Human Rights Commission

CITY OF FITCHBURG Filed in the City Clerk’s Office: NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETING DATE: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 MEETING TIME: 5:30 PM MEETING PLACE: FITCHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY Name of building (if applicable) Ethnic Heritage Conference Room Room number (if applicable) 2nd Floor Address 610 Main Street City Fitchburg, Ma 01420 AGENDA ITEMS:* • Meeting Call to order • Welcoming and Introductions • Review of previous meeting minutes January 2019 • Public Comment Period-Opportunity for the public to speak during a Commission Meeting Chairperson or designee will ask if anyone in the audience wishes to speak on any matter appearing on the agenda. If you wish to address the commission, raise your hand, when recognized, you must stand state your name and address and the reason for your speaking • Old Business • Affirmative Action Plan –Susan Davis • Nominations & Reappointments need to fill 3 seats and 1 youth/Associate seat • Development of Flyer for Commission-Adrian & Barbara • Racial Justice Initiative-CHIP /CHNA 9-Community event scheduled for 1/24/ Affirmative Action Plan Cannabis Commission & Equity for the Residents as they pertain to vulnerable populations and City activity Resident Leadership Institute; Stand Against Racism Event 4/27/19 other: • New Business • Presentation: Francisco Torres, Transformative Development Initiative Fellow Overview of role and activities within the City-engaging the community • Additional outreach, education and programming; opportunities for community participation and advocacy and commissioner discussion on community needs: 1/24/19 Racial Justice /CHIP Strategic Planning Meeting 1/27/19 at 2:30pm at the Baitul-Zikr Mosque at 370 Main St. Women’s Interfaith Dialogue: Does God Exist? 3/23/19 PHO event sponsored by the United Hmong of Mass 4/26/19 “STAND AGAINST RACISM”; 7/4/19 Parade and float theme; other: Barbara Nealon, Chairperson Name and title of person submitting this notice *Please note: Massachusetts Open Meeting Law requires that all topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates must be listed and that the list of topics must be sufficiently specific to reasonably inform the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting.