March 17, 2026 – HRDEI Committee – Video & Transcript
March 17, 2026 - HRDEI Committee
OK, be able to see me. My name is Cameron Blumenfeld. I'm chair of the Wayland Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
It is the 17th of March at 610 p.m.
Let's begin with a quick roll call. I'm just going to say your name and just say your say your name and say that you're here.
Heather? Present. Asma? Here. Thank you. Yawu? Maya? Mariam is not here. Sarah? Present. Thank you. Denise? Present. Kevin? Present. Jano? Present. Maryam? Maryam? Present. Sophie? Present. Maya is going to do our land of normal championship.
We are. We just need to move forward. Otherwise, we're going to...
Well, Asma or Sarah, can you see everybody or just a couple people?
I can see everyone. It's kind of going in and out right now. But before, I was able to see everyone.
Same. I think it's working. I think we just don't see anyone. No, it's working.
I'm just going to go. Otherwise, we'll keep it all night.
We can do it. It's good enough. It's good enough.
Okay. I want to acknowledge that it is Ramadan and St. Patrick's Day today. And, yeah, now we're going to go ahead and do that.
Today, as we begin, we would like to acknowledge the foreign indigenous peoples on whose traditional homelands we live, work, and gather today. The Massachusetts, the Nipmuc, the Wampanilag, and the Pawtucket. We acknowledge their ancestors, particularly Cardo of the Massachusetts tribe, who was steward of multiple land now encompassing the very end of the land when European settlers arrived to colonize this place in 1638. We seek to understand, acknowledge, and remember the painful, ongoing history of war, genocide, and forceful removal of indigenous peoples by European settlers. And we offer a living celebration of the indigenous communities who are not just part of the past, but who continue to live and make a history here today. May we all commit to deepening our relationships with the indigenous communities indigenous communities into being their allies and working for justice. Thank you so much. Thank you. And we should say that this meeting is being recorded, sort of, and will be made available to the public on WACAM as soon as possible at the meeting. And is there any, can we see whether there's any public comments? No, it's just you, me, Asma, and Sarah. Oh, I see.
It's for you. Thank you.
Meeting minutes. I don't have extra copies if anybody needs one. Anyone? And I should also say that I always, you know, we are having email problems. I always send out the email at WACAM Friday before our meetings that includes the minutes from the last time and includes the agenda and any other materials. And if you don't get that, if Friday rolls around and you haven't gotten an email from me, please email me and let me know that so I can make sure you get it in whatever way possible because we're not sure that our HRDDI listserv is working. But this was sent, it's actually pretty short minutes, so are there any comments on the February 17th events?
Are there any comments? Would someone move to? I approve the event. February 17th minutes. Is there a second? Second. Denise seconds. Kevin and Denise. Wonderful. Are there any other comments or are we ready to vote?
There are only a bunch of us who are not at this meeting, just to give you a hint. Can we ask Mary Ann? I approve.
Denise? Yes. Mariam? Oh, she's not here. Sorry. Yahoo?
Me? Yes. And the folks who are absent can abstain. That would be Asma?
Abstain.
Abstain. Maya? And Sarah? Abstain.
So it's by all the people who were here last time and the rest of us. We need to talk about a new HRDEIC co-clerk because Asma will no longer be able to serve as co-clerk, sadly, probably starting soon. Um, so, is there, and so Yahoo is willing to continue serving as co-clerk, right, and bringing up the, um, the, um, recording, putting it into a summary. But we need someone who can take that, check it against their notes, and make sure that we've got, you know, action. And I wonder whether anybody here would be willing to play that role. If nobody else would like to, I would like to do that. Thank you. That's especially nice of you because you have served in that role. Yeah. Anybody else interested in, um, playing that role? A lot to ask for students during the school year. Speak a little louder. During the school year, it might be a lot to ask of students. But if either one of you wants to do it, let us know. We don't want to assume anything. So, summary is prepared. So, you review the summary that Yahoo generates, and it would just be, you know, to verify. And we try to shrink the minutes into, like, no more than two pages. It's not like a transcript of the meeting. It's just a summary. The instructions are generally, so that anyone, any townsperson who is not in the meeting, can have a sense of what was taught in the motion. So, it would only be a few months. Resume, clerk.
It may be a very hectic time of year. My names are at the same point. No pressure. But we also don't want to, we want to make sure if you are interested in one of you that that opportunity is there, really no pressure. To help out, try it.
You guys don't want to do it, or I can try it. And you know what? If you feel, like, unsure for the first time or something, I'd just be willing to help you.
She's not helping you. She's being the co-chair. I think she's just co-clurped. Volunteering. Co-clurped, sorry. You co-clurped tribe? Sure. Okay. Wonderful. It's great.
And it takes time, but we can talk about it. It does take time to get the hang of it. To get the hang of it. It does help to have the recording. We'll talk about it. Okay.
So then let's...
We don't have a motion. Let's make a motion. I'm sure we all will second it. We haven't really had our discussion, but does anyone want to add anything to the discussion?
Sorry, I didn't catch. Who made the motion? The motion was Janot and Yalu seconded. Okay. And that's for Sophie? And that's for Sophie. Okay. Okay. Thanks.
So let's vote. Heather? Yes. Asma? Yes. Yalu? Maya? Mark? I'm not here. Sarah? She's going to call Sarah. She might be playing some. Sarah, can you hear? She might have closed.
Sarah will count her as an abstention as her screen froze, I think. She might come back before we finish. Oh, she's back. Oh, Sarah, are you there? I am here. Yes, I've already guessed. Okay. Thank you. Your screen froze.
Denise? Yes. Kevin? Thank you so much.
And Asma? Well, actually, I guess either now or another time, you can let us know when you're ready to turn over that responsibility. Sounds good. Okay.
So does that mean that Sophie doesn't have to do it this week? No, Asma's doing it this week. Yeah. And then I guess Asma will let us know when she's ready to make the transition and maybe you can work with Asma until... Take care. We'll make sure we don't just throw you to the wolves. Don't worry. We've got this. We think you're all together. We're in it together.
Okay. So the next thing is something that the Whelan Museum and Historical Society has invited us to post-ponsor. And what it is is a program called Forgotten Fighters, Chinese Soldiers in the American Civil War. And there's a presentation that the museum is organizing on Wednesday, May 13th at 7 p.m. And it will be a virtual presentation in person at the museum. Actually, I don't know what that means. A virtual presentation in person at the museum. Maybe it means we all come in person, but the person presenting is virtual. In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. And it's a 60-minute Zoom lecture by living history educator Annalise Meck. And the talk explores Chinese participation during the Civil War and the broader Chinese-American fight for freedom, citizenship, and belonging. And so just note that it's a living history educator, which I just think is really wonderful. I mean, it's not... What does that mean? Well, it means living history to the present, helping us understand the relevance of history. It's Annalise Meck, M-E-C-K. Annalise? Annalise? Yep. Okay. So, it's going to be really... At the Sophisticate. So, it's the at sign. And then the, S-E-W-P-H-I-S-T-I-C-A-T-E. It's like Sophisticate, except it's so, like S-E-W. So, it's at the Sophisticate.
So, look this person up. Annalise Meck, M-E-C-K. Annalise? Yep. It's A-N-N-T-E-L-I-E-S-E.
