Letter: No Human Rights Committee in Plymouth?

To the Editor:

At the direction of the Mayor and the City Council, the city of Plymouth currently has  no  Human Rights Committee activity.  At the July 9, 2013 City Council meeting,  the Mayor stated, discussion regarding the future of the Human Rights Committee was deferred as the City Council is working on the budget.   I see no reason that Human Rights questions and concerns should be silenced because of budget issues.  At the moment, the Human Rights Committee, once Commission, is either somewhere or no where.  It seems to me the City Council has tossed the Human Rights Committee in the junk drawer.    As a resident, I believe a city that recognizes that Human Rights matter is modeling  that this is a community that is willing to have courageous conversations and will not look away from important issues.

Ada Alden

Past Chair of Plymouth Human Rights Commission

Member of the Plymouth Human Rights Committee

District Director on the Minnesota League of Human Rights Commissions

Plymouth