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During community comment period, some community members mentioned the importance of new police station taking mental health into account. TG noted that the new police station design includes such spaces and mentioned HEART ( osm//millionexoerimen s ccom/H A T) in Cambridge as one of the many initiatives from other towns that this workgroup may want to review. TG moved to have two LHRC members join CoD workgroup on Collaborative Reform on Emergency Response; MDR second; Approved unanimously 4. Housing Partnership Board (HPB) request for liaison —Jeri Foutter, Chair of HPB — HPB is a select board appointed membership that advocate for affordable housing in Lexington. Asking for a liaison from the HRC to the HPB. Motion to create a liaison to the HPB by MDR; MI Second; Approved unanimously. SH offered to be the liaison 5. Report on No Hate November 2021 presented by SH -committee pages/communitVprograms- events a. Finalized written report will be posted on:LHRC website Intersectionality was the theme/focus this year, thinking about an individual's structural positioning in society is key to understanding the origins of the word "intersectionality". Programming included an Expert interview with Dr: Zine Magubane of Boston College, interviews with many folx sharing personal stories of living within multiple marginalized structural position categories, and a community kindness challenge. A small group discussion was held with Lexington community members and youth about the numerous interviews. The LHRC is grateful to the amazing youth and individuals who were willing to share their personal stories. The group discussion brought forth shared experiences with the challenges of living`as individuals with multiple marginalized structural position categories here in Lexington. Dr: Zine Magubane spoke about the importance of understanding the sociology origins of the term "intersectionality" coined by Patricia Hill Collins. Dr. Collins was the 100th president of the American Sociological Association (ASA) and the first African American woman to hold this position. Dr. Magubane shared that while "intersectionality" was coined by Dr. Collins it gained greater usage by Kimberly Crenshaw's legal evolution of the term. Dr. Magubane unequivocallynoted that any discussion using the term "intersectionality" must always begin race, gender, and class and how those structural positions impact a person's marginalization in society. Youth feedback was very valuable and indicated the need for more discussions in school and the community on how to understand dissimilar experiences and perspective of persons with marginalized structural positioning. There was interest in wanting to be more supportive of those with marginalized structural positioning, but many were unsure of how to proceed and wanted to learn more.