HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-07-31-LHRC-minLexington Human Rights Committee Meeting Minutes
July 31, 2009
Present: Gerald McLeod, Joseph O'Leary, Hank Manz, Bob Kent, Linda Vine, Puran
Dang , Albert Zabin, Melissa Buttaro, and Deborah Jackson
Location: Meeting was held in the BOS Meeting Room — Town Hall and was called to
order at 8:1OAM
Updates: Reports were given by members regarding community partners
• Cary Memorial Library through its "Lexington Reads" program has agreed to
partner on this initiative. They would like to meet with the committee to begin
planning.
- Next Step /Linda will invite Connie & Elizabeth to the 9/18 meeting.
• Lion's Club would like to participate and has invited a representative /s to speak
at an upcoming meeting — decide who should attend and how they can participate
- Next Step / Decide who should attend with Joe serving as contact
• Stacy Sheehan — Manager of TD Bank North grant money was available for
these kinds of community initiatives.
- Next Step / HRC submit grant application TBD
• David Harris — Consider inviting as speaker
- Next Step / Bob Kent will pursue
Programming Follow -up:
1. Department of Human Services — will they assist with oral histories component
of the program. Members of the LHR committee agreed they would offer their
stories — Bob Kent and Puran Dang. Melissa announced that Lexington HS would
be willing to assist with the filming. - Emily
2. Rotary and Chamber of Commerce — will they partner with HRC — Joe
3. CAAL — will they partner with HRC — Fuang
4. Interfaith Clergy — will they participate in some way — Richard
5. Historian — we may need to identify a historian who can help — Linda
6. Film "We Drew A Circle" — Consider for part of the program - Leona
Next Meeting & Homework:
How did Lexington evolve into the community we are today? Look at changes
from 1950 forward / post WWI 1
where we've come from
• where we want to go as a community
decide on the framework of the program, i.e. Film series, book series, how to
involve local government, Interfaith Clergy Association, business & civil
communities
The next meeting of the HRC is scheduled for Friday, September 18 at 8:00 a.m. in
Room 111 — Town Hall
The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:10 am.