Equal Opportunity in the 21st Century

6 p.m. Pizza Buffet & Social            6:30 p.m. Program

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Though it is a half century since the U.S. passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, there is a lot of work to be done by both citizens and government officials before our state and nation comes close to reaching a goal of freedom from discrimination and racial disparities.

Commissioner Kevin Lindsey
MN Department of Human Rights

Commissioner Kevin Lindsey manages the Department whose mission is to make Minnesota discrimination free. The Department of Human Rights investigates approximately 1,000 charges of discrimination a year. It ensures that large state contractors who do business with the State of Minnesota provide equal employment opportunity, and it helps the Governor of Minnesota develop policy to reduce disparities that exist in the areas of education, employment, health, criminal justice, public accommodation, and public services.

Commissioner Lindsey’s discussion will include updates in the legal requirement for diversity and inclusion in state hiring and in state contracts with large employers as well as recent legislation such as Ban the Box and the Women’s Economic Security Act. He’ll describe the requirements for filing a claim and the assistance that is available for filing a discrimination charge.

A question and answer session will follow Commissioner Lindsey’s presentation. Please bring your observations on employment, education, and other disparities to which you think our state needs to give attention and your ideas on the policies and programs which could reduce or eliminate the disparities.

Sponsored by Think Again MN, The Brooklyn Park Human Rights Commission, the Brooklyn Park Diversity Team, and the Brooklyn Park, Osseo, Maple Grove, and Brooklyn Center Chapter of the League of Women Voters.