So, Sophisticate. That used to be a store. Oh, really? Yes. I'm going to tell you what it says about. Annalise Meck is a National Park Service Ranger and Special Events Coordinator at the Williams-Rights National Historical Park and the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park. Studying costumes and textiles at Kent State and is certified in diversity, equity, and inclusion through Cornell University. Identifying as a public historian, historical interpreter, dressmaker, and content creator, Annalise seeks opportunities to explore connecting threads throughout history and make learning about the past meaningful and relevant to modern audiences. For the decade of professional museum experience and interpretive program development and management, she delivers both virtual and in-person programs at historical and community organizations throughout the East Coast, specializing in historical costume construction, Chinese-American history, living history practices, Annalise edutains, educates and entertains, people of all ages and backgrounds, inclusive interpretations of history and material culture. I love it.
And I'm sorry I didn't ask beforehand. It says a virtual presentation in person at the museum. So that sounds to me like we're supposed to come in person and it's a virtual presentation with a live virtual presentation with that person who's not going to be here in person. But we will be there in person. That's interesting. The speaker will be on the museum. The speaker will be on Zoom. On the Zoom. But we'll be at the museum. The audience will be on the museum. Actually, I went to one of those at the library. Well, no, it wasn't a presentation. It was more hybrid. But anyway, yeah. Can people hear us? Can you hear us? On Zoom, yes? Yeah. You can see us, too. Yes, I can see you and hear you. Thank you. I just got the owl going. So that's why it's coming through here now. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. I have a program.
Those are two amazing museums where she works, the Harriet Tubman and the Women's History Museum.
I haven't heard her speak, but those are great places. I'm feeling guilty because I haven't been to either. Yeah. They really want to take us on the trip.
If you don't know the capacity, how many seats? At the museum? Yeah. So I'm going to guess that if a lot of people signed up, she'd have to move it to another location because the museum is off. Maybe it's hybrid, too. Yes. And maybe it's hybrid, too. I'm sorry.
We should be so lucky to have that be the problem. Yes, exactly. Too many people. Too many people. Where's the speaker? Do you know? Who is she? It's... Where's she? Which country? Which state? She's from New York State. New York State. I mean, that's where she works now, I should say. Yeah. Okay. This is Civil War. Civil War. Civil War. Civil War. Yeah. Civil War. Yeah. Yeah. And it's for AAPI Heritage Month. Yeah. Chinese soldiers in the American Civil War. Wow. I know. Good history for us all to learn about. Yes. You wanted to make a motion. Go ahead. I move that we co-sponsor the Forgotten Fighters, Chinese soldiers in the American Civil War with the Weyland Museum and Historical Society. In honor of the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. Thank you. Who was that? Denise seconded. Okay. Denise seconded. And if there's no more discussion, let's take a vote. Unless anybody has any last things they need to say.
All right. Let's vote. Heather. Heather. Yes. Asma. Yes. Yawu. Yes. Maya. Yes. Sarah. Yes. Denise. Yes. Kevin. Yes. Jenna. Yes. Marianne. Yes. Sophie. And Karen. Yes. So that is unanimous. Wonderful. Thank you. We'll let the museum know. They'll be very pleased. Then the other thing that Scarlett at the museum, Scarlett who's the executive from whatever, the director of the museum asked us about, um, is whether anyone in this group would like to participate in what she's calling a sports title, which would be a brainstorming group to develop all sports themed exhibits at the museum that tell a wide range of stories that reflect diverse athletes, communities, and experiences. So when she first asked me about this, I kind of said, well, what does sports have to do with us? Um, that was my initial response was like, I'm not sure that's sports oriented here in this group. But then she explained, well, no, they're trying to show a wide range of people and experiences. And, um, and that's where it does fall into our domain. People and experiences in sports. Yeah. I know. Like, so for example, I've been asked to come to a meeting, um, this week because I was part of the Weyland, the first Weyland 4-H horse club, which was actually the first horse club in the U.S. There were other 4-H clubs for cats, sheep, goats, or whatever. Um, that's great. So is there anyone looking for the first black variety? Is there anyone here with enough that to whom this appeals? Let's say that because this is not something we're going to vote for. I'm just looking for a volunteer who might be interested in participating. I might be.
Okay. Wonderful. I'm not sure what it would be. Okay. Fantastic. Okay. Well, and now that you've brought it up, you know, at least everybody kind of knows about it. So over the next couple months, if we might see a story that looks very different to us in view of this, you know, knowing that this is happening in town, that we might be able to highlight the chair, you know, even if we're not personally. We might be able to highlight the chair, we might be able to highlight the chair, you know, what they may be able to do in hybrid, so that you could work with it, or, you know, work with it. Yeah. Thursday, March 19th, 9 to 10 a.m.
So they appreciate whatever research could be done. Not to mention wonder about our own... Wait, Thursday, March 19th, did you say? Yeah. That's Thursday, the day at three months. Yeah, it's right around the corner. But I mean, that's not the only meeting. Oh. It just happens to be there next week. Okay. Yeah. All right. Thank you. Well, I couldn't get to see it, but maybe it was Thursday. Right. Yeah. But if you're interested, maybe you and Scarlett can figure out how we could participate. Maybe it was that much, but that's what you're making. Yeah. For example, May, Orly Wallace was very... She was a state, followed by a tennis player. Yeah. So there, I might send her names with them. She was representing... Yeah. We were just... I just saw her today. We were at Northeastern, and she played for Northeastern. That was true. All right. So... Well, I was the only girl allowed on a sandlot in the back. And the boys wouldn't let any other girls play, because they ran like girls that I did. There you go. What happened? That... Yeah, it means that they were kicking their legs up behind them instead of... All right. So, thank you. Thank you for that, Emma. I just really appreciate that. And I'll connect you with Scarlett. The next item on the agenda is for Janot to explain to us about the discussion and possible vote. Okay. Is that what it is? Discussion and possible vote to apply to the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation or up to $10,000 in funding to support the Wayland Mural Project, of which we are our co-sponsors. So, if you could tell us about that. Yes. So, the Wayland Mural Project is for the big wall at the Town of Poole. The Town of Poole has agreed with the artist. I don't know if you're all updated, but the artist who we've identified who'd like to work on the project is actually a graduate of Wayland High School. Yes. She's a professional muralist, and she would like to work and do a workshop with high school students who are interested. And a lot of high school students have been involved in this kind of broad group of Wayland residents who have been trying to move the mural project forward. We've had some early success in fundraising. Just last week, we were granted $5,000 from the Village Bank. The project, we don't actually have a hard budget as yet, but it's in the realm of about $25,000. So, there's a large fee for the artist. It's an enormous amount of work. Because the way that this mural is going to be designed is there was an initial survey that was sent out, and there weren't a lot of responses. So, we want to re-send the survey and try to do a better job of outreach so that we get ideas for the artist from across the Wayland community. And then she will integrate all of those into some initial designs and get feedback, you know, from people in the community. So, she wants it to be as participatory of a process as possible. But, still, you know, I mean, she has her artistic style, and, you know, we trusted the artist to produce something beautiful and meaningful. There will be no slogans. The idea is that it will be timeless, so nothing, no words on it. It will require preparation of the wall. The town pool is actually redoing the exterior of the building. So, it looks as though it can start this summer as soon as that is ready, as soon as the wall is ready. And then this, you know, the designing of the mural, the finalizing of the design will be ongoing. But then when she will paint the mural, we don't know yet whether she will be able to offer opportunities for townspeople to actually participate in, I don't know, doing the gesso or whatever. But there are stages in the actual painting of the mural. It requires a lift and, you know, equipment to get up high. And it will also need to have a final coating, which is really a protective layer, so that in the event that anyone tried to put graffiti on it, it could just be, you know, wiped right off. It would destroy the mural. And we're also looking into lighting. You know, one of the whole issues was that end of the building was in the dark, and that's how, you know, terrible graffiti came, you know, was able, people were able to do it. So, there will be lighting. And I think Brad Keyes actually is, was going to be meeting, I don't know, sometime this week or something, to advise on exterior lighting. So, a lot of Waylanders are contributing their ideas and expertise to move the project forward. But we still, we still need, you know, significant amount of money to be able to go forward. I think the artist requires a deposit of, like, maybe about $5,000. So, now we kept her deposit, thanks to the Village Bank. But we have been told that this Middlesex Bank Foundation, it's like a charitable foundation that the bank has, that this is the kind of project they might be interested in supporting. And, you know, this is a group of townspeople. Wayland Cannes has generously offered to be, like, the fiscal agent, which means that as a 501c3, they can receive money. And any monies that people donate towards this project would be a charitable donation for tax purposes. So, they can provide the receipt that people can use, you know, as a charitable donation. And that's a big contribution from Wayland Cannes to take on that. But we still are doing very active fundraising. So, this committee was approached to see, to apply for the foundation, it has to be an entity of some sort. And Cannes felt like they didn't really have the administrative capacity to do fundraising for us. So, we wanted to ask if we could, if the group wanted to ask if the Human Rights Commission and the Inclusion Committee could put in a grant application, some type of project, to this Middlesex Foundation. Do they want us to write the grant? And, like, who would do that? Heidi Pileman is one of the, sort of, large organizing group that she has offered to help with grant writing. Well, would you be working with her? Yes. I'd be working. Could be working with her. Yeah. So, the committee would be facilitating the request by serving as a requesting, like, an entity that could receive the funds. And we would have to sort out where would the money go. Whether it would come to Kelsey and how it would, yeah. Or whether it would go directly to the artist. And it's going to receive the money. And if the town applies, we would need to just sort it out. I mean, if we agree that we'd like to do this, we'll sort it out with Kelsey. What is the most efficient way, as a town entity, to move the money?
