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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes November 15, 2017—Draft Minutes Page 15of16 • Community Workshop—took place on November 8 and 9, and the next meeting will take place early next year. • OVALumination -took place on November 10. • Neighborhood Block Captains Meeting -November 14 and 15 at City Hall. • Remembering When: Preventing Falls in Older Adults —November 20 at 10:00 a.m. at the Roseville Fire Station. • Buckthorn Busters —November 18 at 10:00 a.m. at Villa Park. • Free Car Seat Clinic—took place on November 11. • CPR Class —November 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Roseville Fire Station. • CHAT: Your Health Care Agent—took place on November 4 at the Roseville Library. • After Caregiving: What's Next? —took place on November 9 at the Roseville Library. • Roseville Business Exchange— November 29 at 6:00 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott. Announcements Ms. Olson noted she attended a conference put on by the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration (MAVA) on Engaging Diverse Communities in Volunteerism with Commissioner Dailey and the City's Volunteer Coordinator. Commissioner Dailey reported there was a panel with three different executive directors from local nonprofits. They discussed volunteerism within their own cultures and strategies for engaging diverse volunteers. She learned to be persistent when she is developing relationships, and to make sure it is being done based on the other person's skill and not just the fact they are from a diverse community. Offering incentives such as food and child care are ways to get past barriers. There is ongoing research on this topic they hope to implement in the future. Ms. Olson stated they also learned that volunteer does not mean the same thing to everyone and provided ways to connect with communities. They spoke of immigrants and pointed out they are often willing to help, but volunteering in the traditional sense may not be one of their immediate priorities. Commissioner Peterson noted they need to make sure they do not forget about the racial profiling issue since the subcommittee has been disbanded. It is an important topic that needs to be discussed with the full Commission. Commissioner Djevi commented the Police department training at the mall has been moved to January. He agreed to follow up with the Police department in order to be prepared if the HRIEC decides to participate. He also announced the Ask A Veteran event will be on November 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Library. Commissioner Peterson announced there will be a discussion on the Minnesota Health Plan led by Senator John Marry at the Falcon Heights City Hall on November 16 at 6:30 p.m.