Finding the Center 2008:

The Fourth Annual Action-Oriented Human Rights Conference

“Resolving Differences:  The Seed of Unity”

April 4 & 5, 2008:      Hosted at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho

Sponsored by: University of Idaho, City of Moscow, City of Pullman, Latah County Human Rights Taskforce, and Center for Health Education and Economic Resources (CHEER)


Invitees for the Good Government Panel:
  • Elsie Burkhalter, Vice Chair of the Louisiana AFL-CIO and long-time political and labor activist and current council president of Slidell, Louisiana.
  • Virgil Clarkson, Mayor, Lacey, Washington and Board Member National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, NBCLEO.
  • Rillastine Wilkins, Mayor of Muskegon Heights, Michigan and past President of the NBCLEO.
  • Leo Chaney, city council member of Dallas, Texas, and President-elect of NBCLEO.
  • Marian B. Tasco, majority whip Philadelphia City Council, President of NBCLEO.
  • Maria Gonzalez Mabbutt, Longtime Latina farmworker advocate in Idaho, organizer of the Tribal-Latino Caucus and Summit in 2004 and Latino Vote activist.
  • Yvonne Lopez Morton, President, Hispanic Business and Professional Association, Spokane, Washington
  • Phill Allen, Ph. D. candidate in history, Washington State University, adjunct professor, Lewis Clark State College and Nez Perce Tribal member.
  • Anthony Johnson, Tribal Council chair, Nez Perce Tribe



Don't Forget!
 
April 26th 2008