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Dubuque Council for Diversity. Community organization in Dubuque organized to improve the racial climate in the city. The Council was the successor of the controversial Constructive Integration Task Force whose plan to encourage one hundred minority families to move | Dubuque Council for Diversity. Community organization in Dubuque organized to improve the racial climate in the city. The Council was the successor of the controversial Constructive Integration Task Force whose plan to encourage one hundred minority families to move to Dubuque caused incidents which received national attention. | ||
The Council's plan for | The Council's plan for 1995 to 1997 called for establishing a databank for employers looking for minority employees, a partnership with the Atlanta Institute of Managed Diversity, education, training, and mediation services. | ||
The Council's Executive Director was Janima Harris, Members of the board of directors were [[MERIWETHER, J. Bruce|J. Bruce MERIWETHER]], chairman; Claudette Carter-Thomas, vice chairwoman; [[AGRIA, John J.|John J. AGRIA]], Juliet Elu, Steve Felsted, [[GIUNTA, Francis|Francis GIUNTA]], Jack Hanson, Doug Henry, Ernest Jackson, [[LAURITSEN, K. Bruce|K. Bruce LAURITSEN]], Julie Mason-McMahon, Martha Milcarek, [[MYLREA,Jane|Jane MYLREA]], [[STACKIS, Mike|Mike STACKIS]], Rev. Winston Persaud, [[SUTTON, Ruby|Ruby SUTTON]], [[WAHLERT, Robert C.|Robert C. WAHLERT]], and Msgr. David Wheeler. | The Council's Executive Director was Janima Harris, Members of the board of directors were [[MERIWETHER, J. Bruce|J. Bruce MERIWETHER]], chairman; Claudette Carter-Thomas, vice chairwoman; [[AGRIA, John J.|John J. AGRIA]], Juliet Elu, Steve Felsted, [[GIUNTA, Francis|Francis GIUNTA]], Jack Hanson, Doug Henry, Ernest Jackson, [[LAURITSEN, K. Bruce|K. Bruce LAURITSEN]], Julie Mason-McMahon, Martha Milcarek, [[MYLREA,Jane|Jane MYLREA]], [[STACKIS, Mike|Mike STACKIS]], Rev. Winston Persaud, [[SUTTON, Ruby|Ruby SUTTON]], [[WAHLERT, Robert C.|Robert C. WAHLERT]], and Msgr. David Wheeler. | ||
[[CATEGORY: Civil Rights]] | [[CATEGORY: Civil Rights]] | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 21 February 2010
Dubuque Council for Diversity. Community organization in Dubuque organized to improve the racial climate in the city. The Council was the successor of the controversial Constructive Integration Task Force whose plan to encourage one hundred minority families to move to Dubuque caused incidents which received national attention.
The Council's plan for 1995 to 1997 called for establishing a databank for employers looking for minority employees, a partnership with the Atlanta Institute of Managed Diversity, education, training, and mediation services.
The Council's Executive Director was Janima Harris, Members of the board of directors were J. Bruce MERIWETHER, chairman; Claudette Carter-Thomas, vice chairwoman; John J. AGRIA, Juliet Elu, Steve Felsted, Francis GIUNTA, Jack Hanson, Doug Henry, Ernest Jackson, K. Bruce LAURITSEN, Julie Mason-McMahon, Martha Milcarek, Jane MYLREA, Mike STACKIS, Rev. Winston Persaud, Ruby SUTTON, Robert C. WAHLERT, and Msgr. David Wheeler.