tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87060867015164978882024-03-05T23:58:23.770-06:00MNCOGImncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-16215374552791066352013-09-23T12:25:00.000-05:002013-09-23T12:25:07.085-05:00Minnesota courts weighing the future of camera acess<b id="docs-internal-guid-5c78d507-4bd9-96f4-d503-692430e2a4f4" style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This week, the Court’s General Rules Committee will issue a recommendation to reflect the views expressed during their meeting Sept. 20th. This same committee in 2011 voted 16 to 3 </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">against</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the current pilot project. The Supreme Court justices ultimately rejected that recommendation. </span></div>
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A private attorney working with the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has agreed to represent a Little Canada man whose video camera was taken from him by a sheriff's deputy.</div>
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Andrew Henderson, 28, was recording an incident involving a man at his apartment building Oct. 30 when Ramsey County sheriff's deputy Jacqueline Muellner grabbed the camera.</div>
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Henderson was later charged with obstructing legal process and disorderly conduct. He said he was sitting about 30 feet away from the incident. Muellner wrote on the citation that Henderson was interfering with the privacy of the other man, who was being loaded into an ambulance.</div>
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Henderson eventually got the camera back, but there was no recording on it. He believes it was deleted.</div>
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"A citizen such as Mr. Henderson has an absolute right to be present in a public area, as he was, and to take pictures or to film the surroundings, including police officers that were present," said Henderson's attorney, John Lundquist of Fredrikson & Byron in Minneapolis, on Friday, Jan. 11. "And by seizing his camera, they violated in a very dramatic way his First Amendment rights."</div>
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Lundquist is a criminal defense attorney with 30 years experience at his firm.</div>
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Chuck Samuelson of the ACLU confirmed that the nonprofit had come to a verbal agreement with Lundquist and Henderson on Friday on Henderson's representation.</div>
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"We figure that when they're faced with legitimate legal representation, they'll say, 'Oops, our bad,' and drop the case," Samuelson said.</div>
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Henderson's next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 30.</div>
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When Muellner took his camera the night of the incident, she told him, "If I end up on YouTube, I'm gonna be upset."</div>
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Henderson told her that what he was doing was legal. He refused to give his name.</div>
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But he identified himself when he went to the sheriff's station the next day to retrieve the camera. He received the citation in the mail a few days after that.</div>
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Henderson's case is similar to others around the country involving citizens recording police activities.</div>
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Courts have ruled elsewhere that law enforcement officers have no expectation of privacy when they carry out their duties in a public place.</div>
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Ramsey County sheriff's spokesman Randy Gustafson said Tuesday that it is not the department's policy to take people's cameras. People are within their rights to record deputies' activities, he said.</div>
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Henderson said he carries his camera with him and uses it often. Police should be held accountable for their actions, he said.</div>
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The deputy wrote on the citation, "While handling a medical/check the welfare (call), (Henderson) was filming it. Data privacy HIPAA violation. Refused to identify self. Had to stop dealing with sit(uation) to deal w/Henderson."</div>
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HIPAA, or the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, deals with how consumers' health information is handled by health care providers. It does not cover private citizens recording a medical event.</div>
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The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in May ruled that an Illinois law barring audio recording of a conversation without consent of all parties "restricts far more speech than necessary to protect legitimate privacy interests." As applied in that case, "(the law) likely violates the First Amendment's free-speech and free-press guarantees," the court ruled.</div>
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined in November to hear the state's appeal.</div>
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In another case, Boston attorney Simon Glik was arrested in 2007 after he used his cellphone to videorecord several police officers roughly arresting another man. The state charged him with violating Massachusetts' wiretap law; those charges were thrown out.</div>
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Glik sued the city of Boston, claiming his arrest constituted a violation of his rights under the First and Fourth Amendments.</div>
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The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2011 that Glik was "exercising clearly established First Amendment rights in filming the officers in a public space, and that his clearly established Fourth Amendment rights were violated by his arrest without probable cause."</div>
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The city of Boston paid Glik $170,000.</div>
