North Dakota
Executive director of ND Human Rights Coalition to present program in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN — The Stutsman County Human Rights Coalition will host a program on the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at The Arts Center.
Dalton Erickson, executive director of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, will speak on the work that NDHRC does and how coalitions have been built up across the state to help coordinate human rights advocacy between local organizations.
Erickson has a background of working with grassroots activism and professional advocacy. He has been a union leader, serving as the UND United President, done grassroots organizing and served as the chair for the Red River Valley Democratic Socialists of America, and worked on housing advocacy with the North Dakota Homeless Coalition. As the executive director for the NDHRC, his work is focused on educating, advocating and organizing around human rights issues around the state in collaboration with coalition members and partners.
The program on Feb. 19 is free and open to the public.