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Worcester Human Rights Commission elects leadership, adopts Pride and Juneteenth resolutions
Summary
At its June monthly meeting the Worcester Human Rights Commission elected new chair and vice chair, filled a clerk role and unanimously approved resolutions recognizing National Pride Month and Juneteenth and asking the city manager to review municipal policies for inclusivity.
The Worcester Human Rights Commission on the evening of its June 2025 regular meeting elected Guillermo Creamer Jr. as chair, Randy Feldman as vice chair and Carrie Witherall as clerk, and unanimously approved two resolutions recognizing National Pride Month and Juneteenth.
The vote to make Creamer chair followed a nomination by Commissioner Randy Feldman and a second; a roll-call vote recorded all members present as voting “aye.” The vice chair nomination was put forward from the chair and also passed by roll call. Member Carrie Witherall volunteered to serve as clerk and the commission approved that appointment by roll call.
Commission Chair Guillermo Creamer Jr. delivered remarks after the elections calling the work of the commission “challenging” and urging members to pursue “policy when policy is needed, and presence when presence is required.” He told commissioners the panel would press for accountability and “turn values into action.”
After the leadership votes, the commission unanimously approved a resolution declaring June as National Pride Month. The resolution notes Pride’s origin in the June 1969 Stonewall uprising, cites nationwide bills and rising violence against LGBTQ+ people, and asks the city manager’s office to “review and evaluate Worcester’s municipal policies and practices to ensure they are inclusive, equitable and affirming of Worcester’s LGBTQ+ community.”
The commission then unanimously approved a resolution recognizing Juneteenth as “a day of reflection and liberation,” describing Juneteenth’s historical significance and requesting that the city manager evaluate city policies and practices for alignment with goals of equity and sustained investment in racial justice.
The commission also approved the May minutes by roll call. Commissioners said the two resolutions were timely and important to vulnerable communities and that the HRC should follow the resolutions with policy review requests to the city manager’s office.
The meeting moved on to other agenda items after the votes.
Ending: The newly elected leadership will serve until the commission’s next election cycle; the two resolutions ask the city manager’s office to review municipal policies. The commission did not set specific deadlines in the motions for the manager’s review.
