HUMAN RIGHTS CITY - "FARGO/MOORHEAD" - COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN
PRIORITY
Education: Safety, comfort, and success of learners  
Objective   Action Steps Who is Responsible? Resources Needed Date to be Who will Monitor Ways to Communicate and Gauge
Completed Progress?   Human Rights Progress
General   Asses.
Public   Methods
Increase multicultural 1. Determine 1. Child Care Parents May, 2003 Report by CCRR and Media Kids
awareness in every stakeholders resource and referral CCRR public school to Kids web page
educational venue 2. Supply resource list 2. Schools - public and Colleges submit Report
3. Create program private Care givers
3. Day Care Faith Community
4. Churches Affected Students
Develop process to 1. Work with MHRC 1. More significant MHRC
educate everyone community ed. FHRC funds from city of FHRC
in the community 2. State and national Moorhead
about HR resource groups 2. Grant funds
Increase human rights 1. Create fact sheet on 1. Anti-racism team 1. Funding for 1. Ongoing campus council 1. Internet/intranet
knowledge and local demographics 2. Human Resource speakers, supplies, 2.report 2. Newsletter
awareness in larger 2. Develop strategies personnel and food after 1 year 3. Listserve
community to reach the broader 3. Administrators 2. Committee
population in the members
county 3.college budget
3. Recruit speakers 4. Possible grant
who can talk to target funding
pops. Based on
experience in that pop.
Dismantle racism in 1. Campus wide
education and meeting
develop/encourage 2. Search workshops
activities for students 3. Create listserve
faculty, staff, and 4. Internet site
administrators in the
areas of anti-racism
& cultural competence
PRIORITY
Housing and Public Accommodations:  City of Moorhead to expand affordable housing options.
Objective   Action Steps Who is Responsible? Resources Needed Date to be Who will Monitor Ways to Communicate and Gauge
Complete Progress?   Human Rights Progress  
To General Public Assess.  
Expand the range of 1. Find study/  1.Housing Authority 1. Clients of  1 year for create a Red River Task force report
affordable housing examples of directors affordable housing research Housing Authority 1. Increase in affordable housing
options in the city of communities that 2. Mayor 2. Landlords 1-2 years Task Force (consisting units in the metro. Area
Fargo and Clay County have merged housing 3. Developers for of identified 2. Housing Authority becomes
housing authorities authorities 4. Regional/federal implement- stakeholders more self-sufficient to increased
examine the 2. Inquire with HUD contacts tation development
possibility of what process we 5. Fargo housing 3. Higher percentage of HA budget