Because that might go directly to the artist, which is kind of a way to do it, potentially. But, okay. So, that detail is to be worked out. But the question before us is, do we want to apply as the HRDIC for funding in support of the mayoral? Yes. So, do you mean we will be in some such? We already are. We already voted on that some months ago. So, we're already. That's a good question. Because that is why they're coming to us. Because we are a close one. So, what is the role of the world's activities of both?
I'm sorry. So, what are we voting for in Saturdays? What kind of role were we going to play? Well, we're voting specifically on applying, the HRDIC applying for funding to the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation. So, we would, as a committee, we would serve as the applicant for a grant from the Middlesex Foundation for this project that we co-sponsored. So, as a member of the committee, I would work with the member of the organizing, the mural project group who would offer to basically be the grant writer so that we could. So, how about the people, I mean, the camp, the women camp, what do they have to offer? Well, they accept donations. And we would talk with the town, if we're willing to make the request as the committee, to submit the request, we would ask Kelsey in the town office how the best way for the money to flow. You know, what really we support is, to whatever, either we need to apply, applying for, or we can't apply for directly, which we clearly believe. Ken doesn't have the ability to apply directly. They're just a group of people. But they are 541-3-6. I know, but they've already agreed to process all the money coming in. So, they're doing a job for the project, and they can't take on. Oh, I see. It's a big progress. Yes. Can I make a motion? Sure. I move that we apply to Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation for up to $10,000 in funding as a part of the Wayland Bureau project. I'll second it. Can we still have a little discussion? Yep. I just think that even though we have a budget of $25,000, it's kind of a little loose. Who has a budget of $25,000? Well, for this mural. The project has a budget. Oh, the project. Okay. I would just, if we're participating in something with money, I'd like to see the budget. I'm assuming there will be a budget. Well, we have that budget. We just don't know what lighting is going to cost. So, there are details that we don't have hard numbers on. Okay. Do have the artists. And that's what her budget is. $25,000. So, as long as we, I'm just, you know, I think, you know, if we're doing anything, we'd want to have some hard numbers. And actually, the project would still exist even if we didn't have lighting. So, by the way, they took down the tree that was in front of that wall. They used to hide that wall. So, that's another reason it would be much more visible than when it was so easy to put graffiti on. So, that's why the pool is, you know, part of the project, too, and they're, you know, refurbishing the wall. And originally, so the artist had given us a quote, you know, the wall is kind of in two segments. There's a small portion where the graffiti was before, and then there's an additional portion. And many people felt that it would be more impactful for the whole wall. So, her budget for the whole wall is the approximately $25,000. And that includes, you know, everything. Her labor, her design, the paint, the, you know, equipment, whatever. Jenna, I thought the $10,000 was to go directly to the artist. It could go directly to her. Sorry. That's not my question. My question is the $10,000 is 100% to cover the artist, correct? Because lighting is something that's... Right. I'm just saying we don't have the entire budget. Well, the $10,000, is that for the artist? Yeah. Or could that include other lighting or other things? It would be simplest if it went towards the artist's budget. That's what I think, too. Yeah. Yeah. And it could also be paid directly to her. Okay. But we would work that out with Kelsey. Right. So, but it's... That's what I thought we were talking about then. When we started talking about lighting, that got me a little bit. Well, I have a question. Because we want to see the whole budget. Okay. Can we say to whoever... Can we say that this money is to go, to be honest, or not? We could. Yeah, we could. Okay. So... It would be in the application, actually. Yes. We could identify where. That's... They want to know where their money is going. So... Okay. And we could probably submit the artist's budget with the application. Okay. So can... What's the technicality of, can we revise the motion? Can we move to amend it? Okay. Okay. So would someone like to move to amend the motion so that it isn't just applying for funding and support of the Waylon Mural Project, but it's $10,000, up to $10,000 in funding to support the artist who is creating the mural project. Okay. Okay. I make a motion that we amend the main motion to include that the $10,000 go directly to the audience. Does that sound like a... Mm-hmm. Does that sound like... Does that sound like... We don't know directly, but $10,000 just to ultimately pay the artist. Yeah. To pay the... It might be totaled through the town. To pay the artist. To pay the artist. Yeah. To pay the artist for the Waylon Mural Project. Okay. Is that... Is that okay? Okay. Okay. I made... I amended the main motion and Denise seconded it. Okay. So... And I heard what she... I heard Denise seconded it. Okay. Denise. Okay. Thank you. She gave me the thumbs up. Okay. Okay. So, Denise, help me out here... So we roll on the amended... The motion to amend first. We have to vote on the motion to amend first. And then why don't we talk about the first motion? It becomes the amended motion. Yeah. Who actually accountable for the project? Who's accountable for the project? Yeah. The project is... Okay. Someone... Wait a minute. We still haven't finished. We'll make sure the project is going to carry out. Who's responsible for it. Heather, I don't think we've finished... The motion first. Well, I think if Yahoo has a question about it before we vote, right? We can have discussion on the motions and on the amendment to the motion as well. All right. I... Nobody called the question. So we're allowed to have a discussion. So who's accountable? So who's accountable for how that $10,000 gets spent? The project. Or who's accountable for the mural project overall? Like who's in charge of it? We're in charge of the mural project. A committee? We're totally down to people. A committee led by Heidi Highland? Sort of. She tries not to be the head. She tries to make it belong to everybody. Who is she? Heidi. Heidi Highland? Heidi. She used to work for Wayland Cares for many years. But that's... She's a... She's a... Two kids in high school. Yes. Community activist. But it's interesting. But with the co-sponsors, so we are co-sponsors. Who is this? Other co-sponsors. So in a way, we're accountable along with the other co-sponsors of... Yeah, the other co-sponsors project. But we have a representative. No, it's a representative. No, it's a representative for months. They take the money to pay out from the beach. Yeah. So Wayland Cares, and who are the other partners? I don't know. The public schools. The schools. Yes. And the town pool. Wayland Pool. Wayland Pool. Yeah. So the town pool, the public schools, Waycan, and the HRDEIC are co-sponsors of the mural project. So I think we're all accountable. Sounds like a very broad representation of town. It's responsible. It's encouraging and working on this project. That are grassroots support. And I guess transparency, because everybody has a little role. It requires everyone else to do their little role. Are we ready to vote on the amended motion? So we're just voting on the part that specifies the $10,000 goes just to the artist. Yes. Although not necessarily directly to the artist. Yes. The amended... But two goes to pay the artist. Yeah. The amended motion says... We've amended the main motion to say that we'll apply for up to $10,000. What did you