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Next HRC meeting
July 13, 2005
HRC takes the summer off!

International Welcoming Reception
January 31, 2005
Come to the second annual International Welcoming Reception at the Lincoln School on Feb. 17

February Human Rights Meeting
January 24, 2005
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its next regular bi-monthly meeting on Monday, February 7, 2005.

Melrose Celebrates M.L. King
January 20, 2005
Melrose Remembers Dr. King at Annual Potluck Dinner

October Human Rights Meeting
September 15, 2004
Melrose Human Rights Commission to hold regular bimonthly meeting on October 4, 2004

Interfaith Dialogue on MMTV
July 15, 2004
"Abraham's Children: An Interfaith Dialog" to begin airing on MMTV.

Community Service Opportunity
June 1, 2004
The Melrose Human Rights Commission is seeking two students at Melrose High School to represent the school on the Commission for the 2004-2005 academic year.

Commission Bimonthly Meeting
May 26, 2004
Melrose Human Rights Commission to hold regular bimonthly meeting on June 7

Commission Bimonthly Meeting
April 5, 2004
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its next bimonthly meeting on April 12.

Diversity Film Series: Children's films
March 8, 2004
The next event in the Human Rights Commission's Diversity film series will be the showing of three short children's films.

Diversity Film Series: "Focus"
February 19, 2004
The next film in the Human Rights Commission's Diversity Film Series will be "Focus."

International Welcoming Reception
February 17, 2004
The Melrose Human Rights Commission, along with Mayor Rob Dolan, invite all members of the community to attend an “International Welcoming Reception”, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, from 7-9 p.m. in the Lincoln School Cafetorium.

Second Annual Diversity Film Series
January 21, 2004
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will kick off its 2004 Diversity Film Series with a showing of "To Kill a Mockingbird" on January 25.

Melrose M.L. King Potluck Dinner
January 9, 2004
The Melrose community will once again celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its annual potluck dinner, which will be held on Monday, January 19, 2003.

Upcoming Events
November 17, 2003
The following are some upcoming events of interest to the human rights community

Commission Bimonthly Meeting
November 17, 2003
Melrose Human Rights Commission to hold regular bimonthly meeting on December 1

Commission Bimonthly Meeting
September 22, 2003
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will kick off the 2003-2004 season with its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, October 6, 2003.

Gentleman's Agreement next in Diversity Film Series
April 16, 2003
Gentleman's Agreement will be the next film in the Diversity Film Series.

Interfaith Meeting on May 1
April 16, 2003
Melrose will host an interfaith meeting on May 1 to probe vital issues of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths.

Coming Events for April and May
April 16, 2003
A partial list of coming events in April and May related to human rights and diversity.

Commission Bimonthly Meeting
April 2, 2003
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, April 7.

Community Conversation on March 16
February 27, 2003
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold the second in its series of Community Conversations on Sunday, March 16.

Justice German to speak at M.L. King Potluck Dinner
January 9, 2003
The Melrose community will once again celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its annual potluck dinner, which will be held on Monday, January 20, 2003, in the Melrose Middle School cafeteria.

Melrose to Host Diversity Film Series
January 9, 2003
The Melrose Human Rights Commission and the Melrose Gay/Straight Alliance, with the support and co-sponsorship of the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church and Temple Beth Shalom, will host a Diversity Film Series, beginning in February 2003.

Human Rights Commission to hold bimonthly meeting
November 17, 2002
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, December 2, 2002.

Melrose Human Rights Commission Organizes Community Conversations
October 27, 2002
The Melrose Human Rights Commission is joining with sevral community groups and leaders to sponsor two community conversations. The first conversation will take place on November 3 and focus on the events of September 11, 2001.

Annual Allliance Against Violence Vigil
October 20, 2002
The Melrose Alliance Against Violence will hold its annual candlelight walk on Sunday, October 27.

Human Rights Commission to hold bimonthly meeting
September 24, 2002
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, October 7, 2002.

Remembering 9/11
September 5, 2002
The Melrose Interfaith Clergy Association invites the Melrose community to attend an interfaith worship service to remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001.

Opening on Human Rights Commission
September 5, 2002
The Melrose Human Rights Commission is seeking a Melrose citizen to fill a seat on the commission.

Human Rights Commission to hold bimonthly meeting
May 29, 2002
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, June 3.

Melrose Responds to Hate "literature"
May 24, 2002
The Melrose Human Rights Commission joins with the Office of the Mayor in response to hate literature drop.

Events Across the Region
April 16, 2002
A listing of upcoming events in the Boston area that are of interest to human rights and civil rights activists, and to all people interested in celebrating our diverse culture

Commission expands, adds members
April 7, 2002
The Melrose Human Rights Commission has expanded to 11 seats and has appointed five new members.

