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Mashpee Inclusion and Diversity Committee <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> Mr. Kupferman’s column was about belonging. He emailed a copy to the Committee. <br /> <br />2. Coalition Meeting <br />The Coalition is still blossoming. They are up to 30 different committees and groups across <br />Cape Cod. Project Connect in Barnstable is helping her locate different groups. <br /> <br />The Coalition developed a statement that is included in the meeting packet. They recently <br />discussed what happened in the Mashpee Schools and how it was handled. There was an <br />immediate response with transparency across the school community. It segued into the <br />supports the Coalition can offer through efforts of togetherness. <br /> <br />Mr. Kupferman noted the importance of supporting the victim of the incident as well as <br />supporting the school. <br /> <br />They did not have details of the aftermath at the time, but at their next meeting there will be <br />a follow up discussion. Another good discussion to come of this is how to deal with the <br />media during a situation like this. <br /> <br />3. Human Rights Club <br />There is a group of students in the photography class who are working on the Who We Are <br />project. Mashpee was paired with a group from Provincetown at the Human Rights <br />Academy. They had a nice discussion on feeling understood. Three students were <br />Jamaican and spoke their native language. They discussed when they spoke to one <br />another in Jamaican, other students think they’re talking about them. A teacher from <br />Provincetown invited 10 Mashpee students to visit them at the International Baccalaureate <br />School. <br /> <br />ththth <br />Amna Iqbal commented there was about 40 kids across 6, 7, and 8 grade. It was a <br />really interactive experience where they presented the Who We Are by showing an <br />interview and how the narrative is written to go along with photos. A Jamaican woman from <br />the school who works in Boston came back to talk about her experiences going between <br />the two cultures and spoke about her journey. It was a great way to learn how our <br />communities have diversity. <br /> <br />It has been three years since they celebrated Diversity Day, now the Human Rights Club is <br />working to organize it again with a target date of April. <br /> <br />OLD BUSINESS <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />