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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes March 21, 2018 —Draft Minutes Page 16 of 17 671 672 Youth Commissioner Iverson commented they could have the movie be a separate event. 673 674 The Commission agreed that doing both the movie and a book would be a good option. 675 676 As a way to support this event, Youth Commissioner Iverson suggested the Commission read the 677 chosen book and participate in some of the discussion. 678 679 Youth Commissioner Hansel commented in the past$100.00 has been allotted for refreshments. 680 681 Commissioner Peterson stated they also need to make sure the movie rights allow it to be shown. 682 683 684 Other News, Business or Reports 685 686 a. Staff Report 687 688 Ms. Olson reported she received an inquiry from the Shoreview Human Rights liaison on 689 whether the HRIEC is interested in participating in some collaborative efforts. They did not 690 have anything specifically outlined at this point. The City of Shoreview has already gone 691 through a year of GARE training and may have similar information and focus. 692 693 The Commission agreed they should always open to collaboration. They are working on the 694 proclamations and that is what some of the HRIEC events will be tied to. 695 696 Ms. Olson requested volunteers for the Multicultural Festival which takes place on March 29 697 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Roseville Area High School. 698 699 Commissioners Djevi, Groff, and Youth Commissioner Hansel agreed to attend this event. 700 701 Commissioner Groff stated at this event in the past, they helped pass out plates and silverware. 702 703 Commissioner Peterson commented they also had a table and spoke with people at the event. 704 705 After discussion on what should be available on the HRIEC table, the Commission agreed to 706 have Ms. Olson update both the Commission and Volunteering handout. She will also see if 707 there is a banner that can be used on the front of the table and include other City informational 708 brochures. Commissioner Djevi volunteered to pick up the information before the event. 709 710 Ms. Olson reported she has been attending monthly Refugee Consortium meetings where 711 organizations share information on refugee resettlement and issues surrounding immigrants and 712 refugees. It was reported that the number of refugee arrivals are significantly lower than in 713 previous years. From October 2017 to February 2018 there were 221 arrivals. For the same time 714 period last year, there were 834 arrivals. Due to housing, there are not as many people settling in 715 Roseville.