just say? How did you just say it? To pay to the artist. To pay to the artist for the Wayland Mural project. It doesn't mean it's getting paid directly. It's not... This is not specifying how the payment logistics are going to work. It's just saying that it's not going to go for lighting. Right. When you put the budget together, that's fine. You don't do that. Yeah. All right. So let's vote on the amended motion. The people online, does that make sense? Were you able to hear all that? Yes. Okay. So we're going to vote on the amended motion to say that we will apply for up to $10,000 to pay to the artist for the Wayland Mural project. Okay. Heather? Yes. Asma? Yes. Sawu? Yes. Maya? Yes. Sarah? Yes. Denise? Yes. Kevin? Yes. And Karen? Yes. All right. So we passed unanimously the amended motion. Now, do we go back to the... I think we voted on it. I mean, it's... The way we voted it, we voted all the wording combined. Very good. Kind of amended the... We amended the main motion and we voted on it. Because the question was whether we wanted to narrow the focus to be just the artist. And we did. And the way you read it and what we voted was the same. And up to 10,000 doesn't mean it's going to be 10,000. If you discover that the lighting is another 3,000, you might reduce this to... Because we just said up to 10,000. Right. And say it has to be 10,000. Yeah. Okay. And if a huge donation, you know, comes in and you don't need that much... Okay. We're going to love you. Okay. Thank you. And we understand that you, Jenna, will work with Heidi Heilman to actually draft the court. We look forward to that renewal... Yes. ...in our community. A spot that has been so painfully used. So we're happy that it will have a different face on it. Bring us together rather than drive us apart. Yes. All right. Fifth anniversary. So we have our fifth... Let's just say that HRDIC turns five this month. Yeah, I know. Right? We were established in 2021. And we're excited. We're going to celebrate a little bit after this meeting. And we might or might not be joined by a few people in that celebration. But in honor of the fifth anniversary, Marianne and Sophie volunteered to work on a bulletin board display for the town building. And they wanted to say a couple of words about that. Yeah. Before Sophie starts, she's going to talk a little about some of the topics that we talked about. And just hope that having it on the agenda made you think about what it is that you wanted to make sure was covered or whatever. We're just looking for input, you know, on this. So I'll go ahead. Yeah. So for the bulletin board, I just wanted to go over some of the things that the HRDIC did over the five years that happened. And for 2021 to come into your... Because some of them bridge umbrella. So I think we can go ahead and finish all of them. And people can see if there's something missing there. That showed up throughout the housing. We weren't sure what to do about housing. We weren't sure, you know, what we had done about housing. So we'd be interested in... We had... Yeah, we've had a couple of housing fora. Main events. That we... Yeah, we co-sponsored with the... Okay. And we were going to look at events, but just... Maybe we'll... When... Because you've been involved in those. As we look at those events and figure out where, you know, we might run them by you to see if we've covered all the important stuff. But if it's an event, we'll have it. If it's... If there's something you want to highlight or you want to highlight. In particular, the... Maybe the 212 thing. We did look at that. We did review that. The new... Yeah. The new Chichuilut. Yeah. The Chichuilut Street. So... But we can. We have big hopes for that. We have big hopes for that. Yeah. I love the idea of a timeline. It's fun to hear everything over time. And I love the idea of making it interactive with Sticky so that people can put up either reactions to or ideas for the future. The only thing I was wondering is, do we want to highlight when, like, the Weyland Fest, when it became the bigger, like, combined event in the town. Oh, we're here. I'm pointing over there. We're here. Here. Yeah. Because that felt like a shift when it went... It was a huge collaboration. Yeah. And it was a shift and then a big collaboration across the town. And it went from 8th or something. And so if you're doing timeline, I think you need to show all three multicultural. Well, you know, the thing is, we don't want people to say, oh, I already saw that. So we're just trying to think of events that continue, how to share that in a creative way so that people don't say, oh, oh, this is now old news. We want to keep it fresh and yet, you know, cover, you know, identify the things that are continuing so that we identify that. So we haven't quite worked out how we're going to do that. But what if the visuals kind of spiral somehow? Wow. I'm not very good at things with that. But some sort of spiral that shows a continuation. And the festival, it's cool because it was a change. Like that's a shift in it. So it can somehow be represented maybe a little bit differently. What if you use like colored yarn and the things that start? And then you have like just parallel threads or even woven together somehow to get the idea that these are ongoing. Because there's there's three multicultural festivals or last one changed the name. There's two annual Human Rights Day events. There's three years of co-sponsoring Lunar New Year. Those are things that when I was looking also for tonight's purposes, that I sort of said, OK, well, we've done these more than once. So, yeah, I don't have an idea about how to display that. But we do have at least three things that we've done more than once. And we've been connecting with like the historical society and the library. So is there a way to like show connections across the town? And maybe that's a way housing too? Like, you know, some way to show like connections with different groups in town? Yeah. Good for thought. Yeah. We started collaborating with the historical. We started collaborating with the library. We started collaborating with housing. Wayland Ken and Medco. Yeah. And some of our events. The rec department, rec 250, so many. The, you know, we're just trying to have it digestible. So, but maybe there's a way we can create those collaborations, maybe in a box in those particularly years. So, you know, you can see how we want people to be able to interact with this, but not be overwhelmed and not to lose them because they're getting confused. They're like, that's our charge. So, but that feedback is really. Thank you. So exciting. We can't wait to see it. Thank you. Because then we have to get the Wayland Post to do an article about it. Yeah. See the growth over time. Yeah. Good. Good. Thank you. So April is when we're hoping to, you know, start to finalize so that we can get it up for somewhere in April. Because at the end of April that bulletin board would be used, but it's a big, huge space. Yeah. So we'll try to use as much as possible. And we have an artist here. I know. We're so lucky. It's fabulous. Yeah. Well, thank you for that. Are there any, let's get to the end here. Are there any announcements or matters not reasonably anticipated? Getting back to the sports panel theme. Yeah. I don't think that would be a really historical society. They may have access to stuff or at least . So thank you so much. Yep. Thank you. Thank you for taking it on. Yes. You're welcome. Yes. Thank you. If there's nothing else, then I suggest that we adjourn. It's exactly 7.05. Would somebody like to move that we adjourn? I'd make a motion that we adjourn at 7.05. Yes. Okay. Second. Denise, second. You two are hot tonight. You're going to be hot for 7 seconds here. All right. Heather? Yes. Asma? Yes. Yawu? Yes. Maya? Yes. Sarah? Yes. Denise? Yes. Kevin? Yes. Yes. I am. Yes. And so? Why? Maya. Yes. Sophie. Yes? Yes. Who is looking at this point? And we are talking aboutDD? Yes. Adam. Phoebe. Yeah? Here we go. Yes. I am. Yes. Yes. So did. Now we are talking about it. There I am. Yes. And Sophie...
