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HUMAN RELATIONS ADVISORY COMMTTEE MEETING <br />January 10, 2002 <br />Reading Police Station Community Room <br />site <br />7:30 p.m. <br />Present: Terry Jones, Phil Maher, Paul Kelley, Emily Maughan, Carol Roberts, Bob <br />Silva Margaret Soli and Edward Toland 0 <br />Guest: Art Ballou, Reading Advocate <br />Meeting called to order by Margaret S. <br />1. Minutes of December 13, 2001 approved with correction of spelling of Amoroso. November <br />minutes need to have date corrected to November 8th. Emily M. to send same to Carol Roberts. <br />2. Martin Luther King Breakfast: HRAC members will attend as they are able on Jan. 21, 10 -12 pm, <br />First Baptist Church, 45 Woburn Street. Program presented by Consecration Ministries of <br />Cambridge. <br />3. Resource and Referral Booklet/Logo: On hold pending completion of the Dialogues planning. <br />Emily M. reported that Superintendent Harutunian has asked that we send a request to him regarding <br />details of logo competition and he will move it forward. <br />4. Community Dialogues update: Sub-committee met prior to full committee meeting. Facilitators are <br />- volunteering. Need representation from schools, town and churches. Will pair <br />experienced facilitators with new ones if possible for dialogues. Pat Iapicca will help <br />with pr, including cable coverage. Will ask Carol Roberts to get info to the town <br />channel. Bob S. will provide nametags and refreshments for the March 7th event from his <br />grant. Two Reading Police officers and a Reading firefighter will speak at the March <br />7th meeting along with Dept. of Justice speaker. Margaret S. to invite Diane Young to facilitate. <br />Diane Young has set up a program on issues of gender equity among Muslims for Feb. 12th at <br />library. Watch for details. <br />6. Report from the Selectmen's meeting: Terry J. reported that the selectmen will issue a proclamation <br />for the dialogues. He reported to them regarding the progress of the committee in supporting anti- <br />bullying programs, speakers including PFLAG and high school groups such as Unity, logo contest, <br />resource and referral guide, MLK Breakfast, and METCO. <br />Other: committee agreed to invite Metco Coordinator Wilma Frazer along with State Reps. Carol <br />Donovan, Brad Jones, and Paul Casey to Feb. 14th meeting to discuss Metco and its position in Reading. <br />Metco Lobby Day is in March. <br />Next meeting: February 14, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. Reading Police Station Community Room <br />Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. <br />y Respectfully submitted, Emily Maughan, Secretary <br />