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Minutes of the Proceedings of the
Human Rights Commission of the
City of Brooklyn Center in the County
of Hennepin and State of Minnesota
October 14, 1969
The Human Rights Commission met in regular session and
was call ?d to order by Chairman Leon Binger at 8:03 P.M.
Roll Call: Vernon Backes, Leon Binger, Adrian Dorenfeld,
Arthur Gustafson, Roy Lindquist, Mr. Leon (Bea) Rankin, Jesse
Sandoval, Marvin Stavig, Al Weyrauch, and John Winkleman.
Pion-Commissioners present were: Mrs. Marie Rasmussen,
and James Monahan. Also present were: Robert Haarman and
B. E. Peterson.
Motion by Al Weyrauch and seconded by Mrs. Leon Rankin
to approve the minutes of the September 16, 1969 meeting as
submitteh.
Chairman Binger announced that he had received correspondence
from the State Department of Human Rights regarding a conference
for all members of local human rights commissions to be held
Thursday, October 23, 1969 at the Jewish Community Center of
Greater Minneapolis, 4330 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park,
between the hours of 5:30 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. Chairman Binger
then read the program and urged members of the Human Rights
Commission to attend.
. Chairman Binger then introduced Committee member James
Monahan to members of the Human Rights-Commission.
Regarding committee reports, Marvin Stavig, Chairman of
the Employment Commission announced to the commission that the
Employment Committee has contacted major employers in the City
and that a formal committee report will be presented at a
subsequent meeting.
For the next committee report Mrs. Leon (Bea) Rankin,
Chairwoman of the Public Information Committee, announced
that the City Council appropriated $450 for the Communication
Workshop to be attended by a maximum of 30 participants for
three sessions. Members of the Human Rights Commission, committee
members, City Councilmen and City Staff will be the major
participants. Commissioner Rankin further commented that the
first session of the Communication Workshop would commence
on November llth and that the second and third sessions would
be held on Tuesdays of November 18th and 25th. The meetings
will start at 7:30 P.M. and last until 10:30 P.M. and will
be held at the C.C.D. Hall of St. Alphonsus Church.
Commissioner Rankin encouraged all members of the Commission
and committee members to attend the three sessions of the
communication Workshop.
Vice Chairman Winkleman announced that all members of the
Human Rights Commission and committee members and members of
the City Council and city staff will-be contacted regarding
participation in the Communication Workshop.
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Commissioner Gustafson asked Chairman Binger if the first
Communication Workshop would replace the regularly scheduled
Human Rights Commission meeting. Chairman Binger responded
by saying yes.
Under <a-ta item of old business the Human Rights Commission
and committee: members discussed at length a previous complaint
regarding refusal of apartment occupancy at 69th and Humboldt
• as presented to Chairman Binger from the State Human Rights
Department. (Commissioner Neil Smeaton arrived at 8:43 P.M.)
Chairman Binger explained to members of the Commission
the procedure on how complaints are handled by the State Human
Rights Department. Commissioner Dorenfeld suggested that the
State Human Rights Department should first refer complaints
to the local Human Rights Commission before the State Department
initiates legal action. Because in his opinion, probably the
local human rights commission would be in a better position
to conciliate civil rights disputes unofficially compared to
the procedure used by the State which usually involks legal
machinery to compel a settlement.
Commissioner Smeaton commented regarding Commissioner
Dorenfeld's remarks that complaints handled by local human
rights commission could possibly be jeopardized by over-
zealous human rights commissioners.
Chairman Binger suggested to the members of the Commission
that the State Human Rights Department should be open to
suggestion that they work closer with the local human rights
commissions.
Chairman Binger then proposed that by the next meeting
that an ad hoc committee would be established to draft proposals
to submit to the State Human Rights Department requesting that
that department work closer with local human rights commissions
regarding complaints emanating from the same jurisdictions.
Mrs. Helen Steffen, committee member, arrived at 8:45 P.M.
