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of Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and this person will <br /> have a budget. <br /> • It is important to write Town Meeting <br /> members/Select Board/Town Manager about the <br /> need to provide and support these programs. Start <br /> the conversation now for change in the next budget <br /> cycle. The DEI will be a stand-alone office and <br /> independent.There would be a <br /> partnership/coordination between DEI and LHRC, <br /> but exact job description has not been determined <br /> yet. <br /> 6. Member Reports and Updates <br /> • SH <br /> • Housing Working Group is continuing to do the work set forth at the last <br /> meeting and hoping to have information in March regarding a program <br /> forApril Fair Housing Month. Committee members have attended: GBH <br /> — The State of Race: The Housing Gap; LexHab; Planning Board. <br /> Planning to attend Racism and the Economy focus on Housing, March 1 <br /> • Commission on Disabilities/LHRC Work Group— still working on timing <br /> for first meeting. <br /> • CC—Attended Chamber of Commerce (COC) annual meeting where they <br /> pledged to support TAB trainings, HRC, Dismantling Racism. <br /> • MDR— COC has been a partner in our equity work, and it is important <br /> thatwe as a town support our local businesses. <br /> • MDR—Announcements: Included in packet. <br /> • Cary Library in Partnership with the LHRC will host a monthly film <br /> discussion group on social justice issues. They will meet on the 3rd <br /> Tuesday of the month at 7pm. The first film is, I Am Not Your Negro James <br /> Baldwin and Race in America. <br /> • Human Services -- Life on the Autism Spectrum April 12, 2021 <br /> • Human Services --The Impact of Racism on Asian & South Asian American <br /> Communities: Coping, Caring, & Wellness MARCH 11, 2021 AT 6:30 <br /> • Cary Library—Social Justice Book club meets the 1st Wednesday of every <br /> month. <br /> • Please join the next#LexSeeHer Educational Speaker Series event on <br /> Monday, February 15th at 7:00 pm. <br /> • Dismantling Racism in Our Town will be starting in February. <br /> • Lexington Parent Academy we be on March 13 <br /> • Candidate Forum sponsored by Lexington League of Women Voters - <br /> February 11, 2021, 7:30pm Register here: <br /> • Candidate Forum sponsored by LexPride - February 13, 2021, 1:00- <br /> 3:00pm <br /> • Candidate Forum sponsored by CAAL and CAAL PAC -February 18,2021, <br /> 8-9:30 PM <br />