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Roseville Human Rights Commission Meeting Minutes — July 08, 2008 Page 2 of 4 2 Further discussion included a commonly therned script for contact; advantages of involving 3 entities in planning prior to setting a date and/or topic(s); mixed feelings for vidcotaping the 4 forum versus maintaining privacy and honest dialogue of participants; future involvemeni and 5 interest of the City of Shoreview's Community Development Department in involvir�g 6 businesses and providing business contacts to the HRC; and possible credit given for student 7 involvement similar to that used during the Patriot Forum. 8 9 Ms. Hite advised thaf out of a goal of 70 participants, thcy had 54 attend, and received positive 10 feedback of the experience, and anticipated morc participation next Lime due to word-of mouth 11 advertising. 12 13 Addztional discussion included how to choose speakers and match them to thosc attending; 14 accuracy of the School District's demographic and cultural data based on school open enrollment 15 and University of MN graduate siudent families, and how it compares to city-wide data and 16 ethnicities. 17 18 Ms. Hite advised that they held their fonxm in April, with a gathering tirne for food at 6:30 p.m., 19 followed by the presenters and panels from 7:00 — 9:00 p.m., and were pleasantly surprised that 20 discussions continued and people lingered when it was tirne to end. 21 22 Loudi Rivamonte, United Way's Cultural Dynamics Committee Coordinator ?3 Ms. Rivamonte reviewed assistance available from the United Way and options for choosing L4 presenters based on thc needs of the community and cultures represented; assistance in guiding 25 questions for panelists; what welcome means based on backgound, awareness and cultural 26 sharing; ways to recognize and build trust among cultures; and provided references af other 27 communities thc linited Way �aad worked with and the success of their Cultural 28 Complementarity Model developed by the United Way's Cultural Dynamics Committee. 29 30 Ms. Rivamonte provided handouts with additional ideas for dialogue. 31 32 Ms. Rivamonte clarified that the Cotnplementarity model was different from iraining sessions 33 and was developed to provide an opportunity for community engagement and cross-cultural 34 communication tools as a blueprint for businesses to use, instcad of or in lieu of training; how to 35 work with each other and ciients and how to meet your neighbors. Ms. Rivamonte said this was 36 accomplished through a"Village" concept rather than a facilitated forum to develop an attitude 37 of abundance, using an inclusive approach by sharing experiential leasning, what we've 3$ cxperienced, and how we've internalizcd it while getiing perspectives from others. 39 �40 Additional discussion included the trust and good will built through this model; the checklist �1 provided by United Way and the HRC's progress through the checklist being on track for an 42 October forurn; a community recruitment chart developed by the City of Shoreview; and costs 43 paid by Shoreview for consultation/facilitation to the United Way, food and beverages, 44 printing/postage costs. 45 h6 Ms. Hite left the meeting at this rime.