Announcing the 2008 Human Rights DayPoster Contest for students K-12

All Minnesota students in grades kindergarten through senior high school are eligible to compete in the 2008 Human Rights Day Poster Contest. Contestants are asked to present in art form what they think the Human Rights Day theme from Johnnie Carr means in our society today. Students will compete in four grade level categories -- Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-12 -- with judging based on clarity of message, originality, creativity, and neatness. DEADLINEEntries must be postmarked by Thursday, October 2, 2008.

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http://www.humanrights.state.mn.us/events_postercontest.html

AWARDSFirst, second and third place winning posters will be published in a 2009 full color calendar, and will also be displayed on Human Rights Collaborative web sites. Finalists will be honored at the 25th annual Human Rights Day conference, Friday, December 5, 2008 at Saint Paul RiverCentre.

The contest is sponsored by The Human Rights Collaborative which includes the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions, The Advocates for Human Rights, Advocating Change Together, Tolerance Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

View the 2007 winning artwork.