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• Met with LPD 6. Work Around Town and Events of Interest a. Social Justice Book Group 1st Wednesday of the month (7 PM — 8:30 PM) Cary Library b. Layers of Intersectionality is March 7th at 7pm. The purpose is to educate the public about intersectionality, hear experiences and see a dramatic presentation on intersectionality. Sponsored by LexPride and several other community groups. (https://www.lexpridema.org/events/2020/3/7/layers-of- belonging- stories-of intersectionality)/. c. LHS screening of I'm Not Racist, Am I? March 25th, LHS auditorium d. Parent Academy -- March 14, 2020 e. SEPAC Meeting on March 12, 2020 7. Committee Members Reports and Liaison Updates • JB: Two incidents of note for the LHRC. o First, an African American family has been targeted with harassment in the Liberty Heights neighborhood. o Second, an antisemitic symbol was discovered at Cary Memorial Library. • CC: Chamber of Commerce hosted a Business Breakfast at the Inn at Hastings Park featuring Mike Kennealy, Massachusetts' Secretary of Housing and Economic Development. Also attended a"Women in Business" event and Lexington Chamber of Commerce will also be hosting an informal business networking event at II Casale on evening of the 3rd Thursday of every month. • TG: Started working on emailing stake holders regarding the incident at Cary Memorial Library. 8. Race Amity Day Workgroup (Gisolfi, Coats, Huang) • Race Amity Day Workgroup has met to brainstorm ideas and Leona Martin of ABCL will attend the next meeting. 9. MLK Day Community Conversation (The Necessity of Discussing Race at Home) Workgroup Report (Roy, Swann) • GS spoke on logistics of the day • SB: Though Grace Chapel was a good space for the event and that it offered an open and inviting space. There was some concern noted about making the event more accessible, including finding a way to get young parents involved. • TG: Remarked that it had been mentioned by stake holders that Grace Chapel might not be a comfortable space for some people who identify as LGBTQ but also mentioned that when the issue was brought to the attention of Pastor Rhodes that he was willing to talk about the specific issues and even modified some of the language on their web site in an attempt to be more accommodating.