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Town of Lexington, Human Rights Committee Meeting <br /> Friday,December 6, 2019 <br /> Lexington Community Center <br /> 8:18-9:40 <br /> Present: <br /> Committee Members: Monami D. Roy (Chair), Tanya Gisolfi (Vice Chair), Georgia Swann <br /> (Clerk), Fuang Ying Huang, Jeffrey Toronto, Melissa Interess (Town Manager's Office <br /> Member/Human Services Department) <br /> Liaisons and Guests: Scott Bokun (School Committee Liaison), Mark Corr (Chief of Police), <br /> Aidan Evelyn(Police Department Liaison), Tahir Chaudhry (LICA Liaison), Mabel Amar <br /> (Guest), Amber Iqbal(Guest) <br /> Meeting called to order at 8:18 AM, Quorum was present at 8:18 AM. <br /> Chair Report <br /> 1. Expectations of the LHRC community members <br /> a. Be connected to the community at large and bring back any relevant concerns <br /> from the community to the LHRC and educate the public on reporting options <br /> b. Attend/Promote/Support LHRC community events <br /> c. Engage community groups to connect with the LHRC <br /> 2. Updates since last meeting <br /> a. Met with BOS Chair <br /> b. Met with Town Manager <br /> c. Attended Reading White Fragility with the Lexington Community Coalition, <br /> November 3, 2019 (https://www,lexhcre4 oaaoorgfwh�te llag�laly) <br /> d. Attended LICA Interfaith Thanksgiving <br /> e. Attended November 9th DATF Embracing Diversity: Gaining Insight-- Dr. <br /> Karen Suyemoto <br /> f. Attended Transgender Day of Remembrance <br /> g. Met with Town Celebrations MLK Day Sub-Committee <br /> h. Attended Town Chair Training <br /> i. Met with COD and LPS re: Discipline Disparity and next steps <br /> 3. Work that others are doing around town/Events of Interest <br /> a. DATF December 7th, 2:30-4:30 Embracing Diversity: Taking Action-- Dr. Karen <br /> Suyemoto <br /> b. Social Justice Bookgroup 1st Wednesday of the month (7 PM - 8:30 PM) Cary <br /> Library <br />