Okay. I want to acknowledge that it is Ramadan and St. Patrick's Day today. And, yeah, now we're going to go ahead and do that.
Today, as we begin, we would like to acknowledge the foreign indigenous peoples on whose traditional homelands we live, work, and gather today. The Massachusetts, the Nipmuc, the Wampanilag, and the Pawtucket. We acknowledge their ancestors, particularly Cardo of the Massachusetts tribe, who was steward of multiple land now encompassing the very end of the land when European settlers arrived to colonize this place in 1638. We seek to understand, acknowledge, and remember the painful, ongoing history of war, genocide, and forceful removal of indigenous peoples by European settlers. And we offer a living celebration of the indigenous communities who are not just part of the past, but who continue to live and make a history here today. May we all commit to deepening our relationships with the indigenous communities indigenous communities into being their allies and working for justice. Thank you so much. Thank you. And we should say that this meeting is being recorded, sort of, and will be made available to the public on WACAM as soon as possible at the meeting. And is there any, can we see whether there's any public comments? No, it's just you, me, Asma, and Sarah. Oh, I see.
It's for you. Thank you.
Meeting minutes. I don't have extra copies if anybody needs one. Anyone? And I should also say that I always, you know, we are having email problems. I always send out the email at WACAM Friday before our meetings that includes the minutes from the last time and includes the agenda and any other materials. And if you don't get that, if Friday rolls around and you haven't gotten an email from me, please email me and let me know that so I can make sure you get it in whatever way possible because we're not sure that our HRDDI listserv is working. But this was sent, it's actually pretty short minutes, so are there any comments on the February 17th events?
Are there any comments? Would someone move to? I approve the event. February 17th minutes. Is there a second? Second. Denise seconds. Kevin and Denise. Wonderful. Are there any other comments or are we ready to vote?
There are only a bunch of us who are not at this meeting, just to give you a hint. Can we ask Mary Ann? I approve.
Denise? Yes. Mariam? Oh, she's not here. Sorry. Yahoo?
Me? Yes. And the folks who are absent can abstain. That would be Asma?
Abstain.
Abstain. Maya? And Sarah? Abstain.
So it's by all the people who were here last time and the rest of us. We need to talk about a new HRDEIC co-clerk because Asma will no longer be able to serve as co-clerk, sadly, probably starting soon. Um, so, is there, and so Yahoo is willing to continue serving as co-clerk, right, and bringing up the, um, the, um, recording, putting it into a summary. But we need someone who can take that, check it against their notes, and make sure that we've got, you know, action. And I wonder whether anybody here would be willing to play that role. If nobody else would like to, I would like to do that. Thank you. That's especially nice of you because you have served in that role. Yeah. Anybody else interested in, um, playing that role? A lot to ask for students during the school year. Speak a little louder. During the school year, it might be a lot to ask of students. But if either one of you wants to do it, let us know. We don't want to assume anything. So, summary is prepared. So, you review the summary that Yahoo generates, and it would just be, you know, to verify. And we try to shrink the minutes into, like, no more than two pages. It's not like a transcript of the meeting. It's just a summary. The instructions are generally, so that anyone, any townsperson who is not in the meeting, can have a sense of what was taught in the motion. So, it would only be a few months. Resume, clerk.
It may be a very hectic time of year. My names are at the same point. No pressure. But we also don't want to, we want to make sure if you are interested in one of you that that opportunity is there, really no pressure. To help out, try it.
You guys don't want to do it, or I can try it. And you know what? If you feel, like, unsure for the first time or something, I'd just be willing to help you.
She's not helping you. She's being the co-chair. I think she's just co-clurped. Volunteering. Co-clurped, sorry. You co-clurped tribe? Sure. Okay. Wonderful. It's great.
And it takes time, but we can talk about it. It does take time to get the hang of it. To get the hang of it. It does help to have the recording. We'll talk about it. Okay.
So then let's...
We don't have a motion. Let's make a motion. I'm sure we all will second it. We haven't really had our discussion, but does anyone want to add anything to the discussion?
Sorry, I didn't catch. Who made the motion? The motion was Janot and Yalu seconded. Okay. And that's for Sophie? And that's for Sophie. Okay. Okay. Thanks.
So let's vote. Heather? Yes. Asma? Yes. Yalu? Maya? Mark? I'm not here. Sarah? She's going to call Sarah. She might be playing some. Sarah, can you hear? She might have closed.
Sarah will count her as an abstention as her screen froze, I think. She might come back before we finish. Oh, she's back. Oh, Sarah, are you there? I am here. Yes, I've already guessed. Okay. Thank you. Your screen froze.
Denise? Yes. Kevin? Thank you so much.
And Asma? Well, actually, I guess either now or another time, you can let us know when you're ready to turn over that responsibility. Sounds good. Okay.
So does that mean that Sophie doesn't have to do it this week? No, Asma's doing it this week. Yeah. And then I guess Asma will let us know when she's ready to make the transition and maybe you can work with Asma until... Take care. We'll make sure we don't just throw you to the wolves. Don't worry. We've got this. We think you're all together. We're in it together.
Okay. So the next thing is something that the Whelan Museum and Historical Society has invited us to post-ponsor. And what it is is a program called Forgotten Fighters, Chinese Soldiers in the American Civil War. And there's a presentation that the museum is organizing on Wednesday, May 13th at 7 p.m. And it will be a virtual presentation in person at the museum. Actually, I don't know what that means. A virtual presentation in person at the museum. Maybe it means we all come in person, but the person presenting is virtual. In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. And it's a 60-minute Zoom lecture by living history educator Annalise Meck. And the talk explores Chinese participation during the Civil War and the broader Chinese-American fight for freedom, citizenship, and belonging. And so just note that it's a living history educator, which I just think is really wonderful. I mean, it's not... What does that mean? Well, it means living history to the present, helping us understand the relevance of history. It's Annalise Meck, M-E-C-K. Annalise? Annalise? Yep. Okay. So, it's going to be really... At the Sophisticate. So, it's the at sign. And then the, S-E-W-P-H-I-S-T-I-C-A-T-E. It's like Sophisticate, except it's so, like S-E-W. So, it's at the Sophisticate.
So, look this person up. Annalise Meck, M-E-C-K. Annalise? Yep. It's A-N-N-T-E-L-I-E-S-E.
So, Sophisticate. That used to be a store. Oh, really? Yes. I'm going to tell you what it says about. Annalise Meck is a National Park Service Ranger and Special Events Coordinator at the Williams-Rights National Historical Park and the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park. Studying costumes and textiles at Kent State and is certified in diversity, equity, and inclusion through Cornell University. Identifying as a public historian, historical interpreter, dressmaker, and content creator, Annalise seeks opportunities to explore connecting threads throughout history and make learning about the past meaningful and relevant to modern audiences. For the decade of professional museum experience and interpretive program development and management, she delivers both virtual and in-person programs at historical and community organizations throughout the East Coast, specializing in historical costume construction, Chinese-American history, living history practices, Annalise edutains, educates and entertains, people of all ages and backgrounds, inclusive interpretations of history and material culture. I love it.
