Human Rights Commission

Human Rights Commissioners MaKell Pauling-Normandin, Willard Yellow Bird, & Heather Keeler (left to right) at FM Pride in the Park celebration on August 10, 2019.

Purpose

The purpose of the Commission is to secure for all persons, whether resident or visitor, equal opportunity in education, employment, housing, public accommodations, and public services and full participation for all Moorhead citizens in the affairs of this community.

Contact
Please contact the Community Development Program Administrator
Phone: 218.299.5375
Email

Virtual Meeting Procedures
The Moorhead Human Rights Commission is currently operating under an emergency ordinance due to COVID-19. Until further notice, Moorhead City Hall is closed to the public and Human Rights Commission meetings are being held virtually to allow the public to hear and see the meetings.

Public participation is and continues to remain important to the City during this time of emergency conditions. Therefore the Human Rights Commission meeting will be held using virtual meeting and conference-calling technology. Meetings will be live-streamed to the City's Homepage, on the City's YouTube Channel and on air on Moorhead Community Access Media (MCAM) on Midco Channel 12 or CableOne Channel 58.

To participate in the meeting and/or make comments:

During the meeting:
•Call the Public Comment Line at 218.299.5001; you may request to be bridged onto the audio conference. If you wish to comment during the meeting, you will be given three (3) minutes to speak.

Before the meeting:
•If you wish to make a comment before the meeting you may submit written or oral comments to Governmental Affairs Division, 500 Center Ave, Moorhead, MN 56561-0779
•Call City Staff to provide oral comments at 218.299.5375.

Related Items

• Indigenous Peoples Day Events - October 12, 2019
  
• Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) 
• Human Rights Commission Ordinance
• Rules of Practice and Procedure
• HRC Research Report
• Minnesota Department of Human Rights
• Fair Housing Training Video
  

To Report Illegal Discrimination

• Incidents of discrimination can be reported to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights or 800.657.3704. 
• Discrimination in employment can be reported to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) agency or 800.669.4000. 

Related Documents
Detailed Member Report