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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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RECOGNIZING THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA
CELEBRATION OF MARTIN LUTHER HING DAY
WITH NEW EXHIBIT - RACE: ARE WE SO DIFFERENT?
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WHEREAS, the Science Museum of Minnesota, in partnership with the American Anthropological Association, has
developed a major traveling e�ibition called RACE: Are We So Different? and is proud to host its national
premiere and to manage the tour of the exhibition to cities around the U. S. during the next five years; and,
WI�REAS, the educational goal of the RACE project is to help individuals of all ages better understand the origin
and manifestations of race and racism in everyday life by investigating race and human variation through the
framework of science; and,
WHEREAS, the RACE e�ibition explores the themes of the science of human variation, the history of the idea of
race, and the contemporary experience of race and racism in the United States; and,
WFIEREAS, the St. Paul Travelers Foundation, The Saint Paul Foundafion, The Minneapolis Foundation, the Archie
D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation have supported the creation of special resources and programs for teachers,
families and adults, along with a series of RACE Talking Circles in which groups may engage in meaningful
conversations about race and racism in our communities; and,
WHEREAS, the RACE e�ibition is an opportunity to build relationships among diverse communities and to
increase the quantity and quality of conversations in our community; -
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council honors the Science Museum for hosting
this e�ibit and encourages the public to take advantage of the learning opporiunities afforded by RACE: Are We so
Different?; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Councii declares Monday, January I5, 2007, to be Science Museum of
Minnesota's "Race: Are We Really So DifferenY' Day in Saint Paul.
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