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IMP. IMBO <br /> d"fr,,{ynr,fw VhP. <br /> w Mashpee lncCusion and-Diversity Committee <br /> 16 Great Neck Road -Vorth- <br /> MasGtpee, M-A 02649 <br /> Her lanyard was blue, and for the next three days she knew she could approach any red <br /> lanyard and say "tell me what you think", and they knew she was going to listen. <br /> We need to learn how to depolarize ourselves and recognize that we have a polarizer that gets <br /> in the way of these conversations. Politics among families can be hard and can pose conflict at <br /> family gatherings. Some families do not allow political conversation at gatherings. <br /> Nawal Macedo stated she is registered as an Independent, she is educated and can make up <br /> her mind without committing to one color. She comes from a third world country, originally, and <br /> appreciates that she can express her freedoms in America. She mentioned being an <br /> immigrant, and what if her bias and the other person's bias were conflicting, like the person <br /> who was interviewing her hated immigrants and she speaks with an accent. It was answered <br /> the goal is to find some commonality. <br /> Mr. Zefzaf thanked Ms. Burt for her presentation. He thinks that reasonable people disagree, <br /> he doesn't mean to be negative, but some live in fear of being thrown out of their own country. <br /> Ms. Peters appreciated the presentation, and she will be reflecting on that. She asked about <br /> the 1:1 scripted conversation across generations, and she noted a lot of students are not <br /> happy with lower expectations. She works with female students in the schools. She also <br /> mentioned the passing of Reverand Jessie Jackson and the civil rights movement in this <br /> country, and what it took to get into communities, and where we still need to work on things. <br /> Ms. Burt asked the Committee if this was something they would want to offer the larger <br /> community. She will be speaking in March at the Belmont Library, Acton next week, followed by <br /> Duxbury. <br /> Anti-Discrimination /Anti-Harassment Policy Sign-off <br /> Committee members present signed off on the policy. <br /> NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 @ 5:OOPM <br /> ADJOURNMENT <br /> MOTION: <br /> Marie Stevenson made a motion to adjourn the meeting of the Inclusion and <br /> Diversity Committee at 6:01 PM. Seconded by Dan Kupferman. All in favor. <br /> 5 <br />