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Human Rights Commission
Purpose:
The Commission's purpose is to promote and secure mutual understanding and respect among all economic, social, religious, age, ethnic, sexual, and racial groups in the city, and shall act as conciliator in controversies involving intergroup and interracial relations. The Commission shall cooperate with federal, state, and other city agencies in an effort to develop harmonious intergroup and interracial relations and shall endeavor to enlist the support of civic, religious, labor, industrial, and commercial groups and civic leaders dedicated to the improvement of intergroup and interracial relations and elimination of discriminatory practices.
Members:
| Member | Position | Term Expires |
| Linda Cherry | Council Representative | 10/24/16 |
| Paula Compton | 03/14/17 | |
| Jessica Evans | Treasurer | 12/10/18 |
| Peggy Munke | 12/10/18 | |
| Connie Payne | 10/24/15 | |
| Jody Cofer Randall | Chair | 10/24/17 |
| Doris Saunders | 11/13/17 | |
| Jane Shoemaker | Council Representative | 01/14/17 |
Meetings:
Location:
City Hall
Address:
104 North 5th Street
Date and Time: 2nd
Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m.
If you are interested in serving on this board/commission please complete an application by clicking here or if you would like more information regarding this board/commission, contact the City Clerk by email or call 270-762-0300.
Establishment of Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Commission Bylaws
Additional Information:
Human Rights Awareness Week - April 18, 2016 through April 22, 2016
Human Rights For All Essay Competition - Deadline May 1, 2016
Facts About the Proposed Revision of Murray's Human Rights Ordinance
Tips for Talking About Race Relations in Our Community
Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board Appointees
Issue-Based Hearings for 2014-2015
Resolution on City Appointees to Boards and Commissions - Adopted June 9, 2014
The Month of October has been proclaimed to be Bullying Prevention and Character Counts month.
Bully Free Resolution - adopted by the Human Rights Commission on the 14th day of January 2013.
For more information on a bully free program visit www.bullyfree.com
Free Resources for parents, students, teachers, and etc.
Follow Murray's Bully Free Community Education Campaign on Facebook.
Statistics - Bullying in the Schools and in the Workplace
Articles written by Allan L. Beane, Ph.D., President of Bully Free
Systems, LLC
Article 1 - Why Children Do No Report Bullying
Article 2 - Help Your Child Be Bully Free In The Community
Article
3 - Could Your Child Bully
Article 4 - When Your Child Bullies Part I
Article 5 - When Your Child Bullies Part II
Article 6 - When Your Child Bullies Part III
Article 7 - Workplace Bullying Part I
Article 8 - Workplace Bullying Part II
Article 9 - Workplace Bullying Part III
Murray State University, Office of Multicultural Affairs/Color Chronicles covers the City of Murray Human Rights Commission Conference which was on April 16, 2013. To see the youtube video click here.
Contact the Human Rights Commission
The Murray Human Rights Commission is sponsoring video presentations of Dr. Allan Beane's "Bully Free Program". For more information click here.
Recent Agenda - September 12, 2016
Previous Meeting Minutes:
