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The coronavirus presents a difficult challenge and representative, a police department representative, and the Department will be here to meet that challenge and up to two student representatives from the Mashpee help connect residents to crucial resources. Middle-High School. As we look ahead, the Department will continue The committee's duty is to provide education and to "connect" Mashpee residents to help in times of support on human rights, diversity, and inclusion with need. As we look ahead to the next year I value all of the goal of raising awareness and sensitivity to matters the important collaborations within the town who work of human rights. It may conduct ongoing campaigns, together to help residents' want to thank all the host or participate in free public events to facilitate members of the IT Dept.especially Clay Nicholson for public education on diversity, discrimination, and helping me regularly update information for residents community building. A detailed delineation of the on the webpage. committee's purpose can be found on the Town of Mashpee's website. Department continues to be proactive in identifying and responding to the human services needs 2021 of the community and empowering residents by The MIDC met on the second Tuesday of each ensuring accessibility to resources. For more month either in-person or virtually depending on information about the services of the Human Services pandemic requirements. Throughout the year, guest Department and or to make an appointment please speakers were welcomed,including: contact Gail Wilson at 508-539-1411 • Celeste Reynolds, of Mashpee Middle-High Respectfully submitted, School,introduced open street mapping Gail Wilson, M.Ed., LMHC, James Curran of Cape Cod 5, described the Director,Mashpee Human Services bank's commitment to diversity and inclusion through funding web-based programs for Cape Cod/South Shore Schools Report of the • Marie Younger Blackburn, a community activist Inclusion and Diversity and moderator of Conversations That Matter, Committee discussed"Diversabilities" • Dr. Rebecca Fields, author/photographer of the book Finding Home, described her work with To the Honorable Board of Selectman and the immigrant populations Citizens of the Town of Mashpee, • Reverend Nell Fields and Beth Mays, of the Waquoit Congregational Church described local HISTORY: efforts to support Afghan refugees. In early 2019, the Select Board approved and The committee is pleased to have the support of appointed the Mashpee Inclusion and Diversity the Mashpee Select Board.A proclamation was issued Committee (MIDC) under policy 079. This action to honor the 40th anniversary of Women's History essentially reinstated a form of the previously named Month, read by Mashpee High School students, Affirmative Action/No Place for Hate Committee Rebecca Swanson,and William Henley.In addition,the which operated from the year 2000 to 2010. This Select Board approved an updated statement on its volunteer committee is comprised of nine voting commitment to embrace diversity,equity,and inclusion members appointed for a period of two years and must and agreed to a warrant article for the October Town include a member of the Wampanoag Tribe, a Meeting to change the name of the Board of Selectmen representative from the Mashpee Public Schools, and to the Select Board,which passed almost unanimously. a former member of the original Affirmative Action/No Place for Hate Committee. In addition, non-voting The MIDC continued its affiliation with Mashpee member positions include the Town of Mashpee High School's Human Rights Club. Club members Human Resources Director, a Select Board posted inspirational quotes on Instagram, created podcasts, held its now annual backpack drive for the 120