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Home My WebLink About2013-116i L ater RESOLUTION 2013 -116 STILLWATER HUMAN RIGHTS)V,"APD SARA DAINION WHEREAS, THE STILLWATER HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REQUESTED NOMINATIONS FOR STILLWATER*s HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD. AND WHEREAS, SARA DAmON HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR HER ACTIVE ROLE AS A LOCAL EDUCATOR TEACHING GEOGRAPHY AT STILLWATER JUNIOR HIGH WHERE SHE HAS PRESENTED A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP FOR LEARNING AND SERVICE TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING ON ISSUES RANGING FROM WATER SHORTAGES TO CULTURAL DIFFERENCES; AND WHEREAS, SHE BUILT A CURRICULUM EXPLAINING THE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SOUTH SUDAN AND FACILITATING FOR OVER 5 YEARS THE STILLWATER JR. HIGH H2O WATER FOR THE SOUTH SUDAN PROJECT. HER STUDENTS DISCOVERED INNOCENT CIVILIANS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE BY READING "THEY POURED FIRE ON Us FROM THE SKY". SHE ALSO PROVIDED A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO MEET WITH ONE OF THE AUTHORS AND A "LOST Boy OF SUDAN'", BENJAMIN AJAK. SARA INSPIRED HER STUDENTS TO CHAMPION A CAMPAIGN TO HELP VICTIMS OF THIS TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCE, AND COLLABORATING WITH THE HELP OF H2O FOR LIFE, SARA AND HER STUDENTS RAISED OVER $41,000 IN STILLWATER TO FUND 5 CLEAN WELLS TO PROVIDE WATER TO THE VILLAGERS OF SOUTH SUDAN; AND WHEREAS, THE VILLAGERS OF SUDAN HAVE GAINED A BASIC, HUMAN RIGHT: ACCESS TO SAFE WATER; HER STUDENTS LEARNED THAT WE SHARE A COMMON HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE WHO MIGHT LOOK AND LIVE DIFFERENTLY, AND PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF GEOGRAPHY CONCEPTS RELATED TO CULTURE, MIGRATION AND THE REFUGEE EXPERIENCE; AND WHEREAS, SARA IS KNOWN FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND HER DUTIES AS A TEACHER IN ORDER TO HELP HER STUDENTS GAIN REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE THAT. APPLIES TO THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY, AND HAS PARTNERED WITH THE, DNR TO DEVELOP THE NATIONALLY RENOWNED "FIREWISE" CURRICULUM. Now THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER, MINNESOTA, THE HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO SARA DAmON IN APPRECIATION OF HER OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS, AND IS HEREBY COMMENDED FOR THOSE EFFORTS. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2013.