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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Human Rights & Relations Commission to Host ‘How to Stop the Hate’ Event
Edina, Minn., Sept. 20, 2022 – The City of Edina’s Human Rights & Relations Commission’s will host “How to Stop the Hate,” a community conversation, Sunday, Oct. 2.
“How to Stop the Hate” will acknowledge recent racist incidents in Edina; applaud anti-racist work by groups and individuals; and identify personal, interpersonal and governmental strategies
to prevent and combat hate. The event is designed to educate about strategies and tools to prevent and combat hate, energize those who attend to take practical action and inspire hope.
The event will be held 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 2, at Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St. Donte Curtis of Catch Your Dream will help provide the community with a deeper understanding of a variety
of anti-racist topics and practice strategies for meaningful change.
“I encourage everyone who envisions Edina as a place that is safe and welcoming for all to attend this event,” said Commissioner Joni Bennett. “Racism and hate are potent and persistent,
but people working together have the power to defeat them.”
Speakers include Edina School Board Chair Erica Allenburg, Donte Curtis of Catch Your Dream Consulting, League of Women Voters of Edina President Colleen Feige, Sen. Melisa Lopez Franzen,
Mayor Jim Hovland, South View Middle School Equity Team Advisor Eli Mickelson, Police Chief Todd Millburn and Edina High School student Sabeeh Mirza. Representatives from the Anti-Racism
Collective and Safe Communities of Hennepin County Health & Human Services will also be part of the program.
“How to Stop the Hate” is free and open to the public, who can attend in person or watch live or later on Edina TV, Facebook or EdinaMN.gov/LiveMeetings. Comcast subscribers can watch
it live and in rebroadcasts on Edina TV, Channels 813 and 16. Others can watch live on the City’s Facebook page, Facebook.com/EdinaMN, or website, EdinaMN.gov/LiveMeetings.
For more information about the event, visit EdinaMN.gov or contact Race & Equity Manager Heidi Lee, staff liaison to the Human Rights & Relation Commission, at 952-826-1622 or HLee@EdinaMN.gov.
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