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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-01-10Clarington Anti-Black Racism Task Force Wednesday January 10, 2024, 7:00 PM Microsoft Teams If this information is required in an alternate format, please contact the IDEA Officer at 905-623-3379 ext 2563 Present: Pranay Gunti Angela Anderson Rochelle Thomas Joseph Adesanya Nadia Nembhard-Hunt Also Present: Pinder DaSilva – Municipality of Clarington Samantha Aitken - Clarington Library, Museum & Archives Regrets: Lauren Reyes-Grange Aaliyah Ruddock Hawa Mire (maternity leave) Absent: Carlene Honigan 1. Land Acknowledgement Read by Joe 2. Welcome Joe thanked everyone for their time and contributions to the committee and the meetings. 3. Review of Agenda No declaration of interest by any committee members. 4. Review & approval of previous meeting minutes (December 6, 2023) Motion to adopt minutes put forward by Pranay; seconded by Rochelle Carried 5. Black History Month Update – provided by Pinder Region of Durham Black History Month Celebration – The Region, in partnership with various municipalities across Durham (including Clarington) will be hosting a Panel Discussion event on Feb 1st in Pickering at Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation complex from 6 to 8 pm. Registration is open. Clarington • Pinder is coordinating a staff Lunch and Learn for municipal and library staff. • The planning committee for the Black Vendor Village is scheduled to meet after this meeting so will have more information at next meeting. • Library will also be hosting a film screening; Sam had sent out some movie recommendations and is interested in hearing feedback from the committee members which movie to select. o Plan is to watch the movie and then host a discussion session. The Library is open to having one of the members of the committee facilitate the discussion but if no one is available then Library staff will do so. o Hosting the movie on one night only given the short turnaround time but is open to doing more than one if needed. o Looking at films under 2 hours so would have time to have the screening plus the discussion. o Members asked if the Library could consider hosting the event on the weekend, potentially a Sunday. Sam indicated that the Library would be open to doing that. o Action – Sam will send more details for each film and will provide a deadline as to when confirmation is needed by. She will also include potential dates in the email. Committee members are to respond with their recommendations. 6. Review 2023 Month over Month action items Committee went through the incomplete action items and moved them to the 2024 work plan. Discussed why the “support a local business” section was updated on the Anti-racism webpage. Explained that by including only certain businesses on the webpage, it may seem that the municipality was endorsing one business over another . As that webpage is the “anti-racism and anti-discrimination” landing page, we would need to include more than just businesses owned by the Black residents of the community and doing that would become very difficult to manage and maintain. The committee members agreed. 7. 2024 Work Plan The committee will review the work plan and discuss at the next meeting. Motion to endorse the workplan will be put forward at that time. 8. Pinder’s Updates: In previous committee meeting minutes, it was indicated that members were interested in finding out how Clarington could be part of the 211ON racism reporting initiative. Pinder followed up with 211ON. Was advised that this particular initiative is in the preliminary stages – currently developing a draft concept for a community-based racism reporting and referral service with 211. 211ON has completed consultations with London, Ottawa, and Kingston municipalities. They will be piloting the project in 2-3 communities in 2024. If Clarington is interested, it would not be until 2025 and approval would depend on funding they receive – 211ON is aware that Clarington would be interested. 9. Other Business Motion to adjourn meeting put forward by Rochelle and seconded by Joe. Carried Next meeting: Wednesday February 7th, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.