consolidating the would need to go authority devoted to development
the housing authorities through should a 6. Clay county
of Fargo and Clay a merged housing authority
county so that they organization be
have and advanced desirable
development capacity 3. Communicate with
 and efficiency of local housing
combined resources authorities to
identify potential
obstacles and
benefits
Look at possibility 1. Look at example of 1. Consortium of 1. Largest private 
of setting up public/ Native American financial/corporate employers in
private partnerships lending institution institution leaders workforce
to address the issue models that exist 2. Local city development
of credit availability in MO that we may be commissions 2. Local elected
able to get some  3. Fargo/Clay County/ officials
ideas from Moorhead economic 3. Local community
development development staff
Make affordable 1. Consult with 1. Ernie Mancini 1. Tracey Moorhead
housing attractive Moorhead Task Force 2. Presidents of 2.Ernie Mancini
to retaining students on Housing institutions 3. Harvey Stalwick
in Moorhead 2. Facilitate meeting 3. V.P. for student 4. Lisa Ringquist
of higher ed. affairs
institutions 4. Fargo-Moorhead
3. Seek student input Chamber of Comm.
from student gov't
To develop sense 1. Council ordinance 1. City government 1. Marginal increase Report City reports/media 1. Survey
of investment in to require on-site agencies and staff in existing sensitivity Dec-02 of tenants
tenants managers' in 12plex+ 2. Landlords and training Implement
2. Sensitivity training managers 2. Landlords by 2003 2.landlords
for all managers report
To coordinate and to 1. Appoint MPSD as all agencies 1. Coordinated working semi- HRC media (all) quantitative
make accessible disseminator of and internal resources annually data on
(in all languages) advocacy information 2.agencies Dec-02 use/
housing advocacy with utility bills 3. MPSD HRC referrals
services 2. Create
coordinating
committee among
housing advocacy
services
3. Establish clearing
house contacts
Increase affordable, 1. 5% of all new rental Moorhead community 1. Developers 2 years 1. City council annual statistical
accessible rental housing to be development 2. City leaders 2. Human Rights report
housing accessible 3. Public/community Commission
2. Rental units of all  lenders/realtors 3. State oversight
sizes need to have 4. HUD, MHFA, HRA agency
accessible units
available
3. Any unit more than
one story has to have
an elevator
80 Units in two years & SAME AS ABOVE
20 SWEAT equity
homes
Strengthen diversity in 1. Representation on Task force or action 6 months Task force
finding housing the Action teams team comprised of: from HR Commission
2. Establish database 1. City council inception
3. Community model 2. Apt. owners
4. Grant funding 3.minorities
5. Educational 4. Clergy
programs
PRIORITY
Income and Employment:  Public and private sectors will ensure fair business practices and welcoming environment.  
Objective   Action Steps Who is Responsible? Resources Needed Date to be Who will Monitor Ways to Communicate and Gauge
Complete Progress?   Human Rights Progress  
To General Public Assess.  
More businesses 1. Talk to Chamber collaboration of 1. Community organized/ Chamber of  1. Promote social 1. Awards
offering workforce of Commerce about community merchants ready to Commerce events that chamber 2. Network
training connecting with organizations and 2. Community train by attends. of positive
community resources citizen action teams education Fall 2002 2. Communicate in open
about workforce 3. Any businesses their newsletter commun-
training to create a 3. Media (newspaper ication
positive environment and TV) 3. Number
for all customers 4. Graduation of busin-
ceremony for all esses
people attending reporting
training
5. Post signs stating
"Entering Hate-free
zone"
Business Information 1. Appoint staff 1. Government 1. Business owners 1-Apr-03 1. F/M HRCs 1. Website 1.Poll
Clearing house on 2. Establish HR regulatory agencies 2. Consumers 2. Justice circles 2. Published report commun-
diversity practices criteria 2. Consumers 3. 1/4 of 1% sales tax 3. Volunteers 3. Hotline ity
3. Solicit information 3. Businesses 4. Communication 4. Newsletter/report/ 2. Public
from community resources directory/ published feedback
members and elicit (telephone, website, & and delivered door-to- 3. Com-
information from publication/ door pliance
businesses distribution) 5. Make it available in trends
4. Provide visible multilingual and 4. Provide
recognition of a accessible formats sensitivity
businesses' training
compliance for
5. Develop a complaint business-
processing system es who
in order to hold are not in
accredited compliance
businesses
accountable
Increase employment 1. Recruitment 1. City Dept. heads 1. Qualified minority July, 2005 Community Human 1. News media 1.Increas-
in public employment 2. Mentoring 2. Elected officials candidates Annual Relations Committee 2. Hiring policies on ed
to reflect diversity 3. Hiring practices 3. Schools 2. Community Reports WEB in documents diversity
4. Community students in public
populations 3. Community budgets workforce
5. Parents
6. Educators
PRIORITY
Human Rights Monitors
Objective   Action Steps Who is Responsible? Resources Needed Date to be Who will Monitor Ways to Communicate and Gauge
Complete Progress?   Human Rights Progress  
To General Public Assess.  
Accountability 1. 2 city councils allow 1. Fargo City 1. Staff 1. 7/2002 City Councils 1. Report to Council/ Determ.
