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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-09-13Clarington Anti-Black Racism Task Force Wednesday September 13 2023, 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: Pranay Gunti Aaliyah Ruddock Rochelle Thomas Lauren Reyes-Grange Angela Todd-Anderson Hawa Mire Carlene Honigan Nadia Nembhard-Hunt Joseph Adesanya Also Present: Erica Mittag - Municipality of Clarington Jeannette Whynot – Municipality of Clarington Regrets: Absent: 1. Land Acknowledgement Pranay shared Clarington’s Land Acknowledgement Statement. 2. Welcome and Introductions Pranay welcomed everyone to the meeting. Members took turns introducing themselves. Jeannette Whynot, Accessibility Coordinator, introduced herself as the point of contact for this task force until the new IDEA Officer is hired. 3. Review of Agenda - Declarations of Interest Members were asked if they would like to declare any items of interest. No concerns were shared. Moved by Joe Adesanya Seconded by Angela Todd-Anderson That the agenda of the September 13 meeting be approved. Carried 4. Review of Previous Meeting Minutes Members reviewed the minutes of the July 5 meeting Moved by Rochelle Thomas Seconded by Angela Todd-Anderson That the minutes of the July 5 meeting be approved. Carried 5. Election of Co-Chair Members engaged in a discussion about roles and term lengths of Task Force Members, and it was shared how there is the need for a Co-Chair. Members deferred the election of the Co-Chair to the next meeting. Moved by Carlene Honigan Seconded by Joe Adesanya, That the terms of reference for Clarington’s Anti-Black Racism Task Force be updated to include a 2-year term for the Co-Chair position and that the Co-Chair represent Clarington’s Black community. Carried. 6. Update on Anti-Racism and Discrimination Strategy Erica shared some background and an update on the current status of the development of the Anti-Racism and Discrimination Strategy. The working group is reviewing the survey data and examples of municipal action plans to bring back suggested recommendations to a future meeting, once the IDEA Officer role is filled. 7. Goal Setting Deferred to future meeting. Committee members requested that survey information be shared with them so they can see what current issues/trends are. This information will help the Task Force determine goals. 8. Other Business Meeting schedule – next meeting is the first Wednesday of October at 6:00 p.m. AppleFest booth – members were asked to hold October 14 from 9:00-5:00pm for a booth at AppleFest. Jeannette will confirm if a booth is available for the Committees and Task Force. Next meeting: Wednesday November 1, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.