Human Equalities Club diversifies
Oldest group on campus promotes tolerance, emphasizes community service
Ann Truesdell
Issue date: 10/26/09 Section: Life
What is human equality? Well, everyone knows what humans are and that equality is the state of being equal. Put those together and the result is all humans being equal.
Well, that can get a person thinking. What a concept! People have been trying to achieve that for years. Several religions promote it, it's in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights several times, Martin Luther King Jr. spent much of his life fighting for it and there are so many more people doing the same.
It seems things have quieted down about it lately. There's not a lot of talk about it. Do we have human equality? If not, why is nobody talking about it? Well, people are talking about it, just look for it.
For example there is the Human Equality Club, the oldest club on campus. It was founded by Tony Stewart, retired political science instructor, during the beginning of his 30 years of teaching at NIC. In 2008 Michelle Lippert became the adviser for the club after Stewart retired. This year Nara Decker, 19, second-year philosophy major from Coeur d'Alene, is the club's president. This is Decker's second year in the club. She discovered it by looking through the clubs NIC offered, thought it would be a good fit for her and joined.
The Human Equality Club is all about promoting tolerance and emphasizing community service.
Last year they sponsored AIDS Awareness Day and the Martin Luther King celebration for Kootenai County fifth-graders, co-sponsored the Human Rights speakers and adopted a homeless shelter.
This year they will be spending more time at the homeless shelter and anywhere they see or hear of a need.
Anyone is welcome to become a member of the club, and they are always looking for new members.
They currently are looking for a member to sit on the Kootenai County Human Task Force as a student to represent NIC.
The club doesn't have to be a huge commitment; it's as much as you want it to be, according to Decker. About 15 people are in the club right now, but with only one meeting, the numbers are still uncertain. The next meeting will be noon this Tuesday in the ASNIC conference room. Anyone is welcome to check it out.
"You don't have to make a commitment," Decker said. "Just come and check it out."
They are looking for members and ideas for the upcoming year. If you can't attend the meeting, you can talk to Lippert at 665-5055 or stop by her office in Lee Kildow Hall Room 231.
"Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." -- Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
That statement is what the club is promoting. If it's something you or someone you know is interested in, go to the meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Well, that can get a person thinking. What a concept! People have been trying to achieve that for years. Several religions promote it, it's in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights several times, Martin Luther King Jr. spent much of his life fighting for it and there are so many more people doing the same.
It seems things have quieted down about it lately. There's not a lot of talk about it. Do we have human equality? If not, why is nobody talking about it? Well, people are talking about it, just look for it.
For example there is the Human Equality Club, the oldest club on campus. It was founded by Tony Stewart, retired political science instructor, during the beginning of his 30 years of teaching at NIC. In 2008 Michelle Lippert became the adviser for the club after Stewart retired. This year Nara Decker, 19, second-year philosophy major from Coeur d'Alene, is the club's president. This is Decker's second year in the club. She discovered it by looking through the clubs NIC offered, thought it would be a good fit for her and joined.
The Human Equality Club is all about promoting tolerance and emphasizing community service.
Last year they sponsored AIDS Awareness Day and the Martin Luther King celebration for Kootenai County fifth-graders, co-sponsored the Human Rights speakers and adopted a homeless shelter.
This year they will be spending more time at the homeless shelter and anywhere they see or hear of a need.
Anyone is welcome to become a member of the club, and they are always looking for new members.
They currently are looking for a member to sit on the Kootenai County Human Task Force as a student to represent NIC.
The club doesn't have to be a huge commitment; it's as much as you want it to be, according to Decker. About 15 people are in the club right now, but with only one meeting, the numbers are still uncertain. The next meeting will be noon this Tuesday in the ASNIC conference room. Anyone is welcome to check it out.
"You don't have to make a commitment," Decker said. "Just come and check it out."
They are looking for members and ideas for the upcoming year. If you can't attend the meeting, you can talk to Lippert at 665-5055 or stop by her office in Lee Kildow Hall Room 231.
"Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." -- Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
That statement is what the club is promoting. If it's something you or someone you know is interested in, go to the meeting. Everyone is welcome.
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