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The Seattle Office for Civil Rights

Mike McGinn, Mayor
Julie Nelson, Director

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Past Human Rights Day Events

Each year, the Seattle Commission for Human Rights and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, in conjunction with the United Nation’s Association of Seattle and other community partners, celebrates the signing of the U.N.’s Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948.

Daytime and evening events feature well known keynote speakers. The daytime celebration also includes the awarding of “Distinguished Citizens Awards” to recognize local individuals and organizations’ outstanding work in furthering human rights in Seattle.

The following is a summary of the keynote speakers and awardees at the City of Seattle Human Rights Day events:

Year
Speaker(s)
Awardee(s)
1996 Professor Charles Jones
University of WA
Jeri Ware
1997

Living Voices
(the Right to Dream- Civil Rights Movement)
Dr. Mona Lake Jones
Poet Laureate of Seattle

Jan Kumaska
1998 Shirley Wilcher
Deputy Assistant for Federal Contract Compliance
Dept of Labor 		Kay Bullitt
1999 Lakota Hardin
Native American Activist 		Dr. Hubert Locke
Refugee Women's Alliance
2000 Randall Robinson, Author
President, Trans Africa 		Institute for Community Leadership
2001 Loung Ung, author Patricia Champion
2002 Ida Castro (unable to attend)
Former Chairwoman, U.S EEOC
Living Voices: Cesar Chavez presentation		 Emma Moreno
Hate Free Zone Campaign WA
2003 Sherman Alexie, Author Gerard John Sheehan
Seattle Indian Services Committee
2004 Dr. Peggy McIntosh Tyree Scott (in memoriam)
Wing Luke Asian Museum
2005 Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary L. Charles Jones
People's Institute Northwest


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This page was updated on: August 25, 2006, by: Eddie Ferrer