MLK Human Rights Commission urges Utah Senate to rename state observance, requests permanent commission
Phyllis Carruth, chair of the Utah Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission, asked the Senate to make the commission permanent, partner with schools and rename the observance to "Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Day;" Senator Pete Suazo said he filed related bills to pursue the changes.
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Phyllis Carruth, chair of the Utah Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission, addressed the Senate during a Committee of the Whole on Jan. 17, calling on legislators to "continue Dr. King's unfinished work in building the beloved community." Carruth urged the Senate to adopt three specific measures: make the Commission permanent, create formal partnerships with elementary, middle and high schools and institutions of higher education, and change the state's observance name from "Human Rights Day" to "Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Day."
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