And I'm sorry I didn't ask beforehand. It says a virtual presentation in person at the museum. So that sounds to me like we're supposed to come in person and it's a virtual presentation with a live virtual presentation with that person who's not going to be here in person. But we will be there in person. That's interesting. The speaker will be on the museum. The speaker will be on Zoom. On the Zoom. But we'll be at the museum. The audience will be on the museum. Actually, I went to one of those at the library. Well, no, it wasn't a presentation. It was more hybrid. But anyway, yeah. Can people hear us? Can you hear us? On Zoom, yes? Yeah. You can see us, too. Yes, I can see you and hear you. Thank you. I just got the owl going. So that's why it's coming through here now. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. I have a program.
Those are two amazing museums where she works, the Harriet Tubman and the Women's History Museum.
I haven't heard her speak, but those are great places. I'm feeling guilty because I haven't been to either. Yeah. They really want to take us on the trip.
If you don't know the capacity, how many seats? At the museum? Yeah. So I'm going to guess that if a lot of people signed up, she'd have to move it to another location because the museum is off. Maybe it's hybrid, too. Yes. And maybe it's hybrid, too. I'm sorry.
We should be so lucky to have that be the problem. Yes, exactly. Too many people. Too many people. Where's the speaker? Do you know? Who is she? It's... Where's she? Which country? Which state? She's from New York State. New York State. I mean, that's where she works now, I should say. Yeah. Okay. This is Civil War. Civil War. Civil War. Civil War. Yeah. Civil War. Yeah. Yeah. And it's for AAPI Heritage Month. Yeah. Chinese soldiers in the American Civil War. Wow. I know. Good history for us all to learn about. Yes. You wanted to make a motion. Go ahead. I move that we co-sponsor the Forgotten Fighters, Chinese soldiers in the American Civil War with the Weyland Museum and Historical Society. In honor of the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. Thank you. Who was that? Denise seconded. Okay. Denise seconded. And if there's no more discussion, let's take a vote. Unless anybody has any last things they need to say.
All right. Let's vote. Heather. Heather. Yes. Asma. Yes. Yawu. Yes. Maya. Yes. Sarah. Yes. Denise. Yes. Kevin. Yes. Jenna. Yes. Marianne. Yes. Sophie. And Karen. Yes. So that is unanimous. Wonderful. Thank you. We'll let the museum know. They'll be very pleased. Then the other thing that Scarlett at the museum, Scarlett who's the executive from whatever, the director of the museum asked us about, um, is whether anyone in this group would like to participate in what she's calling a sports title, which would be a brainstorming group to develop all sports themed exhibits at the museum that tell a wide range of stories that reflect diverse athletes, communities, and experiences. So when she first asked me about this, I kind of said, well, what does sports have to do with us? Um, that was my initial response was like, I'm not sure that's sports oriented here in this group. But then she explained, well, no, they're trying to show a wide range of people and experiences. And, um, and that's where it does fall into our domain. People and experiences in sports. Yeah. I know. Like, so for example, I've been asked to come to a meeting, um, this week because I was part of the Weyland, the first Weyland 4-H horse club, which was actually the first horse club in the U.S. There were other 4-H clubs for cats, sheep, goats, or whatever. Um, that's great. So is there anyone looking for the first black variety? Is there anyone here with enough that to whom this appeals? Let's say that because this is not something we're going to vote for. I'm just looking for a volunteer who might be interested in participating. I might be.
Okay. Wonderful. I'm not sure what it would be. Okay. Fantastic. Okay. Well, and now that you've brought it up, you know, at least everybody kind of knows about it. So over the next couple months, if we might see a story that looks very different to us in view of this, you know, knowing that this is happening in town, that we might be able to highlight the chair, you know, even if we're not personally. We might be able to highlight the chair, we might be able to highlight the chair, you know, what they may be able to do in hybrid, so that you could work with it, or, you know, work with it. Yeah. Thursday, March 19th, 9 to 10 a.m.
So they appreciate whatever research could be done. Not to mention wonder about our own... Wait, Thursday, March 19th, did you say? Yeah. That's Thursday, the day at three months. Yeah, it's right around the corner. But I mean, that's not the only meeting. Oh. It just happens to be there next week. Okay. Yeah. All right. Thank you. Well, I couldn't get to see it, but maybe it was Thursday. Right. Yeah. But if you're interested, maybe you and Scarlett can figure out how we could participate. Maybe it was that much, but that's what you're making. Yeah. For example, May, Orly Wallace was very... She was a state, followed by a tennis player. Yeah. So there, I might send her names with them. She was representing... Yeah. We were just... I just saw her today. We were at Northeastern, and she played for Northeastern. That was true. All right. So... Well, I was the only girl allowed on a sandlot in the back. And the boys wouldn't let any other girls play, because they ran like girls that I did. There you go. What happened? That... Yeah, it means that they were kicking their legs up behind them instead of... All right. So, thank you. Thank you for that, Emma. I just really appreciate that. And I'll connect you with Scarlett. The next item on the agenda is for Janot to explain to us about the discussion and possible vote. Okay. Is that what it is? Discussion and possible vote to apply to the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation or up to $10,000 in funding to support the Wayland Mural Project, of which we are our co-sponsors. So, if you could tell us about that. Yes. So, the Wayland Mural Project is for the big wall at the Town of Poole. The Town of Poole has agreed with the artist. I don't know if you're all updated, but the artist who we've identified who'd like to work on the project is actually a graduate of Wayland High School. Yes. She's a professional muralist, and she would like to work and do a workshop with high school students who are interested. And a lot of high school students have been involved in this kind of broad group of Wayland residents who have been trying to move the mural project forward. We've had some early success in fundraising. Just last week, we were granted $5,000 from the Village Bank. The project, we don't actually have a hard budget as yet, but it's in the realm of about $25,000. So, there's a large fee for the artist. It's an enormous amount of work. Because the way that this mural is going to be designed is there was an initial survey that was sent out, and there weren't a lot of responses. So, we want to re-send the survey and try to do a better job of outreach so that we get ideas for the artist from across the Wayland community. And then she will integrate all of those into some initial designs and get feedback, you know, from people in the community. So, she wants it to be as participatory of a process as possible. But, still, you know, I mean, she has her artistic style, and, you know, we trusted the artist to produce something beautiful and meaningful. There will be no slogans. The idea is that it will be timeless, so nothing, no words on it. It will require preparation of the wall. The town pool is actually redoing the exterior of the building. So, it looks as though it can start this summer as soon as that is ready, as soon as the wall is ready. And then this, you know, the designing of the mural, the finalizing of the design will be ongoing. But then when she will paint the mural, we don't know yet whether she will be able to offer opportunities for townspeople to actually participate in, I don't know, doing the gesso or whatever. But there are stages in the actual painting of the mural. It requires a lift and, you know, equipment to get up high. And it will also need to have a final coating, which is really a protective layer, so that in the event that anyone tried to put graffiti on it, it could just be, you know, wiped right off. It would destroy the mural. And we're also looking into lighting. You know, one of the whole issues was that end of the building was in the dark, and that's how, you know, terrible graffiti came, you know, was able, people were able to do it. So, there will be lighting. And I think Brad Keyes actually is, was going to be meeting, I don't know, sometime this week or something, to advise on exterior lighting. So, a lot of Waylanders are contributing their ideas and expertise to move the project forward. But we still, we still need, you know, significant amount of money to be able to go forward. I think the artist requires a deposit of, like, maybe about $5,000. So, now we kept her deposit, thanks to the Village Bank. But we have been told that this Middlesex Bank Foundation, it's like a charitable foundation that the bank has, that this is the kind of project they might be interested in supporting. And, you know, this is a group of townspeople. Wayland Cannes has generously offered to be, like, the fiscal agent, which means that as a 501c3, they can receive money. And any monies that people donate towards this project would be a charitable donation for tax purposes. So, they can provide the receipt that people can use, you know, as a charitable donation. And that's a big contribution from Wayland Cannes to take on that. But we still are doing very active fundraising. So, this committee was approached to see, to apply for the foundation, it has to be an entity of some sort. And Cannes felt like they didn't really have the administrative capacity to do fundraising for us. So, we wanted to ask if we could, if the group wanted to ask if the Human Rights Commission and the Inclusion Committee could put in a grant application, some type of project, to this Middlesex Foundation. Do they want us to write the grant? And, like, who would do that? Heidi Pileman is one of the, sort of, large organizing group that she has offered to help with grant writing. Well, would you be working with her? Yes. I'd be working. Could be working with her. Yeah. So, the committee would be facilitating the request by serving as a requesting, like, an entity that could receive the funds. And we would have to sort out where would the money go. Whether it would come to Kelsey and how it would, yeah. Or whether it would go directly to the artist. And it's going to receive the money. And if the town applies, we would need to just sort it out. I mean, if we agree that we'd like to do this, we'll sort it out with Kelsey. What is the most efficient way, as a town entity, to move the money?
