Congratulations to three middle-school students who took part in the Roseville Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission’s creative arts project. The trio was recognized at the May 3 City Council meeting.
Last fall, the HRIEC invited students living in or attending a Roseville Area School to create something that addressed the upheaval and unrest that took place in 2020: the death of George Floyd (and other people of color), protests against police brutality, calls for reform, calls for basic human rights, the rise of the Black Lives Matter, and COVID-19.
Students were asked to address one or more of the issues, express why it was important to them and tell how it changed them. Students could submit their works in a creative arts form of their choosing.
Three students - Evan Bierscheid, Sophie Hopper, and Ngoc Van - took up the challenge. Hopper, a seventh grader at Roseville Area Middle School (RAMS), submitted artwork. Van, a sixth grader at Edgerton Elementary, submitted an essay, and Bierscheid a seventh grader at RAMS, submitted a speech.
The students’ work is available at www.cityofroseville.com/HRIEC. Contact Equity and Inclusion Manager Thomas Brooks at Thomas.Brooks@cityofroseville.com or 651-792-7029 for additional information.