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<br /> <br />Town of Lexington, Human Rights Committee Meeting <br /> <br />Thursday, April 14, 2022 <br />Virtual <br />8:32 a.m.-9:53 a.m. <br /> <br />Present Members: Tanya Gisolfi [TG] (Chair), Monami D. Roy [MDR] (Vice Chair,) <br />Stephanie Hsu [SH] (Clerk), Cleveland Coates [CC], Christina Lin [CL], Cleveland <br />Coates [CC], Christopher Barry [CB], (Police), Larry Freeman [LF] (LPS <br />Representative) <br /> <br />Meeting called to order at 8:32 AM, Quorum was present at 8:30 AM <br /> <br />1. Intro – Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month <br />2. Minutes, <br />a. February Motion to approve with/out changes made by MDR Seconded by <br />CC Voted Unanimously <br />b. March Motion to approve with/out changes made by SH, Seconded by <br />MDR Voted Unanimously <br />3. Co-Sponsorship Request for My American Story CALex <br />Discussion: Cosponsored last year <br />Motion to approve with/out changes made by TG, Seconded by CL, Voted <br />Unanimously <br /> <br />4. Report 2022 MLK Day Community Conversation on Race – The Purpose of <br />Education Presentation <br />a. Presented by Christina Lin and Gwen Wong <br />b. 2021 – LHRC Declared Racism is a Public Health Crisis <br />c. Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy by advocating for Racially Inclusive <br />Curriculum <br />d. Dr. Jackson – (https://www.wpi.edu/people/faculty/djackson2) was a force <br />in both oration and substance <br />i. “An education system that results in a marginalized people with <br />subordinated sense of self or inflated elitism by those in the majority <br />must be regarded as immoral.” - Rev. Dr. Jackson <br />ii. Small example of a pervasive lie -- George Washington’s <br />replacement teeth were from enslaved people, not wood as we were <br />all taught. <br />iii. Important to add in diversity of perspectives and lived experiences <br />iv. Discussion of Pedagogy of “Problem Posing Education” – Freire <br />where the students are not merely fed information but part of the <br />teaching (e.g., comparison of Boston Tea Party and today’s protests)