05/16/2023 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Inclusion and Diversity Committee 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, MA 02649 The video for Diversity Day will include ageism. When she thinks of ageism it includes the older population, but it is actually the age group of 15-24. There can be different extremes. Ms. DeBoer noted it can also be seen a lot towards younger women in the work place. She suggested a column about ageism. The video of Change the Narrative was passed around. She sent it to the Coalition and this Committee. st Women’s Advocacy Day is May 31 in Boston. Senator Moran is sponsoring a bus to the State House. OLD BUSINESS Budget Approval st Beginning July 1 we have $2,000 from the Human Services Department budget. We will still continue to write grants. We have a purpose as a Committee to include programming and without funding it is hard to do that successfully. Purpose Statement The addition of belonging to the Purpose Statement was approved last evening at the Select Board meeting. She will have the website updated. A Harvard study is looking at the concept of belonging. She liked this breakdown: “Diversity is having a seat at the table, Inclusion is having a voice, and Belonging is having that voice heard. Diversity is a fact, Equity is a choice, Inclusion is an action, and Belonging is an outcome”. Approval of New Member: Rolf Brandt Mr. Brandt is now an official member of the MIDC. When he asked if he needed to be present at the Select Board meeting it was decided his presence was required. Sometimes they just approve people, so there needs to be some clarification on the process. They have this wonderful policy and a number of committees that have vacancies. Ms. Stevenson will write to Mr. Collins. The interested party writes a letter of intent, they interview with the committee or board, then we have them appear before the Select Board. The least they could do is say thank you and happy to meet you or thank you for putting forth the effort. Race Amity Day 2023 Mr. Kupferman commented that they are moving along. Richard and Theresa Donovan are here today. The Donovan’s commented that he and Rowela are doing an amazing job organizing this event. There is another meeting Wednesday, but mostly everything is all set. They are still looking to see if they can use what the town uses at Town Meeting for ASL, a prompt people can read from. They have $400 and will still be within budget. 3