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Attachment A Discussion III MAY 3-4, 2017 | Marquita Stephens, Facilitator T Imagine Roseville he City of Roseville along with - discussion, Community Aspi- the Roseville Area Schools, com- rations and Immigration, was mission members, residents and held over two nights at Roseville others began hosting a series of Area High School on May 3 and the Roseville Skating Center on discussions grew out of a tragic shooting May 4, 2017. Background that occurred near Rosevilles border and its impact on students in the Roseville Area At the December 1, 2016, second Imagine School District, and subsequent media at- Roseville community meeting, approxi- tention, as well as conversations happening mately 70 residents gathered to recommend locally and nationally surrounding police a course of action as a follow-up to the and community relations. Community Conversations held earlier Imagine Roseville, the title of the Citys in the year in the aftermath of the Philan- do Castile shooting. Eight questions were a community engagement mechanism presented and residents were encouraged to through a series of discussions to ensure choose the one most mirroring their area of Roseville is a community where people make connections amidst changing demo- question 5. could lead to various actions or to nothing 5.Social Issues5.Social Issues e recent election has created a platform zens involved and reported publicly, which for the discussion of race, racism, bias,for the discussion of race, racism, bias, allows the engagement of others. prejudice, white supremacy, homophobiaprejudice, white supremacy, homophobia In October 2016, community members and xenophobia. Election rhetoric aboutand xenophobia. Election rhetoric about deportation of people due to religiousdeportation of people due to religious ville event/conversation to discuss how to practices or about being in the U.S.practices or about being in the U.S. address the needs of the community in the illegally has created tension among someillegally has created tension among some citizens and emboldened others.citizens and emboldened others. the question How do we build ourselves as What course of action should we take, as What course of action should we take, as ognized the changing demographics seen a community and as individual neigh-a community and as individual neigh most handily in our schools. Participants - bors, to address these fears and tensions bors, to address these fears and tensions also encouraged the city to make Roseville a to insure forward movement in our ongo-to insure forward movement in our ongo leader and model for communities in being - ing development as a multicultural city?ing development as a multicultural city? a desire to get ahead of any impact changes may bring. | 1