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HUMAN RELATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING i_!_ <br />February 14, 2002 <br />Reading Police Station Community Room SS. <br />7:30 p.m. <br />i" J1 10 A 8: 01 <br />Present: Terry Jones, Paul Kelley, Emily Maughan, Bob Silva, Sumi Sinnatamby, <br />Margaret Soli, Edward Toland <br />Guests: Strati Aradas - from Rep. Carol Donovan's office, Jack Goldberg, Peter <br />Hechenbleikner <br />Meeting called to order by Margaret Soli <br />1. Distributed email (attached) received inquiring about need and purpose of Dialogues and Forum. <br />Margaret S. responded and invited writer to attend Dialogues. <br />2. Minutes of January 10, 2002 approved as they stand. <br />3. Next meeting of this committee will be April 11th due to Forum and Dialogues in March. <br />4. Margaret Soli distributed New York Times article "When Tried, Real Integration Proves <br />Worthwhile" (attached). Welcomed Strati A. Discussion regarding Metco Program and funding <br />followed. Do not have budget for Metco yet. Lobby Day is coming up in March. Terry J. has <br />spoken with Jean McGuire, Exec. Dir. Of Metco. Indicated that funding looks like it will be going <br />down considerably. Metco has a parents' committee to support the program as an organized group. <br />Still unclear where we should lobby: either at beginning of state budget process to affect the total <br />Metco dollars or the Dept. of Education to affect the disbursement of the budget money, or both. <br />Need to make it advantageous financially for Reading to have Metco students. Bottom line: town <br />doesn't have the funds or the space to support the program? Discussion to continue. <br />5. Packets of flyers on Forum distributed. Each committee member asked to bring event to the <br />attention of anyone who might be interested. Critical that everyone pitches in now to get a good <br />turn-out. Flyers to be distributed in Library, YMCA, Atlantic, churches, schools, anywhere they <br />may be seen or picked up. Proclamation from Town in support of Dialogues was circulated (copy <br />attached). Possibly displayed at Library. <br />NEXT MEETING: April 11th, 7:30 p.m., Reading Police Station Community Room. <br />Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Emily Maughan, Secretary <br />