Because that might go directly to the artist, which is kind of a way to do it, potentially. But, okay. So, that detail is to be worked out. But the question before us is, do we want to apply as the HRDIC for funding in support of the mayoral? Yes. So, do you mean we will be in some such? We already are. We already voted on that some months ago. So, we're already. That's a good question. Because that is why they're coming to us. Because we are a close one. So, what is the role of the world's activities of both?
I'm sorry. So, what are we voting for in Saturdays? What kind of role were we going to play? Well, we're voting specifically on applying, the HRDIC applying for funding to the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation. So, we would, as a committee, we would serve as the applicant for a grant from the Middlesex Foundation for this project that we co-sponsored. So, as a member of the committee, I would work with the member of the organizing, the mural project group who would offer to basically be the grant writer so that we could. So, how about the people, I mean, the camp, the women camp, what do they have to offer? Well, they accept donations. And we would talk with the town, if we're willing to make the request as the committee, to submit the request, we would ask Kelsey in the town office how the best way for the money to flow. You know, what really we support is, to whatever, either we need to apply, applying for, or we can't apply for directly, which we clearly believe. Ken doesn't have the ability to apply directly. They're just a group of people. But they are 541-3-6. I know, but they've already agreed to process all the money coming in. So, they're doing a job for the project, and they can't take on. Oh, I see. It's a big progress. Yes. Can I make a motion? Sure. I move that we apply to Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation for up to $10,000 in funding as a part of the Wayland Bureau project. I'll second it. Can we still have a little discussion? Yep. I just think that even though we have a budget of $25,000, it's kind of a little loose. Who has a budget of $25,000? Well, for this mural. The project has a budget. Oh, the project. Okay. I would just, if we're participating in something with money, I'd like to see the budget. I'm assuming there will be a budget. Well, we have that budget. We just don't know what lighting is going to cost. So, there are details that we don't have hard numbers on. Okay. Do have the artists. And that's what her budget is. $25,000. So, as long as we, I'm just, you know, I think, you know, if we're doing anything, we'd want to have some hard numbers. And actually, the project would still exist even if we didn't have lighting. So, by the way, they took down the tree that was in front of that wall. They used to hide that wall. So, that's another reason it would be much more visible than when it was so easy to put graffiti on. So, that's why the pool is, you know, part of the project, too, and they're, you know, refurbishing the wall. And originally, so the artist had given us a quote, you know, the wall is kind of in two segments. There's a small portion where the graffiti was before, and then there's an additional portion. And many people felt that it would be more impactful for the whole wall. So, her budget for the whole wall is the approximately $25,000. And that includes, you know, everything. Her labor, her design, the paint, the, you know, equipment, whatever. Jenna, I thought the $10,000 was to go directly to the artist. It could go directly to her. Sorry. That's not my question. My question is the $10,000 is 100% to cover the artist, correct? Because lighting is something that's... Right. I'm just saying we don't have the entire budget. Well, the $10,000, is that for the artist? Yeah. Or could that include other lighting or other things? It would be simplest if it went towards the artist's budget. That's what I think, too. Yeah. Yeah. And it could also be paid directly to her. Okay. But we would work that out with Kelsey. Right. So, but it's... That's what I thought we were talking about then. When we started talking about lighting, that got me a little bit. Well, I have a question. Because we want to see the whole budget. Okay. Can we say to whoever... Can we say that this money is to go, to be honest, or not? We could. Yeah, we could. Okay. So... It would be in the application, actually. Yes. We could identify where. That's... They want to know where their money is going. So... Okay. And we could probably submit the artist's budget with the application. Okay. So can... What's the technicality of, can we revise the motion? Can we move to amend it? Okay. Okay. So would someone like to move to amend the motion so that it isn't just applying for funding and support of the Waylon Mural Project, but it's $10,000, up to $10,000 in funding to support the artist who is creating the mural project. Okay. Okay. I make a motion that we amend the main motion to include that the $10,000 go directly to the audience. Does that sound like a... Mm-hmm. Does that sound like... Does that sound like... We don't know directly, but $10,000 just to ultimately pay the artist. Yeah. To pay the... It might be totaled through the town. To pay the artist. To pay the artist. Yeah. To pay the artist for the Waylon Mural Project. Okay. Is that... Is that okay? Okay. Okay. I made... I amended the main motion and Denise seconded it. Okay. So... And I heard what she... I heard Denise seconded it. Okay. Denise. Okay. Thank you. She gave me the thumbs up. Okay. Okay. So, Denise, help me out here... So we roll on the amended... The motion to amend first. We have to vote on the motion to amend first. And then why don't we talk about the first motion? It becomes the amended motion. Yeah. Who actually accountable for the project? Who's accountable for the project? Yeah. The project is... Okay. Someone... Wait a minute. We still haven't finished. We'll make sure the project is going to carry out. Who's responsible for it. Heather, I don't think we've finished... The motion first. Well, I think if Yahoo has a question about it before we vote, right? We can have discussion on the motions and on the amendment to the motion as well. All right. I... Nobody called the question. So we're allowed to have a discussion. So who's accountable? So who's accountable for how that $10,000 gets spent? The project. Or who's accountable for the mural project overall? Like who's in charge of it? We're in charge of the mural project. A committee? We're totally down to people. A committee led by Heidi Highland? Sort of. She tries not to be the head. She tries to make it belong to everybody. Who is she? Heidi. Heidi Highland? Heidi. She used to work for Wayland Cares for many years. But that's... She's a... She's a... Two kids in high school. Yes. Community activist. But it's interesting. But with the co-sponsors, so we are co-sponsors. Who is this? Other co-sponsors. So in a way, we're accountable along with the other co-sponsors of... Yeah, the other co-sponsors project. But we have a representative. No, it's a representative. No, it's a representative for months. They take the money to pay out from the beach. Yeah. So Wayland Cares, and who are the other partners? I don't know. The public schools. The schools. Yes. And the town pool. Wayland Pool. Wayland Pool. Yeah. So the town pool, the public schools, Waycan, and the HRDEIC are co-sponsors of the mural project. So I think we're all accountable. Sounds like a very broad representation of town. It's responsible. It's encouraging and working on this project. That are grassroots support. And I guess transparency, because everybody has a little role. It requires everyone else to do their little role. Are we ready to vote on the amended motion? So we're just voting on the part that specifies the $10,000 goes just to the artist. Yes. Although not necessarily directly to the artist. Yes. The amended... But two goes to pay the artist. Yeah. The amended motion says... We've amended the main motion to say that we'll apply for up to $10,000. What did you