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Minutes I Meeting Summary
PICKERING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON RACE RELATIONS & EQUITY
October 6, 2005
7:00 PM
Chair - Councillor Pickles
Attendees:
Councillor David Pickles
Margaret Lazaras, Glengrove Public School
Kirk Mark, Community Appointee
Malvina Ram, Community Appointee
Kim Krane, City of Pickering
Debbie Watrous, Committee Coordinator
Regrets:
Joe Mitschang, Durham Regional Police Service
Jacqueline Moriarty, Community Appointee
Fred Gibson, Community Appointee
Nazneed Dindar, Durham District School Board
Guest:
Laura Drake, Pickering Museum Village Advisory Committee
Paul Savel, Pickering Museum Village Advisory Committee
Item I Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items I Status
Ref # (summary of discussion) (include deadline as
appropriate)
1. Welcome & Introductions
Councillor Pickles welcomed members and guests to the
meeting.
2. 2005 Committee Events
Heritaae Day
Kim will confirm the date of this event with the Pickering Town Kim to contact and
Centre. forward invitations.
Correspondence will be forwarded to Mayor Ryan and Council
requesting their availability and invitations will go out to groups
inviting them to participate. Invitations will also be sent to Mark
Holland, MP, Dan McTeague, MP and Wayne Arthurs, MPP.
Essav Competition and Forum
The Committee discussed this event making the following
recommendations:
. more than one judging panel required for the number of Kim will forward
essays received, consideration should be given to one invitations to the
judging panel per age category school boards.
. invitations should be forwarded to more schools and
students requesting their participation
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Details & Discussion & Conclusion
(summary of discussion)
. members will be encouraged to consider an essay topic,
judges and special guest
. information on this event to be forwarded to school boards
no later than November 15, 2005
. Dr. Karen Mock, Canadian Race Relations Foundation was
suggested as the Key Note Speaker for the March Forum
Suaaested Topics
);;;. "I like living in a multicultural community because"
);;;. "Diversity makes my community better because"
? "How an individual culture contributes to the Canadian
mosaic"
Race Relations Forum
Consideration was given to holding a round table forum in late
April early May, inviting parents to speak about equity and
diversity issues and resolutions to the issues.
Notices concerning this forum could be prepared and
distributed throughout schools, community services, the mall,
the police, and invitations could be forwarded to core groups
such as student and parent councils.
3. Pickering Museum Advisory Committee
-Tapestry, Weaving the World Together
Laura Drake, Chair and Paul Savel, Co-Chair of the Pickering
Museum Advisory Committee were present to request the
participation of the Race Relations & Equity Committee in the
3rd Annual Canadian Tapestry Event to be held on June 11,
2006 from 12:00 noon - 4:30 pm at the Pickering Museum
Village.
Laura advised that the first planning session will be held on
, October 25th at 7 pm in Meeting Room 2 at the Pickering
Recreation Complex.
Malvina Ram agreed to be Co-Chair of this event, representing
the Race Relations & Equity Committee. An alternate
volunteer is needed.
4. Upcoming Events
Sport Initiative
Kirk advised that he has been approached by a group of
basketball coaches interested in sharing their expertise with
Pickering youth by holding basketball aames every Saturday.
Action Items I Status
(include deadline as
appropriate)
All Members
requested to consider
an essay topic, judges
and special guest.
Malvina to attend
meeting.
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Item / Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items / Status
Ref # (summary of discussion) (include deadline as
appropriate)
These games would be held in school gymnasiums, would be
open to anyone and would include nutritional, educational,
familv/community importance.
5. Other Business
a) Councillor Pickles advised that he is still interested in Kim to request a copy.
preparing a report to go before Council on the initiatives
and successes of the Race Relations & Equity Committee.
A copy of the City of Toronto's report will be requested.
b) Kirk requested the City of Pickering consider ways to assist
the victims of Katrina.
c) Councillor Pickles distributed copies of a resolution passed
by City Council concerning a press release from the
Immigration of Watch Canada entitled 'London Bombings
Vindicate British Immigration and Multiculturalsim Critic,
Enoch Powell'. He also distributed copies of the response
from the Honourable Dan McTeague. (Copy attached for
members not in attendance)
d) Councillor Pickles suggested the inclusion of a calendar on
the City Website advising of upcoming events, religious
dates and cultural celebrations.
6. Next Meeting
Thursday, November 3, 2005, 7:00 PM - Main Committee
Room
ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO CONFIRM
THEIR ATTENDANCE
Meeting Adjourned: 9:10 PM
Copy: T. J. Quinn, Chief Administrative Officer
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