(Monitoring and F/M joint HRC to Commission 2. Home 2. 8/2002 (but independent Commission by council
Communication) exist 2. Moorhead City 3. Funding 3. 9/2002 monitor also needed) 2. Media
2. Organize Council 4. Independence 4. ASAP
3. Determine staff  5. Power 5. 9/2004
Run joint HR needs and funding
Commission opportunities Start-up funding
4. Secure funding 1. F-M Chambers of
and hire staff Com. to provide funds
5. Adoption by city and office space
councils as 2. Otto-Bremer
budgetary team 3. F-M area foundation
4. CDBG
Social audit/HR audit 1. Campus training 1 Shareholders 1. Time and money 1. Training 1. University officials 1. TCU offers class shoppers?
students in workshop 2. Board of directors from college and held each 2. HR team and advertises in
Bring hospitality, each semester 3. Economic commitment of college semester local papers
sensitivity, and HR 2. Informing local development and staff 2. Senior
training to students businesses and F/M 2. All university jobs in year
entering workforce Chamber about F/M areas should 3. Orent-
training require is as ation
3. TCU offers class to part of office training 4. Ongoing
public and has ads 3. TCU
in papers 4.Chamber of Comm.
5. Local businesses
& potential employees
Monitor HR activities 1.Attend: Individuals and 1. People (monitors) ongoing 1. F/M HR commission hold public forums compare
to ensure justice City Council meetings community 2. Time (yearly 2. City government with minorities to previous
and equality HR meetings 3. Money ($250) reports) 3. Justice circle hear testimony about violations
Human relations 4. Community HR violations and to assess
2. Listen to: 5. HR Commission improvements improve-
HR Complaints 6. Justice Circle ment
3. Report violations to:
HR committee
media
politicians
CJ system
4. Visit:
School Board
5. Get reports from
ed., housing, public
safety, health,
employment task force
PRIORITY
Human Rights Media
Objective   Action Steps Who is Responsible? Resources Needed Date to Who will Monitor Ways to Communicate and Gauge
Complete Progress?   Human Rights Progress
To General Public Asses.
Local media will 1. Cable channels Citizen action Rpt.? 1. Communities of Apr-03 1. Citizen action team increase
work on diverse that cater to people color 2. Justice circle number
communities to of color (BET, 2. Citizens' backing 3. Citizens of
develop culturally Univision) 3. Media channels
1. Gain 2 or more compared
local cable providers to now
2. Increase diversity
on a visual goal in
education and
community papers,
newsletter, yearbook
3. Pos. v. neg. media 
4. Increase diversity
of large scale
entertainment
(concerts, theater,
movies, etc.)
5. Increase local
programs on TV.
(BET, Hispanic
network, Asian, etc.)
6. More positive
coverage of
professionals and
community members
of color
7. Add diverse
education in class-
room, libraries, gov't
8. Large scale
celebrations and
mass media to get
involved
PRIORITY
Human Rights Training
Objective   Action Steps Who is Responsible? Resources Needed Date to be Who will Monitor Ways to Communicate and Gauge
Completed Progress?   Human Rights Progress
To General Publics Assess.
1. Develop hr training 1. apply for funding HR Commission 1. Freedom resources nine to 1. Grant often they go out, civil rights
resources team 2. Organize task force 2. Religious orgs. fifteen providers how many folks numbers
2.  Website: 3. Workshop trainings churches, mosques, 3. Higher ed. months 2. Human resources come back should
anti-racism (the basics) synagogues, med. 4. Public ed. Commission change
training - come into 4. Marketing ads. facilities, etc. 5. Med. Facilities surveys (annual
org's own territory (create a city-wide 6. Police departments report)
 Advertise and task force in which (every institution that
explain value F/M HR Commission should go through this
Raise awareness takes the lead and training)
about HR represents city
 Help groups build organizations
on existing grassroots
power