just say? How did you just say it? To pay to the artist. To pay to the artist for the Wayland Mural project. It doesn't mean it's getting paid directly. It's not... This is not specifying how the payment logistics are going to work. It's just saying that it's not going to go for lighting. Right. When you put the budget together, that's fine. You don't do that. Yeah. All right. So let's vote on the amended motion. The people online, does that make sense? Were you able to hear all that? Yes. Okay. So we're going to vote on the amended motion to say that we will apply for up to $10,000 to pay to the artist for the Wayland Mural project. Okay. Heather? Yes. Asma? Yes. Sawu? Yes. Maya? Yes. Sarah? Yes. Denise? Yes. Kevin? Yes. And Karen? Yes. All right. So we passed unanimously the amended motion. Now, do we go back to the... I think we voted on it. I mean, it's... The way we voted it, we voted all the wording combined. Very good. Kind of amended the... We amended the main motion and we voted on it. Because the question was whether we wanted to narrow the focus to be just the artist. And we did. And the way you read it and what we voted was the same. And up to 10,000 doesn't mean it's going to be 10,000. If you discover that the lighting is another 3,000, you might reduce this to... Because we just said up to 10,000. Right. And say it has to be 10,000. Yeah. Okay. And if a huge donation, you know, comes in and you don't need that much... Okay. We're going to love you. Okay. Thank you. And we understand that you, Jenna, will work with Heidi Heilman to actually draft the court. We look forward to that renewal... Yes. ...in our community. A spot that has been so painfully used. So we're happy that it will have a different face on it. Bring us together rather than drive us apart. Yes. All right. Fifth anniversary. So we have our fifth... Let's just say that HRDIC turns five this month. Yeah, I know. Right? We were established in 2021. And we're excited. We're going to celebrate a little bit after this meeting. And we might or might not be joined by a few people in that celebration. But in honor of the fifth anniversary, Marianne and Sophie volunteered to work on a bulletin board display for the town building. And they wanted to say a couple of words about that. Yeah. Before Sophie starts, she's going to talk a little about some of the topics that we talked about. And just hope that having it on the agenda made you think about what it is that you wanted to make sure was covered or whatever. We're just looking for input, you know, on this. So I'll go ahead. Yeah. So for the bulletin board, I just wanted to go over some of the things that the HRDIC did over the five years that happened. And for 2021 to come into your... Because some of them bridge umbrella. So I think we can go ahead and finish all of them. And people can see if there's something missing there. That showed up throughout the housing. We weren't sure what to do about housing. We weren't sure, you know, what we had done about housing. So we'd be interested in... We had... Yeah, we've had a couple of housing fora. Main events. That we... Yeah, we co-sponsored with the... Okay. And we were going to look at events, but just... Maybe we'll... When... Because you've been involved in those. As we look at those events and figure out where, you know, we might run them by you to see if we've covered all the important stuff. But if it's an event, we'll have it. If it's... If there's something you want to highlight or you want to highlight. In particular, the... Maybe the 212 thing. We did look at that. We did review that. The new... Yeah. The new Chichuilut. Yeah. The Chichuilut Street. So... But we can. We have big hopes for that. We have big hopes for that. Yeah. I love the idea of a timeline. It's fun to hear everything over time. And I love the idea of making it interactive with Sticky so that people can put up either reactions to or ideas for the future. The only thing I was wondering is, do we want to highlight when, like, the Weyland Fest, when it became the bigger, like, combined event in the town. Oh, we're here. I'm pointing over there. We're here. Here. Yeah. Because that felt like a shift when it went... It was a huge collaboration. Yeah. And it was a shift and then a big collaboration across the town. And it went from 8th or something. And so if you're doing timeline, I think you need to show all three multicultural. Well, you know, the thing is, we don't want people to say, oh, I already saw that. So we're just trying to think of events that continue, how to share that in a creative way so that people don't say, oh, oh, this is now old news. We want to keep it fresh and yet, you know, cover, you know, identify the things that are continuing so that we identify that. So we haven't quite worked out how we're going to do that. But what if the visuals kind of spiral somehow? Wow. I'm not very good at things with that. But some sort of spiral that shows a continuation. And the festival, it's cool because it was a change. Like that's a shift in it. So it can somehow be represented maybe a little bit differently. What if you use like colored yarn and the things that start? And then you have like just parallel threads or even woven together somehow to get the idea that these are ongoing. Because there's there's three multicultural festivals or last one changed the name. There's two annual Human Rights Day events. There's three years of co-sponsoring Lunar New Year. Those are things that when I was looking also for tonight's purposes, that I sort of said, OK, well, we've done these more than once. So, yeah, I don't have an idea about how to display that. But we do have at least three things that we've done more than once. And we've been connecting with like the historical society and the library. So is there a way to like show connections across the town? And maybe that's a way housing too? Like, you know, some way to show like connections with different groups in town? Yeah. Good for thought. Yeah. We started collaborating with the historical. We started collaborating with the library. We started collaborating with housing. Wayland Ken and Medco. Yeah. And some of our events. The rec department, rec 250, so many. The, you know, we're just trying to have it digestible. So, but maybe there's a way we can create those collaborations, maybe in a box in those particularly years. So, you know, you can see how we want people to be able to interact with this, but not be overwhelmed and not to lose them because they're getting confused. They're like, that's our charge. So, but that feedback is really. Thank you. So exciting. We can't wait to see it. Thank you. Because then we have to get the Wayland Post to do an article about it. Yeah. See the growth over time. Yeah. Good. Good. Thank you. So April is when we're hoping to, you know, start to finalize so that we can get it up for somewhere in April. Because at the end of April that bulletin board would be used, but it's a big, huge space. Yeah. So we'll try to use as much as possible. And we have an artist here. I know. We're so lucky. It's fabulous. Yeah. Well, thank you for that. Are there any, let's get to the end here. Are there any announcements or matters not reasonably anticipated? Getting back to the sports panel theme. Yeah. I don't think that would be a really historical society. They may have access to stuff or at least . So thank you so much. Yep. Thank you. Thank you for taking it on. Yes. You're welcome. Yes. Thank you. If there's nothing else, then I suggest that we adjourn. It's exactly 7.05. Would somebody like to move that we adjourn? I'd make a motion that we adjourn at 7.05. Yes. Okay. Second. Denise, second. You two are hot tonight. You're going to be hot for 7 seconds here. All right. Heather? Yes. Asma? Yes. Yawu? Yes. Maya? Yes. Sarah? Yes. Denise? Yes. Kevin? Yes. Yes. I am. Yes. And so? Why? Maya. Yes. Sophie. Yes? Yes. Who is looking at this point? And we are talking aboutDD? Yes. Adam. Phoebe. Yeah? Here we go. Yes. I am. Yes. Yes. So did. Now we are talking about it. There I am. Yes. And Sophie...