04/13/2021 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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his presentation last month. He provided materials which were forwarded to Committee members. He is aware that any new programs can place a burden on schools dealing with the pandemic. • The Human Rights Academy will take place on May 5 and the Human Rights Club is preparing a presentation describing its ongoing projects. Cheyenne reported on her successful zoom presentation involving new students and a large number of representatives from different clubs and sports. This will be a model for next year and Cheyenne will expand the program as her senior project. 2. Tribal • Since our last meeting there will be a new candidate from the Tribe running for a position on the Board of Selectmen, Marie A Stone, who has been the Tribal Secretary for many years. • Tribal elections will be held on May 16th, there will be no mail in voting allowed. The Tribe has provided vaccinations for teachers and hopes to offer them for children. • The Chair reported on a short film being provided by the Southern Poverty Law Center entitled The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors: The Indigenous People. 3. Library • Gail Wilson reported that the library does not have the book My Rainbow Child. Ms. Nadeau will check for the author. The Chair suggested we investigate what books our library has on LGTBQ. Ms. Wilson also reported that the library is operating on a reduced staff and will not be available to participate in the preparation for Race Amity programming. 4.Chamber of Commerce/Mashpee TV • The Chair will contact Bill Nay about airing Mr. Kupferman's speech. 5. LGTBQ • April 23 is a Day of Silence illustrating how gay people have to be silent about who they are. The Chair will contact the GSA adviser at the school, Kristen Deschamps, to offer support. Ms. Nadeau attended a PFLAG Gender Journey Conference established for caregivers, parents, and others. She reported on gender research and a panel of trans-young adults. She saved 2 short videos. 6. Social Media • The Chair visited with the school district outreach coordinator, Consuelo Carrol. She recommended more study on the issue and using more than Facebook. She suggested resources including Mr. Loomey the technology teacher at the High School and his interns, the Chamber of Commerce which has offered classes on social media usage, Cape Cod Youth Professionals, and the Human Rights Club. She stated that platforms which allow comment are not necessarily bad but should be followed carefully. She discussed the use of several hash tags like "We are Mashpee". Can our committee devise a catchy phrase? Cheyenne suggested we could have a social media page in association with the Human Rights Club. A role could be created within the club membership or there could be an internship created through the senior project system. Willy feels this would be a good idea. • We need more ways to reach the young as well as working parents who do not necessarily read the newspaper or even Facebook 2