Minorities and Allies Caucus
Zoom Meeting (Register here)
January 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM

DRAFT Agenda

I. Introductions
    a. Introductions-New Members
    b. Recap Last Meeting (Dorthy Fernandez)
II. New business 
    a.  Web Visibility (Terry) 
    b.  Ivan Posey Article (Klaus) 
    c.  Racism Lesson “False Peace” Dr. Bernice King 
          1) Being “colorblind” does not=justice. And so many seem to prefer a claim of “not seeing color” over the work of eradicating racism and dismantling white supremacy. That is false peace. And that is not the dream or teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
     d. MLK March Parade (Joan)
     e. Reflections on Guest Speaker Pam Hemphill 
         1) Open Discussion
    f. What Racism Costs Everyone 47 min. interview with NPR Heather McGhee   
        1)  https://www.npr.org/2021/02/17/968661846/what-racism-costs-everyone 
III. Misc. 
    a. Any more volunteers for the voter education     
 committee? (Terry,Tracy,Courtney) look at dates that    
 work for the meeting.
    b. Reminder on action dates for January (Klaus)
    c. Courtney is moving ahead with contacting Senator Byrd as our February Guest Speaker
    d. Suggestions/Final thoughts-Open Discussion
IV. Conclusion 
    a. Next Meeting February 8, 2025 @ 10 am
    b. adjourn