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Board - Committee - Commission - Council: W1 OCT 31 PM 2: 35
Human Relations Advisory Committee
Date: 2018-09-06 Time: 7pm
Building: Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session:
Purpose: Monthly Meeting Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Josh Goldlust, Kerr! Riley, David Clark, Kyung Yu, Susan Gaskell,
Heather McLean
Members - Not Present:
Elaine Webb
Others Present:
Tali Shorr
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Heather McLean
Josh calls meeting to order at 7:07pm
Public Input:
• Reading POWR Update: Still helping one family, one member moved to Nebraska
• METCO BBQ was successful, great turnout
Student Report:
• AWOD created a gallery walk for the first day of school
o Showings of respect and scholarship
• Freshmen participation was high
• First day was "Community Day" where students were able to gather and catch up
with both students and teachers instead of jumping right into classes/routines
Heather to forward Southern Poverty Law Center video from Susan to the whole committee
- Idea for a community showing if possible
9/25 Select Board Meeting
• What do we want to recommend?
o Video or presentation with moderator at the library
o March to Town Common to follow
o Possibly a Multicultural food day (separate from the above)
• Would be great to have the Select Board's Input on some type on community-
unifying slogan, framed to addressed the issues we're seeing
o On the theme of, don't be silent, celebrate diversity, importance of equality
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• Suggestion Box to be on table with some leading questions for visitors to answer if
they would like
Next meeting established on the regular date of 10/4
Motion to approve August 9, 2018 Minutes
• Kern moves, Susan seconds, 4 In favor
Motion to adjourn the meeting
• Josh moves, Susan seconds, all in favor (5)
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