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Human Rights Commission Meeting

Location

Virtual

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Neighborhoods

  • Baldwin
  • Cambridge Highlands
  • Cambridgeport
  • City Wide
  • East Cambridge
  • Area 2/MIT
  • Mid-Cambridge
  • Neighborhood Nine
  • North Cambridge
  • Riverside
  • Strawberry Hill
  • The Port
  • Wellington-Harrington
  • West Cambridge

Contact

Carolina Almonte
calmonte@cambridgema.gov
617-349-4396

Description

Agenda 

1. Call to Order
2. Public Comment
3. Review and Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes  
4. Staff Report

a. ED Report 
b. Attorney Investigator Case Report

5. Old Business 
a. Guidance Document about Commissioner and Staff Roles
b. Guidance Document about Guest Speakers
c. Commission Vacancy Update – Deadline February 13
i. Conversation about Desired Skills and Perspectives 
d. March Meeting: Presentation on Cambridge Demographics (Scott Walker, Senior Manager for Data Services, Community Development)
e. Fair Housing Month Planning 
i. Project or Panel? 
f. City Manager Invitation 

6. New Business  
a. Request – List of Community Leaders (Difficult Conversations in the Community) 
b. Immigration Update 

To view the meeting or to participate in public comment on zoom, register here: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WTKHVAsDQ9qSD7bJo5vcbQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. For more information regarding Zoom technology visit: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/zoomonlinemeetinginstructions

*Anyone wishing to address the Human Rights Commission during the Public Comment section of the agenda may indicate that by "raising their hand" virtually and will be recognized by the Chair. Speakers are asked to identify themselves and provide an address, and each speaker is limited to not more than three (3) minutes. Although the public comments should, whenever possible, address one or more items on the agenda for that meeting, if time permits, the Chair may allow a speaker to comment on matters that may not directly address an item on the agenda, but do concern the Commission.

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