10/18/2022 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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tag Nash.�n4dusion and Diverrsity Committee _.�,,_�.,.,,��..........�,..,,.�.........�....��..�... .__._._....�.. �..�.�._......,.,i6 Great .Neck Road -North Mashyee, NA 02649 September 20, 2022 Ms. Kent corrected her excerpt on page 7, some sentences are omitted as there were no corrections made in those instances. She stated it got her thinking about the very purpose of this committee: belonging and respect by all persons. In one of her classes this fall, ethics was a timely topic of this week. It is meaningless if its leaders don't set the right standards, as they must apply the same standards to themselves. She was kind of offended with one of the candidates after watching a forum using buzzwords such as inclusion, it did not make sense in this forum. Such efforts are nothing if they don't set the same ethical standards to this town. She would like to edit this and say that her daughter has experienced, not her. It's dangerous when this scenario happens in leadership, when it seems like few leaders are going against a fellow leader, it's all about optics. Corrections were sent to recording secretary and amended accordingly. MOTION: Mr. Klein made a motion to accept the meeting minutes for September 20, 2022 as amended. Seconded by Ms. Johnson -Graham. All in favor. MEMBER UPDATES Column -r Dan Kupferman He read an article about Marie Younger Blackburn. Ms. Stevenson noted she won the Allen C. Crocker Award, which is recognized by the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. Mr. Kupferman is looking for ideas for his column, he enjoys making them personal. Some of his best write ups have been about people here in Mashpee. One idea he has is to interview Marie Younger Blackburn and her son Chase, who was born with Down syndrome. Mr. Kupferman lives a half mile from LIFE, an agency designed to help people who are facing challenges as adults with special needs. November is coming up and he could write about Native American Heritage, he would like to write a column about the housing development on Meetinghouse Road. He is hoping Ms. Johnson -Graham can connect him to someone to contact for that interview. As David Weeden was in the room, he offered his support in this matter. Mr. Kupferman stated he would like to meet specifically with Shellie Tobey, Housing Director. He is thinking he could save Marie Younger Blackburn and the LIFE organization for his December article. He inquired with Mr. Klein and Mr. Fand about the other housing developments through the Housing Authority. Mr. Klein brought this up at a Housing Authority meeting. They said unless you have a specific person to contact, they can't help at all. They want to maintain the privacy of individuals residing there. When they come to the Housing Authority, there are about 4 or 5 different z