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Danvers Human Rights and Inclusion Committee welcomes new members, schedules Hispanic Heritage celebration and outlines mini-grant and youth program changes
Summary
At its Sept. 18 meeting, the Town of Danvers Human Rights and Inclusion Committee welcomed two new members, announced a Hispanic Heritage Month event for Oct. 4 at Danvers High School, described an upcoming mini-grant initiative and reported changes to the NextGen youth program; the committee also approved prior meeting minutes.
The Town of Danvers Human Rights and Inclusion Committee met Thursday, Sept. 18, and welcomed two new members, announced a community Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on Oct. 4 at Danvers High School, discussed an upcoming mini-grant initiative and reported organizational changes for the NextGen youth program. Chair Johan Hunter led the meeting and committee members approved the minutes from the committee’s previous meeting.
The meeting opened with a Native American land acknowledgement read by Karen, recognizing the Naumkeag and Agawam peoples as the ancestral inhabitants of what is now Danvers. Hunter introduced two new members: Luisita Pumphrey (absent) and Luis Velasquez. Hunter said Pumphrey has been active on the committee’s Martin Luther King event and is a local real estate agent. Luis Velasquez, who said he has been a Danvers resident for about 15 years,…
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