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Emily Gurnon can be reached at 651-228-5522. Follow her at <a href="http://twitter.com/emilygurnon" style="cursor: pointer; outline: none;">twitter.com/emilygurnon</a>.</div>
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mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-43078253282123062682013-01-08T19:20:00.001-06:002013-01-08T19:20:37.681-06:00COGI-tation on Data Practices issues facing the MN LegislatureOn January 28, 2013, the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MNCOGI) will host a public discussion on Data Practices issues facing the 2013 Minnesota Legislature. The Minnesota Data Practices Act is the state’s chief open government law.<br /><br />Issues to be discussed will include the status of license plate scan data; whether citizen e-mail addresses held by government entities should be public or private; the extent to which personnel data about public officials should be public, the degree to which “criminal intelligence data” should be kept secret, and possible changes to how the Data Practices Act is enforced.<br /><br />COGI-tations are free, public forums sponsored by the<br />Minnesota Coalition on Government Information.<br /><br />
<b>Discussion:</b><br />Monday, Jan 28, 2013, 2-3:30 pm in MN Capitol Meeting Room 118<br /><br />
<b>Presenter:</b><br />MNCOGI board member Don Gemberling will present MNCOGI’s positions on several issues that will come before the legislature this year. Mr. Gemberling was the past director of IPAD, the office within the Department of Administration responsible for Data Practices issues.<br /><br />Questions? Contact: Helen Burke, MNCOGI Board Chair at <a href="mailto:mncogi@gmail.com">MNCOGI@gmail.com</a>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-70413520996727495052012-10-15T19:59:00.003-05:002012-10-22T19:36:27.384-05:00A Look at Cameras in Minnesota CourtsThe Minnesota Supreme Court is allowing cameras to record proceedings in civil cases for a test that runs through June 30, 2013. The Minnesota Coalition on Government Information is hosting a panel discussion to examine this experiment at its halfway point. <br />
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Minnesota news organizations hope that the test will demonstrate that recording equipment does not disrupt court proceedings, and can enhance the public’s understanding of what goes on inside its courts. They also hope that the experiment will open the door to expanded coverage of criminal court proceedings in Minnesota.<br />
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<b>Panel discussion:</b><br />
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 11am-12:30pm in Room 10 of the State Office Building. <br />
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<b>Panelists include:</b><br />
Seventh District Assistant Chief Judge John H. Scherer of Stearns County<br />
Ramsey County District Judge Margaret Marrinan<br />
Emily Gurnon, courts reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press<br />
Joan Gilbertson, producer for WCCO-TV<br />
David Unze, reporter for the St. Cloud Times<br />
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<b>Moderator:</b> John P. Borger, MNCOGI board member and partner at Faegre Baker Daniels<br />
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Minnesota CLE credits are pending approval<br />
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Questions? Contact Helen Burke, MNCOGI Board Chair at <a href="mailto:mncogi@gmail.com">mncogi@gmail.com</a>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-42951434004747150062010-11-17T09:20:00.000-06:002010-11-17T09:20:56.147-06:00Transparency and academic freedom in Texas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6TXuOoIlPzKr7lmJ9anlA0CtkuD4_pYSdQamh0tNFN_bv9ZWUq1v5SP9twDxKrtcMm16wCLDFOzp2OEUajAzVnt-RdZhbWT0n_UKmZGfvSFPeOQRCceIJ_7h9BwXCKIHTvov-PS1V-g/s1600/academe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6TXuOoIlPzKr7lmJ9anlA0CtkuD4_pYSdQamh0tNFN_bv9ZWUq1v5SP9twDxKrtcMm16wCLDFOzp2OEUajAzVnt-RdZhbWT0n_UKmZGfvSFPeOQRCceIJ_7h9BwXCKIHTvov-PS1V-g/s1600/academe.jpg" /></a></div>An article in the September/October issue of ACADEME, "<a href="http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2010/SO/feat/clar.htm">Three Clicks and Academic Freedom is Out</a>," describes a new law in Texas. As a result of legislation passed in 2009, all public universities are required to post detailed syllabi for all undergraduate courses, a curriculum vitae for each regular instructor, a department budget report for each course offered, and reports of student course evaluations. The author notes this law as an example of how "activists, notable in Texas but with ties to other states and to national groups, have adopted the rhetoric of transparency to further their own conservative agendas."mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-90083157641487075112010-09-20T14:46:00.001-05:002010-09-20T14:47:47.241-05:00College Records are Public Documents Too<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkCsaqxmWMz_7NUBeaNAh0k-K2t57Ce9kWziMWON4BSPg9FXhcff-DCeJOFvnUpscoczla7WkVlSCy5-4U5DjwcM0XXijlOz0XeQnOLU05zmCDdvvKKSu_0j4cxPJjs_cccUGcGCWf-s/s1600/art.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkCsaqxmWMz_7NUBeaNAh0k-K2t57Ce9kWziMWON4BSPg9FXhcff-DCeJOFvnUpscoczla7WkVlSCy5-4U5DjwcM0XXijlOz0XeQnOLU05zmCDdvvKKSu_0j4cxPJjs_cccUGcGCWf-s/s320/art.gif" width="320" /></a></div>David Cuillier will be speaking at the upcoming COGI-tations lecture, "<a href="http://www.mncogi.org/">Digging Digital Docs: The Law and Practical Strategies for Acquiring Government Electronic Records</a>," on September 27, 2010. Cuillier wrote <a href="http://www.cqpress.com/product/Art-of-Access-Strategies.html"><i>The Art of Access</i></a> with Charles Davis of the National Freedom of Information Coalition. Since there will always be more stories about public records being concealed or revealed, they maintain an <a href="http://theartofaccess.com/">blog</a> with the same name. An interesting recent post described a lawsuit filed by an open government group in California, asking California State University to disclose their speakers contract for a recent appearance by Sarah Palin. The contract was a public record, Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Roger Beauchesne ruled. See the story: "<a href="http://theartofaccess.com/2010/08/28/bendable-straws-really/">Bendable Straws.. Really?