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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Human Rights & Relations Commission to Form Working Group to Plan Special Event
Edina, Minn., Nov. 19, 2021 – The Edina Human Rights & Relations Commission (HRRC) is looking for residents to help plan a special event next spring.
The HRRC is forming a working group to plan a Days of Remembrance and genocide awareness event. The U.S. Congress established Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration
of the Holocaust. It is marked annually in Edina.
The working group will be responsible for organizing the 2022 event, establishing a theme, creating an agenda, selecting a speaker and assisting City staff with logistics. The group
will likely meet several times through March or April 2022. It is expected that volunteer members will spend two to six hours a month working on the project.
“The community benefits from learning about the Holocaust and its victims,” said Race & Equity Manager Heidi Lee, staff liaison to the HRRC. “It gives us an opportunity to honor the
survivors who will share their experiences, giving hope for the future.”
Two or three people will be selected for the working group, which will also include some members of the HRRC.
To apply, visit EdinaMN.gov/Volunteer. Applications are due Dec. 3. Appointments will be made at the HRRC’s December meeting.
For more information, contact Lee, HLee@EdinaMN.gov or 952-826-1622.
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