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<br />Commissioner Slade stated the faith community member was also a Dreamer. <br /> <br />Ms. Curti stated they would ask people to come in the second day and consider ideas <br />the City has in response to immigration policies. <br /> <br />Commissioner Carey asked if the Commission would be able to get the demographic <br />information from the schools. <br /> <br />Ms. Curti stated this information is available after they school year has started and <br />she would follow up on this. <br /> <br />d.Discuss Race Film Series <br /> <br /> <br />Ms. Curti stated there had been a good turnout for all three movies. Several people <br />had stated they would like to see more of these types of events. The Library would <br />be interested in cosponsoring these with the Commission and the Commission could <br />also look at cosponsoring with the Shoreview Human Rights Commission again and <br />hosting an event at the new library. She suggested the Commission consider <br />forming a subcommittee to research topics and possible events. <br /> <br />Commissioner Carey suggested reaching out to the Community Engagement <br />Commission to see if anyone would be interested in working on the subcommittee. <br /> <br />Commissioner Peterson suggested the Commission table the formation of a <br />subcommittee until the April meeting because they would have more information on <br />the combining of the HRC and CEC. If the combining of the Commissions is expected <br />to be delayed, then they could start a subcommittee in April. <br /> <br />e.Discuss Mental Health Forum <br /> <br /> <br />Ms. Curti stated this might be something the Commission would like to table until the <br />duties and objectives have been defined for the combined Commission. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dailey stated the person that had done the Forum in January on Grey <br />Matters is the only person at NAMI that does that presentation and she prefers not to <br />work with the same City within a one-year period. She does offer presentations on <br />anxiety and substance abuse. She recommended scheduling a presentation on <br />anxiety for next January, similar to the Grey Matters event. The Commission could <br />offer other events through NAMI with different speakers. <br /> <br />Chair Groff asked how they could increase participation from residents. <br />Commissioner Peterson suggested offering the presentation in the evening versus <br />during the day. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dailey stated the last event had been targeted towards seniors and <br />most of the advertising had been done in churches and senior living facilities. <br /> <br />Commissioner Slade stated there is a general stigma about mental health and it is a <br />difficult subject for people to talk about in public. She stated they could target <br />caregivers and family support systems. <br /> <br /> <br />