02-07-2017Richfield Human Rights Commission
Meeting Agenda
7 February 2017 - 6:30pm
1. Call to Order & Attendance
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
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4. Open Public Comment
Anyone who is not on the agenda who would like to address the Commission must inform the Chair at this time. Please
provide full name and address. The Chair may decide on a time limit for Guest Speakers and/or individuals to address the
Commission, so that we can complete our meeting agenda.
5. Reports
a. Chair's report
b. Secretary's report
c. Vice Chair's report
d. Liaison reports
6. Committee Reports
a. Naturalization event — 2/21/17 (Swopnil, Mark, Debbie)
b. Black Lives Matter resolution (Chara, Jeff, Swopnil)
c. Islam 101 event — May 2017 (Ben?)
d. Yard signs (Ben, Debbie, Carrie)
7. Unfinished Business
a. Social media officer role
b. Reminder of upcoming events:
i. Frank White book reading at Augsburg Park Library — Saturday 2/18, 2:00
PM ("They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black
Baseball in Minnesota")
ii. Read -in at Augsburg Park Library — Monday 4/24, 4-8 PM (Sabing
Zimering's "Hiding in the Open: a Holocaust Memoir")
iii. University of Minnesota's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
forum at Augsburg Park Library — Wednesday 4/26, 6:30-8 PM (Graduate
scholars present on how the media plays a role in the coverage of
genocide and human atrocities)
iv. Irene Colston photography presentation at Augsburg Park Library —
Thursday 4/27, 2-4 PM ("The Other Voices of Auschwitz")
v. Fred Amram speech at Augsburg Park Library — Saturday 4/29, 1:30-3:00
PM ("We're In America Now: a Survivor's Story")
c. Changes to by-laws needed:
i. Treasurer role eliminated
ii. Secretary's attendance report due to City immediately after the final HRC
meeting of the year, not in January. Inventory report in December too?
8. New Business/Announcements/Open Forum
a. Women's History Month (March)
9. Next meeting: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 (Please note change in day of week)
10. Adjourn