</a>"mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-82431419519317236362010-09-10T16:07:00.000-05:002010-09-10T16:07:53.475-05:00Upcoming COGI-tations Lecture (in which you will learn there is nothing dry about government records)If you can get up early on a Monday morning, there's a great lecture coming up on September 27, part of the COGI-tations series from the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MNCOGI). The guest speaker is <a href="http://journalism.arizona.edu/people/faculty/cuillier.php">David Cuillier</a>, Professor of Journalism at the University of Arizona and co-author of the newly-published book, <a href="http://www.cqpress.com/product/Art-of-Access-Strategies.html"><i>The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records</i></a>. <br />
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Cuillier's talk is "Digging Digital Docs: The Law and Practical Strategies for Acquiring Government Electronic Records."<br />
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His book is filled with government record research tips - questions to ask, examples of request letters, and interesting real-life stories. Fascinating pull-out "Pro Tips" by journalists and attorneys throughout the book are inspiring. <br />
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This MNCOGI session will be energizing for journalists, librarians, researchers, and citizen activists. You'll learn about where to look for government records and how to work with government agencies to get them (and never take no for an answer!). <br />
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The details: <br />
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Digging Digital Docs: The Law and Practical Strategies for Acquiring Government Electronic Records<br />
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8 - 9:30 a.m. (Doors open for coffee and rolls at 7:45)<br />
Monday, September 27, 2010<br />
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WomenVenture (<a href="http://maps.google.com/places/us/mn/st-paul/university-ave-w/2324/-women-venture?gl=us">map</a>)<br />
2324 University Avenue<br />
St. Paul, MN 55114<br />
(free parking!)<br />
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Quote from THE ART OF ACCESS: "Just as Trump is in charge of his private company, we the citizens are quite literally in charge of our public companies - federal, state and local agencies. Government employees work for us. We pay their salaries. As their bosses, we have not just the authority but the duty to make sure out employees are doing what we pay them to do. If they aren't we point them to the door. That's democracy. Thomas Jefferson said our country is based on government "deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."" (p. 21)mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-47023407571980956002010-08-19T18:52:00.000-05:002010-08-19T18:52:03.743-05:00MNCOGI's COGI-tations series returns! Monday, September 27 & Wednesday, November 17<strong>Monday morning, September 27</strong> (breakfast, time tbd)<br />
Women Ventures Meeting Room, 2324 Univ. Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55114<br />
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<ul><li><strong>David Cuillier</strong> speaks on his latest book, The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records. He is the Society of Professional Journalists' Freedom Of Information Committee Chair and teaches journalism at the University of Arizona. </li>
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Wednesday, November 17. Two sessions on the MN Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA).<br />
Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls, MN 55401<br />
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<ul><li>Morning session from 10:30-12. The fundamentals of the MGDPA led by Don Gemberling</li>
<li>Afternoon session from 1-2. Panel discussion on the impact of new technology on the MGDPA, moderated by Eric Magnuson, recently retired Chief Justice, MN Supreme Court. </li>
</ul>Both events are free.<br />
Breakfast provided on 9/27; box lunch provided on 11/17.<br />
Hope you can join us!<br />
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<em>MNCOGI received funding for both events from the NFOIC through a generous grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. </em>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-13493289809879830802010-07-28T15:55:00.000-05:002010-07-28T15:55:19.630-05:00Attend a free Eonomic Census seminar, Tuesday, August 31This just in from Kirsten Clark, MNCOGI Board member & Regional Librarian at U of MN: <br />
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<strong>Free Seminar on the Economic Census</strong><br />
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Date: <strong>August 31, 2010</strong><br />
Location: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (West Bank), Andersen Library, Room 120<br />
Session Times: <strong>9am - noon</strong> (Session 1) and <strong>1pm - 4pm</strong> (Session 2) <br />
<strong>Both sessions cover the same information</strong>.<br />
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Trainers from the Census Bureau will introduce new information about the American economy available through the 2007 Economic Census. Attendees will gain skills in accessing Economic Census data in American FactFinder, learn practical applications of the data, and see what others have done with the data. Trainers will demonstrate a series of exercises structured to reinforce key concepts, working with industry and local area data. <br />
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* Are you new to the Economic Census? You will learn about the range of business data available from the Census Bureau, including the Economic Census conducted every 5 years, and more frequent reports. <br />
* Are you an experienced data user? You will learn about new features of the data, shortcuts for more efficient data access, comparability issues, and qualifications of the data.<br />
