Minutes
Commission for Diversity, Inclusion, & Community Relations · from the Town's website · 2 pages · 56 KB
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CDICR Meeting Minutes 1-14-2026 Attendees: Scott Mahoney-Wright, Celeste Rierio-Hewitt, , Anita Preble Katherine Garro (on zoom) - Discussion of the Winthrop Working Together potluck on 1-3-26 - was well attended (about 8 different organizations) Cassie will send out a communication with the information shared (events from 2025, goals for 2026) - would be great to do every so often - International Night 1-22-26 at GFB 6:30 - 7:30 - Celeste and Katherine plan to run the CDICR table with stickers for the map and tattoos for the kids - Winthrop Stands Together - weekly gatherings on the Belle Isle Bridge to support our immigrant families in Winthrop, Saturdays 10-12 - Would like the town council to make a statement about what the plan is should ICE come into Winthrop and start harassing our citizens - police? We will send an email to all of the council asking for some clarification on what they plan to do if this should happen. - Senator Warren and John Keller at an event on 1/28 that Celeste will be attending - she hopes to speak to them (Community Relations) - Next Town Council meeting is Tuesday, 1/20 - will send our email and ask that it be brought forward to the council on Tuesday - Celeste said that the Menorah Lighting was on 12/17 and it was very nice. There was an issue with power and sound so she and her husband got speakers for them to use. - Plan to attend the Commission on Disabilities meeting - maybe in March? Scott will reach out to Carla about it. They meet at the same time that we do, so maybe we can meet for about ½ hour then we can go join them. - February is Black History Month - Scott will ask Greg McClay at the library about having books displayed on the topic and we will take a picture and share it on FB to promote it so people can learn more by borrowing the books. - will also provide a list of movies, series, etc… and highlight local historical people of color - We are still trying to find out who has access to the FB page and Katherine wiil set up an Instagram account that links to it if we can post on it. - Pride in June - Wendy Millar Page is coordinating it - Sat. June 6th with raindate of June 7, from 3:30 - 6:30? At Ingleside Park Want to have pop up tents to make it look bigger and more Official - they are looking to hire a face painter - maybe get Elizabeth Warren guest speaker? Hoping to get some donations and maybe get a bouncy house for the kids. Bike Winthrop will do the Pride Ride and they are hoping to get police officers on bikes to accompany them - Winthrop Working Together started a Go Fund Me to get money for new trees in town (no grants available) - want to work with Winthrop Loves Trees and Tom D. to put new trees in town this spring and we will commemorate one by the bench where we have a tree already on Veterans Rd. - people can donate through the Winthrop Working Together website - Review of previous minutes approved - Next meeting - February 11th, 2026 at 6:30 - location TBD