Bimonthly Commission Meeting on April 1
March 21, 2002
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, April 1. The meeting will convene at 7:30 p.m. in the Mayor’s conference room at Melrose City Hall.

Human Rights Commission biomonthly meeting on Feb. 4
January 29, 2002
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, February 4. The meeting will convene at 7:30 p.m. in the Mayor’s conference room at Melrose City Hall.

Martin Luther King Potluck Dinner
January 6, 2002
The Melrose community will once again celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its annual potluck dinner, which will be held on Monday, January 21, 2002, in the Melrose Middle School cafeteria.

Forum on understanding Islam
October 21, 2001
The Melrose Human Rights Commission joins other local organizations in sponsoring a panel discussion featuring representatives of the Islamic Society of Boston.

Annual Melrose Alliance Against Violence Walk
October 21, 2001
The Melrose Alliance Against Violence will sponsor its annual walk on Sunday, October 28.

Annual Melrose Alliance Against Violence Walk
October 21, 2001
The Melrose Alliance Against Violence will sponsor its annual walk on Sunday, October 28.

Resource List for Targets of Hate Crime
September 30, 2001
The Anti-Defamation League of Massachusetts is distributing a resource list for those who have been the targets of hate crimes.

Melrose Human Rights Commission bimonthly meeting on Oct. 1
September 17, 2001
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Oct. 1.

Human Rights Commission and Melrose Gay/Straight Alliance at Victorian Fair
September 17, 2001
Visit the Melrose Human Rights Commission and the Melrose Gay/Straight Alliance at the Victorian Fair on September 23.

Human Rights Commission to meet on August 6
July 30, 2001
The next meeting of the Melrose Human Rights Commission will take place on Monday, August 6.

Melrose Certified as No Place for Hate
June 5, 2001
The New England office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) certified sixteen cities and towns as the first ever No Place for Hate(tm) (NPFH) communities, on May 30, 2001, in a ceremony at the headquarters of Blue Cross Blue Shield in Boston.

Gay and Lesbian Youth: A Melrose Community Forum
May 14, 2001
Gay and Lesbian Youth, a Melrose Community Forum, will take place on Monday, May 21, in the Resource Room at Melrose High School.

Melrose Human Rights Commission bimonthly meeting on April 2
March 20, 2001
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, April 2.

Melrose Human Rights Commission Seeks Administrative Support
March 12, 2001
The Melrose Human Rights Commission, a community civil rights group operating out of the Office of the Mayor in Melrose, Massachusetts, is seeking an individual to provide administrative support services on a part-time basis.

Commission to hold regular bimonthly meeting on Feb. 5
January 31, 2001
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, February 5, 2001.

Melrose Community Celebrates Martin Luther King Day with Annual Potluck Dinner
January 7, 2001
The Melrose community will once again celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its annual potluck dinner, which will be held on Monday, January 15, 2001, in the Melrose Middle School cafeteria.

Melrose Human Rights Commission bimonthly meeting
November 13, 2000
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, December 4, 2000.

Melrose Alliance Against Violence annual walk
October 19, 2000
The Melrose Human Rights Commission and the Melrose Gay-Straight Alliance to walk with Alliance Against Violence.

Victorian Fair 2000
September 17, 2000
The first Melrose Victorian Fair of the new millennium took place on September 10 and was a great success for the Melrose Human Rights Commission and its companion organization, the newly formed Melrose Gay/Straight Alliance.

Next Human Rights Commission meeting
September 17, 2000
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will resume its schedule of regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, October 2.

Bimonthly Commission Meeting
May 11, 2000
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will hold its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, June 5, 2000, at 7:30 p.m.

Welcoming Party for ESL Students and Families
May 10, 2000
The Melrose Human Rights Commission will host an afternoon party on Saturday, June 3, for the students enrolled in Melrose’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program and their families.

Community Service Opportunity: Administrative Help
April 15, 2000
The Melrose Human Rights Commission is seeking an individual to provide various administrative services.

Community Forum on Gay/Lesbian Issues
March 13, 2000
The Melrose Human Rights Commission joined the recently formed Melrose High School Gay/Straight Alliance in presenting a community forum on "the Impact of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Schools" on March 13 at Melrose High School.

Volunteer Opportunities: Education and Community Outreach
February 18, 2000
The Melrose Human Rights Commission is seeking volunteers.

Martin Luther King Day Potluck Dinner
January 17, 2000
The Melrose community celebrated the eighth annual Martin Luther King Day Potluck Dinner on Monday, January 15, at the Melrose Middle School.



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