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Registration information as well as additional information about the seminars is available at: <a href="http://govpubs.lib.umn.edu/regional/outreach/meetings/EconomicCensus.phtml">http://govpubs.lib.umn.edu/regional/outreach/meetings/EconomicCensus.phtml</a>. <br />
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Kirsten Clark<br />
Government Information and Regional Depository Librarian<br />
10 Wilson Library<br />
University of Minnesota<br />
309 19th Avenue South<br />
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0414<br />
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email: clark881@umn.edu<br />
phone: 612-626-7520<br />
fax: 612-626-9353<br />
web: http://govpubs.lib.umn.edu<br />
Gtalk: clark881@umn.edumncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-52068468880649290892010-07-20T17:28:00.000-05:002010-07-20T17:28:14.145-05:00Don Gemberling is Co-chair of a New Work Group on Gang Databases2010 marks the first year that the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information has been mentioned in a law passed by the Minnesota Legislature. In <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/?id=383&doctype=Chapter&year=2010&type=0">Chapter 383, Section 6</a>, MNCOGI was listed as one of the groups to be represented in a new work group convened by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to “discuss issues and laws pertaining to criminal intelligence databases.” Not only was Don Gemberling from MNCOGI appointed to the group, he is one of the two co-chairs. Additional information on appointments is found in <a href="http://politicsinminnesota.com/blog/2010/06/gang-database-work-group-appointed/">this article</a> from <a href="http://politicsinminnesota.com/"><i>Politics in Minnesota</i></a>. Here's the text of the law requiring the work group.<br />
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"Sec. 6. WORK GROUP. (a) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal <br />
Apprehension shall convene a work group of stakeholders and <br />
interested parties to: (1) discuss issues and laws pertaining to <br />
criminal intelligence databases; and (2) make recommendations on <br />
proposed legislative changes for the classification, storage, <br />
dissemination, and use of criminal investigative data, including data <br />
from other states, and for guidelines governing usage and collection <br />
of criminal investigative data held by law enforcement agencies. The <br />
work group shall be chaired by a representative from the Bureau of <br />
Criminal Apprehension and a representative from the Minnesota <br />
Coalition on Government Information. The work group must include one <br />
representative from each of the following organizations: the <br />
Minnesota Sheriffs' Association; the Minnesota Chiefs of Police <br />
Association; the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association; the <br />
American Civil Liberties Union - Minnesota; the Minnesota Newspaper <br />
Association; the National Association for the Advancement of Colored <br />
People; the councils created in Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.922, <br />
3.9223, 3.9225, and 3.9226; the Board of Public Defense; the <br />
Minnesota County Attorneys Association; and the Minnesota City <br />
Attorneys Association; and a citizen member who is knowledgeable in <br />
data privacy issues. The work group must be balanced between law <br />
enforcement and nonlaw enforcement representatives. The work group <br />
shall not exceed 20 members, including chairs. In its discussions, <br />
the work group shall balance public safety and privacy interests, <br />
state policy according to Minnesota Statutes, section 260B.002, <br />
oversight, minimization of discretion, and regulation of the <br />
collection of these data, including the individualized criteria for <br />
inclusion in a computerized gang database. (b) By February 1, 2011, <br />
the work group shall submit an executive summary document to the <br />
chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the senate <br />
and house of representatives with jurisdiction over criminal justice <br />
and data practices issues. The document must summarize the work group <br />
meetings and outline proposed legislative changes to implement <br />
recommendations on which there is agreement. The Department of Public <br />
Safety shall provide administrative support to the work group."mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-59995413314511062672010-06-23T14:34:00.000-05:002010-06-23T14:34:32.352-05:00Fair Use and Social Media: A PrimerPresenter: Paul Hannah<br />
Tuesday, June 29, 2010<br />
4:30 - 6:00 pm<br />
Women Venture Meeting Room<br />
2324 University Ave West, St. Paul (just East of Raymond)<br />
<em>A COGI-tations Event</em><br />
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Confused about how and when Fair Use applies to entries on Facebook, Twitter and blogs? Paul Hannah, media lawyer, provides pointers on Copyright law for journalists, concerned citizens, bloggers and all concerned about Fair Use in online expressions. As a well-known Twin Cities media attorney, Mr. Hannah knows the law and can clarify it for those who may be intimidated, confused or overwhelmed by it.<br />
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This event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available.<br />
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COGI-tations are public forums sponsored by the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information.mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-29753842274977333382010-03-02T16:24:00.005-06:002010-03-09T20:17:31.017-06:00Sunshine Week Event featuring Jane Kirtley<b><i>Jane Kirtley</i></b><br />
<i>Freedom of Information: Your Key to Open Government</i><br />
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<b>Monday, March 15, 2010 </b><br />
<b>12:00 Noon</b><br />
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James J. Hill Reference Library<br />
