Working toward civil discourse
By Brenda Hammond Reader Contributor The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force recently sent a questionnaire to all the candidates for city office, asking their positions on a number of issues. We asked them...
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The Notorious RBG is coming to the Panida
By Jim Healey Reader Contributor On Friday, Oct. 4, the documentary film RBG about the extraordinary U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is coming to the Panida Theater. The doors for this free...
Art for Human Rights
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Countless interpretations of what it means to be human graced the walls of the Sandpoint High School library Wednesday evening, displaying for the community how local youth view an...
Task Force to highlight local media for Human Rights Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Representatives of the local journalism community will take center stage Sunday as the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force acknowledges the 70th anniversary of Human Rights Day. This year’s...
Applications accepted for Task Force grants
By Reader Staff Each year the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force (BCHRTF) seeks to fund projects and programs that support its stated mission; to affirm the American principles and ideals of the inviolable...
Rhodes breaks silence amid police investigations
By Cameron Rasmusson and Ben Olson Reader Staff New revelations about Scott Rhodes, the person of interest in a racist propaganda campaign investigation, continue to pile up. According to research by Southern Poverty Law Center,...
Task Force plans MLK Day festivities
By Lynn Bridges Reader Contributor Monday, Jan. 15, has been designated Idaho Human Rights Day by the state of Idaho as a way to embrace diversity and to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
Task Force sponsors Human Rights Day
By Reader Staff Join Bonner County Human Rights Task Force and the Foundation for Human Rights Action and Advocacy (FHRAA) as they celebrate freedom, equality, fairness and rule of law by commemorating the 70th...
Human rights organizations condemn fliers
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force condemned the ongoing distribution of racist fliers Wednesday, calling the community to action against bigotry. In a press conference, the task force...
Seattle ‘Climate Kids’ presentation packs Gardenia Center
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern On Saturday, Aug. 12, three nationally-renown environmental advocates shared their knowledge and experiences with the Sandpoint community, per the invitation of local climate group 350 Sandpoint. Aji Piper, 17,...
