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Cilq c~ Minutes I Meeting Summary
Pickering Advisory Committee on Race Relations & Equity Meeting
Thursday, September 07, 2006
7:00 pm
Main Committee Meeting Room
Attendees: Councillor David Pickles, Chair
Shawna Mutton, City of Pickering
Joanne Guindon, Durham Catholic D.S.B.
Marisa Carpino, City of Pickering
Kirk Mark, Community Appointee
Jacqueline Moriority, Community Appointee
Roland Rutland, Kinark Child & Family Services
Regrets: Malvina Ram, Community Appointee
Phillip Howard, Durham District School Board
roval of Minutes & Business Arisin - June 1, 2006
Minutes Approved.
Action Items:
Councillor Pickles will invite Rick and Evelyn to a future Council
meeting
Councillor Pickles advised that 300+ people attended the
Museum Tapestry event on June 11,2006. The event went
well. He advised members that certificate presentation will take
place for Tapestry participants at the Sept 18,2006 Council
Meeting. Committee members are welcome to attend.
Councillor Pickles will invite Paul Savel to come to Committee
to talk about tapestry and survey results from groups
Youth Surve. . . Pro .osal
Shawna Mutton, Coordinator Community Capacity Building for
the Cit of Pickerin s oke about CAVE. Communities A ainst
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Councillor Pickles to
invite Rick and Evelyn
to future Council
Meeting.
Councillor Pickles to
invite Paul Savel to
future committee
meetin .
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Violence Everywhere). Community had an interest in dealing
with youth issues (Le. Criminal justice system, domestic
violence, bullying, youth programming).
As a result, CAVE was created and developed 2 action groups
- Youth at Risk and Business Communication. Volunteers
comprise the action groups and they include youth, youth
service providers and parents.
Their role is to determine youth services out there and to
identify gaps in services. CAVE wants to do a youth survey to
assess services and gaps.
Marisa recommended that they meet to discuss youth services. Marisa and Shawna to
City completed a master plan and a youth business plan that meet and discuss
included a youth survey. youth survey.
Councillor Pickles asked Shawna to review the survey of the
Race Relations & Equity committee to receive any comments
she/CAVE has on our survey.
City of Pickering and CAVE are hosting the next youth service
network meeting in September 2006.
If Race Relations Committee members want to be a link to
CAVE and attend meetings, they can let Dave or Marisa know.
eclalGuest Presentation
Roland Rutland, Diversity Coordinator, Durham Kinark Child &
Family Services. Kinark started diversity committee 13 years
ago. In Durham, the diversity committee has existed for 8
years.
Roland promotes diversity for the Kinark's Diversity Program
(core deliverables):
a. Provide corporate diversity training
b. Ethno-cultural outreach to community groups -
challenge to bring mental health issues
c. Liaise with ethno-cultural groups. Goal - increase
proportion of clients we serve with ethno-cultural
community.
d. Administer autism program
Kinark will conduct a Policy Conference in March 2007 and is
lookin for communit stakeholders to be involved in 3 wa s:
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Shawna to review
Race Relation & Equity
survey and forward
any comments.
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1. Ideas
2. Sponsorship
3. Implementation
Kinark had this conference 5 years ago and it went well
Policy Conference will identify specific issues and concerns with
diversity and mental health
keynote speakers with recommendations
consultative segment
report will go to Municipalities, Provincial
and Federal Ministries (ie. Dept. of
Immigration
Recommendation for funding at different
levels - local, municipal, provincial, federal
Peace & Community Harmony program, to promote diversity in
community, has been running for 5 years. Roland, through
program, has staged 13 concerts atthe Pickering Town Centre
that involve schools.
Human Rights Concert will take place at the Pickering Town
Centre on January 13, 2007. Roland extended an invitation to
the committee to attend and havE~ display.
On March 17, 2007 program will have concert at PTC to
commemorate March 21st International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination. Roland extended another invitation to
the committee to participate.
5.0 Other Business
Councillor Pickles would like a committee member to go to
other ethno-cultural committee meetings to get information and
see what they are doing, share whatever we do. If anyone on
the committee is interested - they can let Marisa or Dave know.
Dave will try to share invites he gets for different cultural events
in case others want to attend.
Durham Tamil Association event on this Saturday at 6:00 pm.
5th Annual Durham Tamil Youth Festival at J. Clarke
Richardson Collegiate in Ajax.
Marisa to find out who now is Police Liaison
Marisa to confirm.
Margaret Best, Pickering resident won African Canadian
Achievement Award. Councillor Pickles would like to send her
Councillor Pickles to
sent letter of
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congratulations on behalf of the Committee. Committee
concurred.
Councillor Pickles presented the 2005-2006 "Equity and
Diversity" booklet summarizing the programs in Pickering
Schools from DDSB (Durham District School Board). Councillor
Pickles will look at it and will pass along to Kirk Mark.
Councillor Pickles to
review and pass along
to Kirk Mark.
Joanne will see if they have something like that at Catholic
Board.
Kirk Mark says: Bill 1 07 - Ontario Human Rights movement to
turn down Bill. It has impact on Committee. Residents will call
council for help when they see these roadblocks. Committee
members can call 416.214.4747 at ACLC - they will send
critique by email of the Bill.
Kirk asked if we will address mandate of Committee.
Councillor Pickles advised that we will by preparing a 15t annual
report this fall. Cycle for future arrival reports and identify
actions, recommendations challenges.
Want to recruit youth to our Committee - Kirk recommends that
we connect with student trustees
6.0 Next Meetin
Thursday, October 5,2006
7:00 pm
Main Committee Room, City of Pickering
All Committee Members are asked to confirm their
attendance by October 3, 2006 with Marisa Carpino at
905.420.4660 ext. 2099.
A copy of article is attached.
Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
City Clerk
Division Head, Culture & Recreation
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