03/21/2023 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Inclusion and Diversity Committee 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, MA 02649 school incident was discussed at the Coalition meeting and some members wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Enterprise and Cape Cod Times. Race Amity Day 2023 Mr. Kupferman and Ms. Kent are Co- Chairing the RAD subcommittee. Mr. Kupferman asked for more volunteers. He noted Mr. Klein is on the committee as well as Ms. Hicks who is no longer on MIDC. He noted the Donovan’s will also be helping. Ms. Johnson-Graham said she can help out. She can attend the meeting tomorrow and she asked if they have the bounce house and clowns. Ms. DeBoer is doing some printing. Ms. Kent noted the time for RAD will be June 11th 12p-4p. They are looking into an earlier start time. Ms. Kent also brought up the Powwow in Bermuda that a lot of Tribal members will be attending. That might impact the drumming and dancing with the Tribe. Ms. Johnson- Graham said they could find people for drumming/singing. She also noted the second Sunday is always their General Body meeting. NEW BUSINESS Film Options on the Holocaust for Community/School Showings Ms. Stevenson has been approached with a request to sponsor the program. She will discuss this at the next meeting. It could be scheduled for Holocaust Remembrance Day next January. Guest Speaker – Rebecca Hopwood: Veterans United Ms. Hopwood had a conflict during this meeting but she will come to a future meeting to speak to the Committee. Interview for New Voting Member Rolf Brandt Ms. Stevenson is pleased to report that Mr. Brandt applied for the open position as a Member At Large. His interview will be held at the April meeting. His resume/letter was forwarded to the Committee for review. Rachel Hicks has resigned from MIDC but will serve on the Race Amity Day Committee. OTHER TOPICS NOT ANTICIPATED BY CHAIR Ms. Johnson-Graham will be hosting a film about cancer and carcinogens. She has done one prior about The Devil We Know, the Teflon pans that were causing cancer. Birds were flying over the smoke stacks and dropping dead. Women had maternity birth defects and cancers. She will host the movie and have a discussion panel with a professor, doctors, and the Breast Cancer Coalition. She will inform the Committee of when that will be. 3