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2 <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Minutes <br /> July 21, 2008 <br /> APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS: <br /> Public Comment: <br /> Shahkeh Yaylaian Setian was in attendance to discuss concerns regarding <br /> the No Place for Hate designation as it relates to the Armenian Genocide <br /> denial issue with members of the Board of Selectmen. Ms. Setian <br /> informed the Board the national Anti=Defamation League (ADL), a <br /> sponsor of the No Place for Hate program has failed to support the <br /> Armenian people and have lobbied against recognition of the Armenian <br /> genocide. <br /> Ms. Setian requested the Selectmen rescind its endorsement of the Town's <br /> relationship with the ADL's No Place for Hate program. Statements from <br /> ten of the thirteen Massachusetts towns that have severed their ties with <br /> ADL's No Place for Hate were presented to the Selectmen for additional <br /> review. A Resolution on the ADL No Place for Hate Armenian issues was <br /> also submitted to the Board for adoption. <br /> It was agreed the Selectmen would defer action to consult with the Town's <br /> Affirmative Action Committee, an organization of the No Place for Hate <br /> program. The matter will be placed on the Selectmen's August agenda for <br /> continued review. <br />