80 West 4th Street, St. Paul<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.mncogi.org/Sunshine_week_10.doc"><b>Event flyer</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sunshine Week <a href="http://sunshineweek.org/Toolkits.aspx">Toolkit </a></b></span>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-15295171651516562082010-03-02T15:52:00.004-06:002010-03-02T16:10:23.628-06:00Chief Justice Magnuson Keynote at 21st annual Freedom of Information Day Award Ceremony<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Freedom of Information advocates hear Chief Justice Magnuson, honor local newspaper editor Anfinson and promote open access</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.mncogi.org/FOI_day_flyer_2010.doc">Event flyer </a></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson will deliver the keynote speech at the 21<sup>st</sup> annual Freedom of Information Day Award Ceremony on Tuesday, March 16, Noon-1:00 at Minneapolis Central Library Pohlad Auditorium. Chief Justice Magnuson will explore the freedom of information implications of two significant processes with which he has been closely involved – the Minnesota Senate election recount and the ongoing debate surrounding the issue of cameras in the courtroom.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">A highlight of the Freedom of Information Day event is presentation of the 2010 John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award. Reed Anfinson, publisher and owner of the <i>Swift County Monitor-News</i> will receive the award which recognizes his commitment to transparency and open government at the local and national levels. Anfinson is on the Board of the National Newspaper Association; in 2012 he will assume the national presidency of the association. Finnegan, for whom the award was named two decades ago, will make the presentation. The Award is a testament to Finnegan’s lifetime commitment to a free press and a transparent government.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Open government advocates celebrate Freedom of Information Day each year on March 16, the birth date of James Madison. Often identified as the Father (or one of the fathers) of the Constitution, <st1:city w:st="on">Madison</st1:city> is a hero of freedom of information proponents who are wont to quote <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Madison</st1:place></st1:city>’s admonition that “a popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy; or perhaps both.” </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sponsors of Freedom of Information Day at the national and levels include a host of professional and advocacy organizations - journalists and newspaper editors, librarians, researchers and archivists, diverse nonprofit groups committed to open and accessible government, particularly in an era of economic, political and technological change. Freedom of Information Day is the highlight of Sunshine Week, an initiative of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Local sponsor of FOI is the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information. The event is free and open to the public. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">For additional information about Freedom of Information Day, Sunshine Week, or the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information contact:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Mary Treacy, Executive Director</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mncogi.org/">Minnesota Coalition on Government Information</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mtreacy@onvoymail.com">mtreacy@onvoymail.com</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">612 781 4234 or 612 703 3290</div>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-60773532269759553952010-02-13T20:03:00.008-06:002010-02-13T20:17:16.560-06:00Sunshine Week 2010 Webcast – Building Transparency<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHejjvjT2hHoHNRXIkpKPQObrZyVcgFy65h0mHp34mCt8FhoSUD0HE2ZEcJgYWRsO2Ub7-LdKNDLIGgOn_6G1px3Rp2Ki9VNvlqTDjeAAJy6v31xCBN35OaeaeMlG36kyPmIDWOn5UQwQ/s1600-h/sunshine_week_2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHejjvjT2hHoHNRXIkpKPQObrZyVcgFy65h0mHp34mCt8FhoSUD0HE2ZEcJgYWRsO2Ub7-LdKNDLIGgOn_6G1px3Rp2Ki9VNvlqTDjeAAJy6v31xCBN35OaeaeMlG36kyPmIDWOn5UQwQ/s1600/sunshine_week_2010.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<b>Friday, March 19, 2010<br />
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11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CST</b> <br />
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Participants in past Sunshine Week webcasts have expressed a preference for viewing/participating from their own office rather than gathering for a group view.<br />
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<b>No registration required.</b><br />
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The link will be available 24 hrs. prior to the event at the SW event page. <br />
<a href="http://www.openthegovernment.org/article/articleview/420/" target="_blank">http://www.openthegovernment.org/article/articleview/420/</a><br />
Panelists include Norm Eisen, Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform; and Miriam Nisbet, Director of the Office of Government Information.mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-49038925981991218542010-02-12T14:20:00.004-06:002010-03-03T20:04:52.976-06:00Reed Anfinson Receives John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award<span style="font-weight: bold;">February 8, 2010</span> -- The Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MNCOGI) announced today that Reed Anfinson, publisher of the <i>Swift County Monitor-News</i>, will receive the 2010 John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award. <b>Anfinson will be honored at the annual Freedom of Information Day recognition event, on Tuesday, March 16, noon-1:00 at the Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3x6ZbGqPst7M-A22ywz0vMteBGFYpVTLZM8JuQ4KlltQvv2ilV-ZNok-pZ_ob0EOJa5ohtLd_7hD6nRV3FtMI0o6RnUP12eBFrHn1R8Bficwu_cCQU-Y42yCxqZgZAv7iHK5XxnBrvA/s1600-h/Reed_Anfinson_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3x6ZbGqPst7M-A22ywz0vMteBGFYpVTLZM8JuQ4KlltQvv2ilV-ZNok-pZ_ob0EOJa5ohtLd_7hD6nRV3FtMI0o6RnUP12eBFrHn1R8Bficwu_cCQU-Y42yCxqZgZAv7iHK5XxnBrvA/s1600/Reed_Anfinson_small.jpg" /></a></div>Anfinson is a long-term journalist and advocate for access to government information at the local, state and national levels. He has testified frequently before both the Minnesota Legislature and the U.S. Congress on Freedom of Information and First Amendment issues. <br />
