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MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
MISSOURI COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SPONSORS POSTER AND JOURNALISM
CONTESTS
Jefferson City, MO - "Fair Housing Changes Lives - One
Yard At A Time" is the theme of the 2005 Poster and Journalism Contests
sponsored by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations'
Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MCHR). The MCHR received funds
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to further
fair housing in the state of Missouri and this contest is one mechanism
the MCHR is using with those funds. The purpose of these contests
is to promote a greater awareness of fair housing issues among Missouri's
youth. Students are asked to think about neighborhoods and an acceptance
of all people as good neighbors regardless of race, color, religion, national
origin, ancestry, sex, disability, or familial status (defined as families
with children 18 or younger).
The contests are open to all Missouri students in grades 7 through 12.
Flyers were mailed to 900 Missouri schools the end of December.
Cash prizes to the students and to their schools will be awarded in
both the Poster and Journalism Contests. A portion of the school
prize for each contest is earmarked for the schools' journalism/english
department and the art department. "We at the MCHR believe that non-discriminatory
behaviors are important lessons for our children to learn," said Donna
Cavitte, executive director of the MCHR. "In these tough budget times,
a little prize money might help our schools." If you would like to
receive a contest flyer, please contact Carol Rice at the MCHR (573) 751-1966.
The deadline for submitting entries is March 15, 2005. Winners,
their parents, principals, and teachers will be guests of the MCHR at an
award luncheon in Jefferson City on April 1, 2005.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Cavender (573)
751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2005
Information and Planning · 3315 W. Truman Blvd.
· P.O. Box 1958 · Jefferson City, MO 65102-1958
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