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Austin Bloomington |
Maplewood Red Wing |
Richfield St. Paul |
AUSTIN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
P.O. Box 232
Austin, MN 55912
Dr. Wallace Alcorn, Chair
Tel: (507) 437-6272
Fax: None
TDD: None
The Commission is an administrative agency of city government engaged primarily in information and education, but also offers mediation service on a no-fault basis.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Austin
Type(s) of publications: Monthly newsletter
BLOOMINGTON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
2215 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
Bill Blom, Chairperson
Tel: (612) 948-8733
Fax: (612) 948-8715
TDD: (612) 948-8740
The Commission's study and review programs provide policies while aiding the City Council in enlisting the cooperation of agencies, organizations, and individuals to create equal opportunity and eliminate discrimination and inequalities. The Commission advises and aids the City Council in implementing such recommendations as may be appropriate for the city of Bloomington. These include, but are not limited to: specific programs of, public information regarding the statutory requirements of the Minnesota State Human Rights Act; comprehensive studies and surveys of practices in community programs of affirmative action to be developed with employers, the housing industry, educational institutions, and governmental agencies; and programs of review to give and gain information regarding compliance with State requirements concerning equal opportunity.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Bloomington
Type(s) of publications: Annual report and brochure
MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
1830 E. County Road B
Maplewood, MN 55109
Carol Cude, Chair
Tel: (612) 770-4527
Fax: (612) 779-3570
TDD: (612) 779-4995
The Maplewood Human Relations Commission provides education training and opportunities to create and promote awareness of human relations and diversity concerns. It sponsors contests (poster, etc.) for school age children, responds to bias crimes, and offers mediation services for complaints of discrimination within the city.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Maplewood
Type(s) of publications: Annual report
RED WING HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
P.O. Box 34
Red Wing, MN 55066
John Handy, Chairman
Tel: (612) 386-3613
Fax: (612) 388-9608
TDD: (612) 388-6734
The Commission was established to serve all citizens to promote equal opportunity in housing, education, employment, public services and public accommodations. The Commission is designed to provide services and assistance to individuals and groups of Red Wing residents in an effort to enhance human rights and to prevent discrimination. It develops formal and informal education programs to assist in the implementation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act and to assume a role of leadership in recognizing and resolving potential problems in the community.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Red Wing
Type(s) of publications: Brochure
RICHFIELD HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
6700 Portland Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
Steven Devich, Administrative Services Director
Tel: (612) 861-9704
Fax: (612) 861-9749
TDD: (612) 861-9753
The mission of the Commission is to: encourage neighborly respect and appreciation of Richfield's diversity, recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of human rights, educate the citizens about their rights under the law, advise the City of Richfield on human rights matters; promote the protection of citizens from unfair and illegal discrimination, and provide no-fault grievance mediation services.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Richfield
Type(s) of publications: None
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Army Corps of Engineers Center
190 E. 5th Street. Suite 700
St. Paul, MN 55101
David Beaulieu, Commissioner
Tel: (612) 296-5665
Fax: (612) 296-1736
TDD: (612) 296-1283
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights was established in 1967 to implement, enforce, and administer the Minnesota Human Rights Act, and Minnesota Statutes Chapter 363 as amended. It is a cabinet-level department reporting directly to the Governor. Enforcement consists of intake and case processing. These units are responsible for investigating charges and making recommendations on charge findings and case disposition. The Contract Compliance Unit is responsible for administering a provision of the Human Rights Act that requires businesses having more than 20 employees to have certificates of compliance in order to bid on or be awarded contracts of more than $50,000.
Geographic area(s) served: State of Minnesota
Type(s) of publications: None
ST. PAUL DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
15 W. Kellogg Boulevard, Room 900
St. Paul, MN 55102-1681
Dyrone Derril, Director
Tel: (612) 266-8966
Fax: (612) 266-8962
TDD: None
The Department enforces the human rights ordinance and conducts education and outreach. The ordinance prohibits discrimination in employment, education, real property, public accommodations and services, contracts, and franchises against the federally protected classes and on the basis of creed, sexual or affectional orientation, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.
Geographic area(s) served: City of St. Paul
Type(s) of publications: None