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Clarington Diversity Advisory Committee
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 6:00 PM
Via Microsoft Teams
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Present: Councillor Granville Anderson
Pranay Gunti
Ron Hooper
Meera McDonald
Lyndsay Riddoch
Andaleeb Shafi
Tenzin Shomar
Dione Valentine
Also Present: Erica Mittag — Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti -Racism
Officer
Lindsey Patenaude — Committee Coordinator (until 6:34 p.m.)
Regrets: Lauren Reyes -Grange
Aaliyah Ruddock
Yasmin Shafi
The meeting called to order at 7:03 p.m.
1. Land Acknowledgment Statement
• Erica shared Clarington's Land Acknowledgment Statement.
2. Declarations of Interest
• There were no declarations of interest shared by members.
3. Adoption of Agenda
Moved by Pranay Gunti, seconded by Lyndsay Riddoch
That the agenda of the meeting of March 23, 2023, be approved.
Carried
4. Adoption of Minutes
Moved by Tenzin Shomar, seconded by Meera McDonald
That the agenda of the meeting of February 23, 2023, be approved.
Carried
5. Committee Orientation
Lindsey Patenaude shared a presentation to discuss an orientation to
Committees and Boards for members.
• The slide deck will be shared with members.
6. Welcome and Introductions
• Committee Members took turns introducing themselves.
7. Committee Elections
The Committee held an election for positions for the term of 2023.
Tenzin Shomar was nominated for position of Chair.
Tenzin Shomar is the Chair of the Diversity Advisory Committee for 2023.
Pranay Gunti and Yasmin Shafi were nominated for the position of Vice -Chair.
Pranay Gunti is the Vice -Chair of the Diversity Advisory Committee for 2023.
Lyndsay Riddoch was nominated for the position of Secretary.
Lyndsay Riddoch is the Secretary of the Diversity Advisory Committee for 2023.
Pranay Gunti and Lauren Reyes -Grange were nominated for the position of
representative to the Anti -Black Racism Subcommittee.
The voting for this position will occur at the following meeting so all nominated
parties can be present.
Dione Valentine was nominated as Community Safety Council representative.
Dione Valentine is the representative to the Community Safety Council on behalf
of the Diversity Advisory Committee.
Carried
8. Islamophobia incident at local school
• Tenzin began by providing an overview of the incident of Islamophobia and
asked Members if they would like to discuss the incident.
• Erica will share information about the Canadian Council of Muslim Women's
(CCMW) D.A.R.E. program (Digital Anti -Racism Education); a national program
designed to raise awareness of online hate and Islamophobia. Locally, the
Durham Chapter of the CCMW offers this program, and it could likely be applied
to more settings than online.
• Erica will connect with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board to invite a
representative to an upcoming Committee meeting to bring an update on their
diversity and inclusion work across the Board.
9. Anti -Black Racism Subcommittee Terms of Reference
• Members discussed and clarified the revisions to the terms of reference for the
Anti -Black Racism Subcommittee.
Moved by Pranay Gunti; seconded by Lyndsay Riddoch
That the terms of reference as amended by approved.
Carried
10.Other Business
• Erica requested that members provide by email a short bio / introduction to
themselves for inclusion in a public announcement about the Diversity
Advisory Committee and its membership. This was an idea shared by Lauren
Reyes -Grange. Erica will work with the municipality's Communications team
to prepare a draft and bring to the April meeting for the Committee's review.
• Meera McDonald, Yasmin Shafi, and Sajida Kadri were thanked for their
leadership as Chair, Vice -Chair, and Secretary (respectively) for the past
year.
• Ramadan Mubarak was shared with those who observe.
Moved by Ron Hooper; seconded by Dione Valentine
That the meeting be adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Carried
Next meeting: Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 7:00 PM
Hybrid — in -person and / or via Teams