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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 1, 2010 ci;_,, Minutes Pickering Advisory Committee i i on Race Relations & Equity PI C <ERIl V G April 1' 2010 7:00 pm Pickering Civic Complex, Main Committee Meeting Room Attendees: Councillor David Pickles, Chair Steve Holt, Community Appointee Kirk Mark, Community Appointee Alma Sandoval, Hispanic Canadian Alliance of Ontario Marisa Carpino, City of Pickering Tanya Taylor, Pickering Public Library Lisa Harker, Recording Secretary Absent: Jason Amos, Pine Ridge Secondary School, [YOU]nity Chris Gordon, [YOU]nity Devinder Kaur Panesar, Community Appointee Margaret Lazarus, Altona Forest Public School Sethu Madhavan, Community Appointee Constable Keith Richards, Durham Regional Police Raymond George Facey, Community Appointee Fred Gibson, Pickering Carib Canadian Cultural Association Philip Howard, Durham District School Board Sylvie Morel-Foster, Durham Catholic District School Board 1te/n' / . Deials DiscussionConclusion Action Items % Status "Ref # (sammary of discussion) (include deadline as appmpriat 1.0 Welcome All Councillor Pickles welcomed members to the meeting and introduced Kamini Sahadeo from Mark Holland's office. 2.0 Review and Approval All M. Carpino reviewed the action items and the March 4, 2010 minutes were approved. 3.0 Youth Partnership. Initiative All Kamini Sahadeo from Mark Holland's office appeared before the Committee to provide an overview of the Youth Partnership Initiative. • Program was initiated 2-3 ears ago from the CORP0228-2/02 Page 1 realization of the desire to help youth, especially at- risk youth. • Meetings are held on a monthly basis. • There has been one event to date, which included youth entertainment, speeches, networking opportunities and the participation of 40-50 agencies. • The current focus of the initiative is to determine what programs exist for youth, what the unique needs of the Ajax-Pickering area are, and what the gaps are. • A resource guide is currently being finalized and will then be available as a link on the City's Race Relations Committee website. • [YOU]nity can get involved by helping the initiative with a blog or other promotional pieces. M. Carpino to M. Carpino to action enquire if [YOU]nity is interested. K. Sahadeo invited the Committee to attend the event on M. Carpino will April 29th and the meeting on April 8th. The Committee distribute future event reiterated their support of the initiative and will attend as information to our many events as possible. The Committee also volunteered to distribution list of host a meeting if required. K. Sahadeo will include M. community cultural Carpino on her email listing so the Committee will be advised organizations that work of upcoming meetings and events. with youth 4.0 Update Race Relations Forum M. Carpino provided a status update of the successful event. A. Sandoval suggested videotaping the winners reading their submissions and putting it on the City's website. To be considered by the Committee next year. Discussion ensued with respect to getting the media involved in future Race Relations Forums (i.e. Rogers, documentary, etc.). 5.© Review [YOU]nity's Diversity Camp M. Carpino provided an overview of [YOU]nity's Diversity Camp. Due to low registration the Camp did not run this year. C. Gordon and J. C. Gordon and J. Amos to provide an update at the next Amos to action meeting. 6.0 Other Business Proclamation Calendar CORP0228-2/02 Page 2 I M. Carpino presented two lists of religious and other potential proclamation dates for the Committee to consider. The Committee discussed the various criteria to select dates to proclaim. K. Mark suggested tapping into existing community groups to get their input. M. Carpino to contact community groups to obtain their input as to what dates are most M. Carpino to action significant for the Committee to proclaim. Councillor Pickles to distribute an advisory for a Woman's Councillor Pickles to Multicultural Event. action Councillor Pickles also advised the Committee that they had received a draft policy from the Durham District School Board L. Harker to action on Equity and Inclusive Education. L. Harker to email survey to Committee members for comments and feedback. 7A AdjournmentlNext Meeting All The next meeting will be held April 1, 2010. Meeting. Adjourned: 9:10 pm Copy: City Clerk Page 3 CORP0228-2102