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Since 1994 he has co-chaired the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s legislative committee and currently chairs the National Newspaper Association Government Relations Committee. In 2012 Anfinson becomes President of the National Newspaper Association.<br />
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For the past 30 years Anfinson has been associated with the <i>Swift County Monitor-News</i> as a reporter, managing editor, and now publisher and owner. In this role he has published frequent editorials and articles on open government, including articles on the state’s Data Practices Act, open meeting regulations and discussions of the impact of video and digital technology on public access.<br />
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The Minnesota Coalition on Government Information, a nonprofit corporation formed in 1989, is dedicated to ensuring access to government information and public records. MNCOGI provides public education programs, manages a website and blog, maintains links with other state coalitions and promotes public awareness of information policy issues. In June 2009 MNCOGI hosted the annual Summit of the National Freedom of Information Coalition in Minneapolis. <br />
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The Freedom of Information Award, established by the Coalition in 1989, is named for John R. Finnegan, Sr, retired senior vice president and assistant publisher of the <i>St Paul Pioneer Press</i>. Finnegan is founder and stalwart of the Minnesota Joint Media Committee which has consistently supported open records, open meetings and other First Amendment-related causes in the Legislature and other public arenas in Minnesota.<br />
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<b>*** <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/h91fbhv9hi">Podcast interview</a> with Reed Anfinson about the importance of Freedom of Information (conducted by Renee McGivern) *** </b><br />
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<i><b>The Freedom of Information Day event is free and open to the public.</b></i><br />
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Additional information on the MNCOGI website at <a href="http://www.mncogi.org/">www.mncogi.org</a> or contact <a href="mailto:mtreacy@onvoymail.com">mtreacy@onvoymail.com</a> or 612-781-4234.mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-65145458949882535792009-12-14T17:37:00.004-06:002009-12-14T18:56:57.795-06:00IPAD Open Meeting Law WorkshopThe <a href="http://www.ipad.state.mn.us/" target="blank">Information Policy Analysis Division</a> will present a half-day Open Meeting Law workshop on January 27 in St. Paul. The workshop offers a practical look at how public bodies in Minnesota can meet their obligations under the Open Meeting Law (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D).<br />
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<b>What:</b> Open Meeting Law Workshop<br /><br />
<b>When:</b> Wednesday, January 27, 2010; 8:30 a.m. – 12:30p.m.<br /><br />
<b>Where:</b> Department of Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Ave., St. Paul<br /><br />
<b>Cost:</b> $75 per person or $60 per person for groups or 4 or more<br /><br />
For information and registration, visit <a href="http://www.ipad.state.mn.us/" target="blank">www.ipad.state.mn.us</a>.<br />mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-7358915817894040952009-12-08T21:26:00.028-06:002009-12-14T17:56:24.495-06:00White House Launches Comprehensive Open Government Plan<span style="font-weight: bold;">December 8, 2009</span> -- The Obama administration released the Comprehensive Open Government Plan today. Administered through the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the president demanded the directive be built around three main principles - transparency, participation, and collaboration. Specific requirements and deadlines are outlined for all agencies, and the directive centers on four main components: publishing information; creating a culture of openness; improving data quality; and updating policies to allow for greater openness. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Read the <a href="http://www.openthegovernment.org/otg/OGD.pdf" target="blank"><img align="left" alt="PDF Icon" border="0" height="17" hspace="5" src="http://www.mncogi.org/Images/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" />Open Government Directive</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Commentary:<br />
<a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/taxonomy/term/276" target="blank">OMB Watch</a><br />
<a href="http://nsarchive.wordpress.com/" target="blank">National Security Archive Unredacted Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/" target="blank">Steve Aftergood’s Secrecy News Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/12/09/why-open-government-matters" target="blank">"Why an Open Government Matters"</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Video:</span><br />
The announcement was streamed live with U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, followed by a web forum where individuals could ask questions. Watch the video below, or at <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/open-questions-transparency-government" target="blank">whitehouse.gov</a></span><br />
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<ul><li>A Price Of Ignorance In Minnesota - State Open-Government Law Loses Strength If Citizens Don't Know It </li>
<li>Sunshine Week - Accountable Government Requires Accessible Information </li>
<li>Your Government, Your Information - A Quick Guide To Minnesota's Open-Government Laws </li>
<li>Open Government - Citizen Sunshine </li>
<li>Proposed Changes To Data Practices Shelved - More Could Have Been Kept From Public<br />
