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Home My WebLink About2020-11-11Clarington Clarington Anti -Black Racism Subcommittee Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 6:00 PM Microsoft Teams If this information is required in an alternate format, please contact the Accessibility Coordinator at 905-623-3379 ext 2131 Present: Erin Boyd (6:35 p.m.) Meera McDonald Rochelle Thomas Angela Todd -Anderson Also Present: Samantha Aitken - Public Service Coordinator, Clarington Public Library Erica Mittag - Community Development Coordinator, Municipality of Clarington Regrets: Councillor Ron Hooper Lauren Reyes -Grange Rachel Traore 1. Land Acknowledgement Meera McDonald read the Land Acknowledgement Statement and included a special statement about the recognition of Remembrance Day. 2. Durham Black Accountability Coalition (DBAC) presentation to Oshawa Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Rochelle shared her experience when she attended a recent meeting of Oshawa's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee with DBAC to speak about her involvement in the creation of the Durham Black Lives Matter initiative and activities this group coordinated this summer such as the rally. Rochelle recommended that Cristal Hines (DBAC) be invited to speak to the Diversity Advisory Committee to clarify and answer questions about the petition. Erica will share with Rachel for her consideration. 3. Policies Meera advised policies from other municipalities have been collected as well as possible related policies from the Municipality of Clarington. These can be found through this shared link. Erica will upload policies collected from other municipalities to this same site. If you come across policies or resources you feel would be helpful, please share with Erica and she will upload to the site. 4. Virtual Event Samantha shared that the Library could be open to partnering on a virtual event as discussed at our September meeting. She would need more details around the vision, panelists, moderation. Samantha is familiar with a recent initiative between other Durham libraries and the Congress for Black Women. Angela was involved in that initiative. Angela and Erica will meet offline to come up with some ideas and details to share at the next meeting. Samantha could then bring the information back to her team for approval. Samantha suggested avoiding hosting an event around school break times (i.e. Winter break, March break). A suggestion was made to look at offering an event in February 2021 to coincide with Black History Month. 5. Black History Month The Clarington Public Library is beginning to look at programming to recognize Black History Month (February 2021). If anyone has ideas for activities, books, authors to be included please share with Samantha. 5. Engage Clarington — Diversity and Inclusion in Clarington Erica advised she met with the Communications Team to review the social media plan as compiled by the group. Erica will summarize the discussion and provide at the next meeting when Lauren is present for the conversation. Members are encouraged to start the conversation on the Engage Clarington page by sharing their stories; some have been included in the document Lauren created so members could start with these. Community Diversity Survey is also live on that site; members are encouraged to fill it out and share with their networks. 6. Diversity Advisory Committee — Call for Members Clarington's Diversity Advisory Committee is currently looking for 4 members as the first 2-year terms are expiring December 31, 2020. Apply by noon on Friday, November 13 through the Clarington website. Next meeting: Wednesday, December 9, 6:00 p.m. Virtually — Microsoft Teams Action Item Description Who? Notes / Foll• • Could the Library host a virtual event? Samantha Angela and Erica to meet offline to bring back details to next meeting Share process for requesting book club Samantha books Terms of Reference to be shared with Erica / Meera / DAC for review and approval Rachel Regional connection of similar groups. Erica Erica to share more information when available. Black History Month — share ideas around All programming activity suggestions, books, authors for the Library to recognize Black History Month