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Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

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Aug 21, 2026

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Committee Adds Two Community Dialogue Sessions

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 16, 2026

Committee Ends New Cultural Holiday Statements

The committee agreed to keep its existing cultural and holiday statements online but not create new ones, while allowing updates to current statements as needed. Members also unanimously elected Karen Blumenfeld chair, Heather Pineault vice chair, and Sophie Chen clerk.

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Briefing

May 19, 2026

Committee Requests Up to $8,000

The committee unanimously voted to request up to $8,000 from the Select Board for the coming fiscal year, with members discussing reserving $2,500 for rapid incident response.

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Briefing

Apr 21, 2026

Committee Approves Two Heritage Statements

The committee unanimously approved amended statements recognizing Arab American Heritage Month in April and Jewish American Heritage Month in May; Denise Fortin did not participate in either vote.

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Briefing

Mar 17, 2026

Committee seeks up to $10,000 mural grant

The committee unanimously approved applying for up to $10,000 from the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to pay the artist for the Wayland Mural Project.

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Briefing

Feb 17, 2026

Committee backs two community history programs

The committee unanimously approved co-sponsoring a community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech and a display and lecture about Robert H. Hawkins, a founder of one of America’s first Black golf courses.

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Briefing

Jan 20, 2026

Committee Adds Two Community Dialogue Sessions

The committee unanimously approved co-sponsoring two additional Conversations for Change sessions with the Wayland Library and the Wayland Museum and Historical Society, scheduled for March 19 and April 30.

1 min readMunicipal coverage