The Human Rights Commission recessed at 8:45 P.M. and
resumed at 9:20 P.M.
Mr. Carl Sandstrom, committee member, arrived at 9:20 P.M.
Chairman Binger next called upon commissioner Winkleman
to present a letter from the Japanese-American Citizens League
concerning Subtitle II to the Internal Securities Act
(Emergency Detention Act) of 1950. Commissioner Winkleman
stated that the purpose of the letter was to have the local
human rights commission adopt the recommended resolution;-bn6losed
within. After Commissioner Winkleman read the proposed resolution
a discussion ensued whereby a motion was made by Adrian Doren-
feld and seconded by Mrs. Leon Rankin to approved Resolution
No. 69-1.
Resolution Supporting United States Senate Bill 1872
and House of Representatives Bills 11825 and 11373
Urging the Repeal of Subtitle II of the Internal
Security Act of 1950 (Emergency Detention Act)
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Commissioner Backes left the meeting at 9:42 P.M.
Chairman Binger stated that he would prepare a cover
letter to send with the resolution to the Congressional
representatives of the people of Brooklyn Center and State of
Minnesota.
Commissioner Binger reminded the Commission that the
next regular Human Rights Commission meeting will be substi-
tuted as the first of a series of Communication Workshops
to be held on Tuesday, November 11th, with the second and
third series to be held on November 18th and 25th.
Motion by Neil Smeaton and seconded by Al Weyrauch to
adjourn the meeting. The Human Rights commission adjourned
at 9:50 P.M.
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'RESOLUTION NO, 69-'_1
1~ZI SOLUTION SUPPORTING UNITED STATES SENATE BILL, 18 72 AND HOUSE
TITLE 11 OF THE INTERNAL SECURI'Y ACT OF 1950 (EMERGENCY DETEN'1?7( 07
ACT) WHEREAS, tji.th 1 nczwi edge of the experi.e:nee of Japa aese A►ineri.ca l
Citizens in emergency deteinticn, we reco-g-ni-ze she danger of Subt;i t. Le .`.[l
rif the Internal Security Act of 1950 (Emergency Detention Act), to c.~,~ra l
rights of all Americans, and
iNTY-IIvRE.AS,. American citizens of all nat.i_o-nai_i.ti.es regret that said
part of our recent hi4story, and
i*" EAS, the Emergency Detention .Act provides that, during periods
o,,f "internal security emergency," any perso who Probably will ey)g,:-,4e
in, or probably will conspire with others to., "Cngage in, acts of
espi onage or sabotacle"' can be incarcerated j .Ti c,eten.tion camps, and
r1o t be brought to trial
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detainee must, prave his
i,n cli sclose evidence c.r
detained under the Emerge.ricy Detetic-n Act will
under law, but instead will be :judged by a
i cer and a Deten'L-.i pn review Board, wherein the
inncycence, but the govt rmnent is riot required
produce witnesses justify the det.ert on,, a,nd
WHEREAS>, said procedures violate all corisititutional guar'K-anok:e s and
nrotVect.i on,s and are unnecessary, as existing laws and procedures a rs~
available and. are crtnplet.ety adequate to safeguard i.nternal secury, `-y, and
sutch it law bas ominous i.mplicatlir,.res for the racial ani
ethnic commun:iti,.es be:catise cif past histcry and because Of i,ts ap r: ac:l,
to jtastlee in grr.ups rather than individual terms,
NGK TIIE 3FCRE, BE ~T! .RP SOLVED by the ~z±rnt a, Ri.c~hts COMMission o-'.' the
C:':i.ty cof Braoklyn Certe,r, minesota to urgc the c"r-?"sgressi{yy9i- rc-.,pp esGSitt'2t1VE?`;
c t*~1E; people C. C'.e:nter and of the State of Minnesota L(,-,! take
-c?ch necessary steps 'Lci c xp: ess C:heA c:pposi C # on to Subtitle 11. of the
?;e c,as uecurit,y Azar c- f 1950 and to seek ..ts repeal.,
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