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IMP. IMBO <br /> d"fr,,{yn,r,fw VhP. <br /> w Mashpee lncCusion and-Diversity Committee <br /> 16 Great Neck RoadWorth <br /> 'Alashpee, AMA 02649 <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> Ockway Meeting Room <br /> Tuesday, January 16, 2024 5:OOP.M. <br /> Public Call in Number(508)-539-1400 x 8585 <br /> APPROVED: 09/17/2024 <br /> Present: J. Marie Stevenson, Dan Kupferman, Rolf Brandt, Richard Klein, Patricia DeBoer, <br /> Ayesha Shafi, Aiman Igbal, Mohamad Fand <br /> Absent: Katie Hennessey, Rowela Kent, Gail Wilson, Kim Landry, Winnie Johnson-Graham <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Chair Stevenson called the meeting of the Mashpee Inclusion and Diversity Committee to <br /> order at 5:02P.M. <br /> LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT <br /> Today we acknowledge this meeting is being held on ancestral lands of the Wampanoag Tribe, <br /> also known as People of the First Light. We pay respects to their elders past and present. <br /> MEMBER UPDATES <br /> Column <br /> Mr. Kupferman's column was titled "King Sized New Year's Resolutions". Mr. Kupferman <br /> received a phone call from a man who took issue with the write up. He showed itto friends <br /> who agreed with him, which was he felt like he was being called racist. Mr. Kupferman <br /> declined this allegation and was caught off guard. He tried to make it a teachable moment and <br /> invited this man to come to the meeting, but he declined. He figured the Committee would be <br /> against him and itwould result to anger. He is 77 years old. He felt like he and otherwhite <br /> people were being called racists because the term "white privilege" was referenced. Mr. <br /> Kupferman wrote about being part of a majority, and advantages that people aren'teven aware <br /> of, when others are in the minority. Mr. Kupferman stated he called him back, reiterated he <br /> was caught off guard, and this man agreed to come to a meeting but due to health issues he <br /> will get back to Mr. Kupferman. <br /> Coalition <br /> There is a political movement going on to eliminate or limit diversity and equity groups. The <br /> coalition will continue to discuss how this would be handled if it comes up, and we will <br /> establish a plan <br /> Human Rights Club: Who We Are Project, MILK Day, Diversity Day <br /> 1 <br />