5/8/2007 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Minutes

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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING OF MAY 8, 2007 MASHPEE TOWN HALL Committee Members present: Janice Rhoden, Vice Chairman, and Patrick Duffy. Marilyn Farren was also present during the meeting. Meeting convened at 5:30 p.m. The Committee met two discuss two activities for the"No Place for Hate" program—a run for the Mashpee Housing Authority to raise funding to help low-income Mashpee families with housing. They would plan a potluck dinner after the event connecting with Mashpee residents with discussion of cultural diversity. Cel oration of Diversit Festival Committee members reviewed a flyer about a Celebration of Diversity Festival scheduled. for Saturday, May 19, 2007 from 1:00 p.m..--4:30 p.m. at the Cape Cod Academy. This event is sponsored.by People to People International PEACE Chapter. Committee members requested Marilyn to contact Myriam Zuber at ADL to see if this would quality for an activity if members were to have a table reaching out to students at the private school. Membership Drive Janice Rhoden prepared a flyer to reach out to Mashpee students at the Cape Cod Community College, The committee will sponsor a follow-up meeting with the students to discuss cultural diversity. Janice will contact a representative from Student Placement at the College requesting permission to hang the flyer on the bulletin board. It was agreed that we would plan an interview with Mashpee residents for cable access TV as an activity for this month if the Celebration of Diversity Festival was not accepted. Janice indicated that the print on the town's web page for membership was in tiny print, She commented that there needs to be awareness that we are operating. It should be on cable, on the Town's web site, and in the newspaper. Janice asked for a copy of the"No Place for Hate" article. Patrick suggested contacting the Mashpee Boys and Girls Club. He will follow up. Marilyn will contact Myriam Zuber of A.D.L. to ask for materials. Discussion centered around getting a plastic banner with the"No Place for Hate" symbol. Members worked on the re-certification application. The ceremony will take place on June 6, 2007 in Boston. Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted: