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Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship Meeting

Location

2nd Floor Conference Room
51 Inman St.
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Neighborhood

  • City Wide

Contact

Crystal Rosa
crosa@cambridgema.gov
617-349-6288

Description

Agenda

1. Call to order

2. Public comment 

3. Review and Approval of June Minutes 

4. Executive Director’s Report

    • Tagesech Wabeto’s Outreach update
5. New Business
    • Status of new Commissioner search process (3 vacancies/posting extended to 9/13/19 due to ltd. summer response; need a few reviewers)
    • Lack of Chair(s); Temporary Appointment for September, October and November/December combo mtg; Nomination & election of 2020 Chair(s) at Nov/Dec mtg
    • (MIRA) Informational training for City staff about Public Charge Rule on 10/7/19 @ CPL Lecture Hall
    • CIRC new Commissioner Orientation PowerPoint (draft) – Working Group to propose revisions for discussion & vote at September (?) meeting
    • MBTA diversity outreach effort (Customer panel survey) – role for CIRC? Invite MBTA staff to explain at October mtg?
    • HUD Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) re: mixed status families in publicly assisted housing – Comment period closed
    • Public Charge Rule Published in Federal Register 8/13/19; into effect 10/15/19 (if not enjoined)
6. Ongoing
    • NIRV Immigrant Films – CSF confirmed top 3 selected filmmakers/subjects for Welcome Event 
    • Welcome Event – Saturday, 10/12/19 Proposed Timeline: 10:00 – 2:30 [Set up starting at 10:00; Doors open at 11:00; Films/discussion start at 11:30; Food Starts at 1:00; Clean up at 2:00] @ CPL Lecture Hall & Community Room (Hallway no longer available…)
    • Continue to develop strategic plan for 2019/2020 w/2018 goal setting and Needs Assessment in mind [1 hour?]
    • Follow up from Working Groups:
    o Welcome Event
    o Communications
    o DACA – Financial Aid for undocumented students Working Group
7. Future projects
    • Jason Weeks – ED Arts Council - discussion about Public Art @ welcoming immigrants 







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