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Human Rights Creative Expression Contest 2010

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The City of Beaverton’s Human Rights Advisory Commission (HRAC) invites all Beaverton area elementary, intermediate, and high school age students to enter this 6th annual unique contest designed to showcase your one-of-a-kind talents.

This is an opportunity for you to share your feelings, opinions, experiences and ideas about the importance of human and civil rights, and the best part is: you can use ANY medium to convey your thoughts.

That’s right! You could paint or draw a picture, write or sing a song, write a poem, play, or performance piece, make a movie, create a photo-essay, sculpt your message in clay, and of course written essays are always welcome, too. The possibilities, like your imagination, are limitless.

In addition to a public display of entries for an entire year at the Beaverton City Library, the HRAC will hold an awards ceremony at a City Council Meeting in May, honoring one winner and two runners-up from each age category (elementary, intermediate, and high school) for their exemplary work. Previous top winners have had their work published in local papers. Some have been chosen to present their work at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration the following January.

Judgment Criteria: Winning entries will show a comprehensive understanding of human rights issues (discrimination, inclusion, etc.) in a creative and original style. Participants must attend classes or be home-schooled in the Beaverton area. Entries may be submitted by an individual, in small groups, or by an entire class, but only one award will be presented per entry.

Contest opens January 17, 2010

Entry Due Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall Human Resources Dept.

Awards Ceremony: May 2010

Prizes: Gift Certifications from Powell’s books for top 3 winners at each grade level.

Pick up an entry form online (PDF), at your school, or at City Hall or the Beaverton City Library.

Please send your entry with completed entry form by mail or deliver in person to the Human Resources Department, 1st Floor, City Hall.

By Mail:
Human Rights Advisory Commission
City Of Beaverton
PO Box 4755
Beaverton, OR 97076
Attn: Human Resources Department
Fax: (503) 526-2572
Email: hrac@ci.beaverton.or.us
 In Person:
Human Rights Advisory Commission
City Of Beaverton
4755 SW Griffith Drive
Beaverton, OR 97005
Attn: Human Resources Department, 1st Floor

Human Rights Creative Expression Contest 2009

Beaverton’s Human Rights Advisory Commission announced the winners of the 5th Annual Human Rights Creative Expression Contest at the Beaverton City Council meeting on May 4, 2009. The contest took place from January to March 2009. The 2009 honorees, selected by the Human Rights Advisory Commission, had the opportunity to present their submissions at the City Council meeting and each received a gift certificate to Powell’s Books. Stop by the Beaverton City Library, Young Adult Room to view the works or click below to download.

View the honorees submissions booklet (PDF)

Watch the winning Elementary School submission movie "Slavery/Underground Railroad" (WMV)

Elementary School

  • Winner: Montessori School of Beaverton (Nima Nasri, Oliver Meyers, Kian Palmer, Jason Batchelor, Spencer Barnett and Sam Sherry) – "Slavery/Underground Railroad"
  • Runner up: Uma Doshi – "Lady Liberty"
  • Runner up: Madeline Swint – "Freedom+Speech+Religion=Justice For All"

Middle School

  • Winner: Connie Fan – "Scintilliant Hope"
  • Runner up: Jahnavi Mijagiri – "The Truth Is Just The Truth"
  • Runner up: Que Yun Xiao – "My Family and Human Rights"

High School

  • Winner: Connie Shiu – "At The End Of The Day"
  • Runner up: Tulsee Doshi – "Liberty Poem & Friendship Dance"
  • Runner up: Forrest Betton – "One Day"