23, for a discussion on the proposed marriage amendment and the future of marriage in Minnesota. We’ll discuss the function of marriage, public and social benefits of marriage, how marriage is different from a civil union, and whether marriage should only be between a man and a woman. The presentation will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Maplewood Community…
Thursday, August 16, 2012
The Roseville Human Rights Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. today (Thursday) at City Hall.
The Roseville Human Rights Commission (HRC) is meeting tonight (Thursday) to consider holding educational forums on the proposed Minnesota Minnesota Marriage and Voter ID amendments. The Roseville commission is looking into holding joint forums with the Maplewood Human Rights Commission, which is anticipating holding the educational sessions in October. In May, the Roseville HRC went on record unanimously opposing the proposed state constitutional Marriage Amendment. (The Marriage Amendment is scheduled to go to Minnesota voters this November. If approved, the amendment would codify in the Minnesota constitution and legally define marriage as being only between a man and a woman.) In their May resolution, the commissioners said they are …
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Roseville Human Rights Commission chairman explains why he is opposing the proposed state constitutional Marriage Amendment.
The Roseville Human Rights Commssion recently adopted a resolution opposing the proposed state constitution Marriage Amendment with the group's chairman Gary Grefenberg calling the ballot initiative "un-American." To see a full report on the Commission's resolution and action, click on to this Roseville Patch news story. (Want to keep abreast of Roseville news and information? Sign up for our free Roseville Patch email newsletter.) Grefenberg offered up the following statement on why he is opposing the Marriage Amendment, which would define marriage as only between a man and a woman. "The Amendment is un-American, for these reasons: It purposes to make one religious belief dominant. It does not separate Church and State, and puts one …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
A look back at some of the top news of the past week in Roseville.
About 100 people came to a rally at Roseville Area High School last Tuesday evening to support former boys head hockey coach Jeff Pauletti, a week after he resigned in order to speak candidly about allegations that he had bullied his players. That was among the events of the past week that were highlights of Roseville Patch's news coverage. Pauletti was among the speakers at the rally and talked positively about the role coaches, teachers and staff play in the schools. If you missed our coverage, here is the link to he story: http://roseville.patch.com/articles/about-100-rally-in-support-of-roseville-hockey-coach#photo-9944743. In other news, the Roseville Human Rights Commission on Wednesday, May 16, passed resolution opposing the …
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Gary Grefenberg
10:43 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
One clarification to your update on tonight's Community Forum. Registration is NOT required to attend tonight's wrap-up dialogue or the light supper preceding it. If you are interested please come to both events. New participants are especially welcome. more ›