Description
Meeting Canceled - next regular scheduled meeting will be April 4
1. Call to order
2. Public comment
3. Review and approval of February 2019 minutes
4. Executive Director’s Report
5. January meeting follow up:
• CRLS bias incidents and students’ role in addressing racism/efforts to date – Dep. Supt. Carolyn Turk to discuss
• “Race: The Power of an Illusion” at the CPL?; in collaboration/Civic Unity?
• Contacts with local organizations that provide tenant rights info – is CHRC enforcement included in their info? Status efforts/Next steps
• Commissioner Vacancy interview process status
• Fair Housing Event scheduled (Saturday 4/27/19) at Community Art Center (119 Windsor – Gym and classrooms) – volunteers
• Schedule of and info about Cambridge Digs Deep sessions
6. New Business:
• City Equity & Inclusion Office Dir – invitation to speak at CHRC mtg about City’s diversity hiring & retention; and hiring of City residents?
• Conciliation training for fall 2019
• Use of CORI records in tenant screening: 2016 HUD Guidance on (a) disparate impact due to racial/ethnic disparities in criminal justice system; and (b) disparate impact on DV survivors when considering nuisance reports/domestic incidents
• Racial/ethnic discrimination based on natural hair: NYT article about NYC/HRC guidelines that provide legal recourse to persons harassed, punished or fired because of style of hair
• Discussion about potential impacts of CPS proposed Elementary extended day on People of Color
7. Outreach:
• Riverfest 2019 on Saturday 6/1/19 in Central Square – 2019 Community Tables Agreement: requires that table must be staffed entire time (11:00 AM – 6:00 PM + set-up/breakdown), or org will be ineligible to participate for 2 years – volunteers?
• Outreach to CRLS Guidance Counselors – they may know about students’ family housing issues? (Michael K)
• Potential new sites for CHRC presentations: Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge Libraries, Vet’s Services, CRLS
8. Future Planning
• CHRC/LGBTQ+ Cmsn Collaboration: Public Accommodations Law Trainings for Licensed Businesses – POSTPONED – Working with License Cmsn to plan outreach to licensees and timing of presentation(s) – later Spring
9. On the bench
• Baby U – Lead Law/Family Status discrimination – Possible outreach to spring Saturday classes? Volunteers? [dates/times?]