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Human Relations Advisory Committee
Date: 2021-10-07 Time: 7:30
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Address: Session:
Purpose: Monthly Meeting Version:
Attendees: Members - Present:
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Sherilla LeStrade, Sgt. Patrick Silva, Ally Dowds, Ashley Gross,
Carolyn Whiting, Carolyn Johnson, Dani DiVirgilio, Amy Fang Lennon,
Chief David Clark, Sgt. Pat Silva
Members - Not Present:
Kyung Yu
Others Present:
Nancy Docktor, Jeanne Thomases
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ashley Gross
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting of the Human Relations Advisory Committee, October 7, 2022, 7:30 PM Via Zoom
Called to order at 7:32 PM.
Chair:
Ashley nominates Sherilla, Dani seconds. All 3 vote Sherilla in as next
chair.
Carolyn pointed out that November is Transgender awareness month, Nov 20
transgender remembrance day
Amy suggests we post info on social medialo/7/2021
Attendees Carolyn Johnson, Carolyn Whiting, Dani DeVirgilio, Nancy Docktor, Amy
Fang Lannon, Sherilla Lestrade, Jeanne Thomases
No public input
Police report: David Clark introduced Pat Silva (civil rights officer)
Library report:
New teen librarian
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Working with NAGLY
Working with RESPOND
Working on ways to respond to mental health crisis
October domestic violence awareness month
Creating a literary magazine for kids by kids
DEI position update: let round of candidates interviewed, there are 3 finalists, interviews
are Wednesday and Thursday. Sherilla will be attending the finalist interviews as a
representative of HRAC.
Upcoming events:
Sherilla would like HRAC to host a social event with members of the community for us to
meet each other
Committee voted to host the event
Discussion of event, we can host at restaurant or library
Sherilla, Dani, Carolyn will work on coming up with a plan for a social, we will reconvene
briefly to vote on it once the details are set.
Carolyn Johnson to come up with materials to post on
facebook
Next meeting scheduled November 10 at 7pm
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