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</ul><br />
<p><a href="http://www.mncogi.org/GemberlingArticle408.pdf">Read the articles </a></p>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-41947782542848835052009-10-11T20:34:00.004-05:002009-11-20T16:20:42.883-06:00Minnesota's data practices law - a look to the futureCOGI-tations: A program of the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.mncogi.org/photos_10_2009.html">Event Photos</a></span><br />
</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30 - 6:00 p.m.</span><br />
Midtown Commons, 2324 University Ave West, St. Paul (just East of Raymond)<br />
<a href="http://www.womenventure.org/Location.cfm" target="_blank">Women Venture meeting room</a><br />
<i>Free and convenient parking West of the Midtown Commons complex.</i><br />
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An open discussion of changing needs, many the result of technology. A chance to review the principles that undergird the state’s unique data practices law. Come prepared to share issues, experience, a vision of future challenges and practical suggestions for needed change.<br />
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Resource people, on hand to provide context and answer questions, include John R. Finnegan, Sr, Jane Kirtley, Kirsten Clark, Don Gemberling<br />
& other members of the MnCOGI Board.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Learn more:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mncogi.org/kirtley_3_2009.pdf" target="blank"><img align="left" alt="PDF Icon" height="17" hspace="5" src="http://www.mncogi.org/Images/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" />The Public's Business: More People Are Knocking at the Door - Let Them In</a>, by Jane Kirtley, 3/15/2009*.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mncogi.org/kirtley_6_2009.pdf" target="blank"><img align="left" alt="PDF Icon" height="17" hspace="5" src="http://www.mncogi.org/Images/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" />Our Open-Government Laws Need to be Stronger and Clearer</a>, by Jane Kirtley, 6/5/2009*.<br />
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* Articles posted with permission of the author, Jane Kirtley, and the St. Paul Pioneer Press.<br />
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COGI-tations are public forums sponsored by the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information.<span style="font-style: italic;">All COGI-tations are free and open to the public.</span>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-43297520102839027772009-09-28T16:28:00.017-05:002009-11-20T14:09:04.145-06:00International Right To Know Day - September 28 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://freedominfo.org/news/20090925.htm" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6o6MOvlCvMyuDa_9A422JCRdvAYpXOAZPM9mndnK6qEy8bY9M-DykW3nBSKFfBA3Pw4AdW8WSNC6MnAt1oobd3Y0nefuyO9ANQLwMalwpbXDIPsjw0NgOP-5dyjU9iZO-sHiEApCGlPM/s200/intl_RTK_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386636471635344066" border="0" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:110%;" >The World Prepares for International Right To Know Day 2009. Check out <a href="http://freedominfo.org/news/20090925.htm" target="blank">the details at FreedomInfo.org</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:110%;" >Find out more at the <a href="http://freedominfo.org/news/20090925.htm" target="blank">Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet)</a>.</span>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-46035006322420730752009-09-19T18:06:00.013-05:002009-11-20T16:26:04.548-06:00MN COGI Wins Blog Award<a href="http://thedailyreviewer.com/" target="blank" title="Top blogs"><img align="left" alt="Top blogs award" height="125" hspace="8" src="http://thedailyreviewer.com/img/top100-125x125.png" width="125" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 120%; font-weight: bold;">MN COGI wins spot on <a href="http://thedailyreviewer.com/top/freedom-of-information" target="blank">Top 100 Freedom of Information Blogs</a> from <a href="http://thedailyreviewer.com/" target="blank" title="Top blogs">The Daily Reviewer</a>!</span>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-71653585905051189532009-09-19T17:14:00.023-05:002009-11-20T15:49:34.590-06:00International Right to Know -- COGI-tations Presenter Notes<span style="font-weight: bold;">September 10, 2009, COGI-tations Forum</span><br />
<span style="font-size:110%;">The right to ask...the right to know</span><br />
<a href="http://www.mncogi.org/intl_rtk_Barb_Frey.pdf" target="blank"><img src="http://www.mncogi.org/Images/pdf_icon.gif" alt="PDF Icon" align="left" height="17" hspace="5" width="16" /><!--PDF icon courtesy of Kandy Talbot, Wikimedia Commons.--><span style="font-size:110%;">Notes.pdf</a><span style="font-size:110%;"> from presenter, Barb Frey</span></span>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-82617372880295620312009-08-31T23:12:00.029-05:002009-11-20T15:49:51.673-06:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:140%;" >The right to ask...the right to know:</span><br />
<span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.foiadvocates.net/es/2009">International Right to Know Day 2009</a></span><br />
COGI-tations: A program of the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information<br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiivQl6ABaqKHV-b3pnFFv9U3SRtETzIVIy54pfgDUlTQzBCuJn8X3h-uDNihED-87fePtbRN7WuP8ZntPpRcTnGSvTWDpno4nRz-pBmg7JWcGPOkMJ3OSky-qMeyJUMbRaUtXQb1XGt0/s1600-h/frey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiivQl6ABaqKHV-b3pnFFv9U3SRtETzIVIy54pfgDUlTQzBCuJn8X3h-uDNihED-87fePtbRN7WuP8ZntPpRcTnGSvTWDpno4nRz-pBmg7JWcGPOkMJ3OSky-qMeyJUMbRaUtXQb1XGt0/s320/frey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376356129232823954" border="0" /></a>Featuring: Barbara A. Frey<br />
<a href="http://www.hrp.cla.umn.edu/about">Director of the Human Rights Program in the College of Liberal Arts University of Minnesota</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday, September 10, 2009</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30 - 6:00 p.m.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.womenventure.org/Location.cfm">Midtown Commons, 2324 University Ave West, St. Paul (just East of Raymond)<br />
