HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-05-03-LHRC-min Lexington Human Rights Committee
Meeting Minutes
May 3, 2013
Present: Albert Zabm, Linda Vine, Michael McLean, Emily Lavine, Bonnie Brodner,
Melissa Buttaro, Bhumip Khasnabish, Fuang-Ying Huang
Meeting was called to order at 8 05 am
Follow up on the March incident:
The committee reviewed and finalized the letter Lt. McLean will deliver copies of the
letter to local business in person. Linda will send it to the chairman of Lexington
Chamber of Commerce, Dr Barry Cunha. And, invite Dr Cunha to the next meeting to
start a dialog on diversity
Police Dept. report:
1 Anti-Muslim graffiti were found in town park.
2 An e-mail has been circulating in town that a supporter of the suspect in the Zhu
Ling poison case has recently moved to Lexington. Zhu Ling was a student at
Tsmghua University in Beijing, China, and was poisoned with thallium in 1994
Although Ms Zhu survived the poison, she was permanently paralyzed. The case
was never solved.
School report:
LHS observed the Day of Silence on May 1, with an estimate 1000 participants
Meeting adjourned at 8 50 AM.
Next Meeting Friday, June 7, 2013 at 8 00 a.m. in the Board of Selectmen's Meeting
Room