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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes March 21, 2018 —Draft Minutes Page 13 of 17 536 Youth Commissioner Iverson suggested it be tied with the Wild Rice Festival in 537 September. 538 539 Commissioner Peterson commented they should go with American Indian Month in May 540 because it is more relevant to the community. 541 542 12. Mental Health Awareness Month—Commissioner Carey reported Roseville has not 543 previously had this. She did some research and found that President Obama had a 544 proclamation that was very specific. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 545 has a template they recommend for Mental Health Awareness Month that is relevant and 546 she included it in the proclamation. 547 548 Commissioner Groff noted going to NAMI was wise because they are community based 549 and knows what is going on locally. 550 551 552 13. Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month—Commissioner Djevi reported he 553 was unsure if he could reach out to this community because it was not approved by the 554 City Council. He met with a friend of Asian descent and came up with a proclamation. 555 556 Ms. Olson stated because the Council approved the HRIEC going over these 557 proclamations, it would be okay if he met with people in this community. 558 559 Chair Holub noted she remembers asking the Council if they could reach out to these 560 communities and organizations and they said yes. 561 562 Commissioner Djevi stated he will reach out to members of this community. 563 564 14. Disability Awareness Month—Youth Commissioner Hansel reported the City does not 565 have a disability proclamation, so she looked at the proclamation that President Obama 566 enacted in 2016, which covered all disabilities. She contacted the Minnesota Disability 567 Council and they provided her with the American's With Disabilities Act that was passed 568 by Governor Dayton. It is inclusive of all disabilities and is laid out similarly to how the 569 Council has proclamations. 570 571 Commissioner Groff noted he liked the first page better because it is more precise and 572 uses better language. 573 574 15. Human Trafficking/Exploitation—Commissioner Peterson reported she found a lot of 575 information on this topic. The most recent information is about National Slavery and 576 Human Trafficking Prevention Month. She is still trying to reach out and will continue to 577 work on it. 578 579 Ms. Olson noted she will send Commissioner Peterson the link to the google doc that was 580 referenced in an email.