Women Venture meeting room</a><br />
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COGI-tations are public forums sponsored by the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information.<span style="font-style: italic;">All COGI-tations are free and open to the public.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Background Information<br />
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Barbara A Frey</span> is Director of the Human Rights Program in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. The Program, established in 2001, provides academic, research and internship opportunities for students in the field of international human rights.<br />
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Frey is well known as an international human rights teacher, advocate and scholar. She served from 2000-2003 as an alternate member of the U.N. Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, a body of independent experts who advise the United Nations on human rights policy. From 2002-2006 Frey served as Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission to conduct a study on the issue of preventing human rights abuses committed with small arms and light weapons. From 1985 through 1996 Frey was Executive Director of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. She is a co-convenor of the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights, a network of 44 organizations working to promote research and advocacy on human rights issues.<br />
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Frey is the recipient of the 2008 Don and Arvonne Fraser Award from the Advocates for Human Rights. She received the 2008 Outstanding Faculty Community Service Award from the University of Minnesota. She received the first Iustitia et Lex award from the University of St. Thomas Law School in 2003. She was named the 2001 Myra Bradwell Award winner by Minnesota Women Lawyers for promoting the interests of women in the legal profession and in the community. She is the immediate past Chair of the St. Paul-Minneapolis Committee on Foreign Relations. Frey attended the University of Notre Dame (BA, 1978) and the University of Wisconsin Law School (JD, 1982). She worked as an associate lawyer at Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis from 1983-85.<br />
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International Right to Know Day</span> is celebrated each year on September 28. Increasingly the issue of the right to know as a basic human right is on the public agenda. Come learn more about plans, gather materials, and explore ways in which Minnesotans can participate in the celebration.</span>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-52342346742742922762009-08-03T10:55:00.002-05:002009-08-03T11:05:31.537-05:00New technology; the same laws apply<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJpRC4X_5dsC4ZpmiusRiYRL2yS15DN1c3hNYBEYZNbzBb4n6zMJs_i1KcGmG70_kWKZ9kbQYwr_m7jYWEaGwbMvRuuxNKIA9UxHgvfA0_P_67lJq4F47j9xCfCPMLI2_w0347c_n8_I/s1600-h/state-news.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 108px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJpRC4X_5dsC4ZpmiusRiYRL2yS15DN1c3hNYBEYZNbzBb4n6zMJs_i1KcGmG70_kWKZ9kbQYwr_m7jYWEaGwbMvRuuxNKIA9UxHgvfA0_P_67lJq4F47j9xCfCPMLI2_w0347c_n8_I/s200/state-news.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365769154980303058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ROBBIE%7E1.002/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />An article in the August <span style="font-style: italic;">State News</span> magazine focuses on social media in government, "<a href="http://www.csg.org/pubs/statenews/pages/focus1_publicsphere.aspx">The New Public Sphere</a>." It includes a reminder section -- "<a href="http://www.csg.org/pubs/statenews/pages/focus1_3_publicsphere.aspx"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Old Rules, New Media Open Records Laws Apply to Government Business, </span></a><strong><strong><em><a href="http://www.csg.org/pubs/statenews/pages/focus1_3_publicsphere.aspx">Regardless of Outlet</a>."<br /></em></strong></strong>mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706086701516497888.post-90514750009533008792009-07-15T19:45:00.020-05:002009-11-20T16:18:36.273-06:00Minnesota’s Government Data Practices Act: A PrimerCOGI-tations: A program of the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information<br />
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<span style="font-size:130%;">Minnesota’s Government Data Practices Act : A Primer<br />
</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Hint: It’s Not as Complicated As You Think!</span><br />
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Presenter: Don Gemberling - “Godfather” of Minnesota data practices<br />
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Minnesota’s data practices law is based upon openness to information by and about state and local government. Advocacy groups, citizen journalists, concerned citizens, bloggers and all concerned about access to government activities need to know their rights. Elected and appointed officials need to understand their responsibility to assure access. Don Gemberling knows the law and can clarify it for those who may be intimidated, confused or overwhelmed by a straightforward law based in the assumption of transparency. Attendees are encouraged to bring their government information horror stories for analysis and feedback.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, August 4, 2009</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30 – 6:00 p.m.</span><br />
Midtown Commons, 2324 University Ave West, St. Paul<br />
(just East of Raymond)<br />
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits conference room, Suite 20<br />
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COGI-tations are public forums sponsored by the<br />
Minnesota Coalition on Government Information.<br />
All COGI-tations are free and open to the public.mncogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08307825523009490715noreply@blogger.com0