HRDEI Committee

Wayland's Human Rights, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee unanimously approved an updated community resource guide and mapped a two-pronged fall distribution strategy at its July 21 meeting.

WAYLAND -- June 16, 2026, Wayland's Human Rights, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee voted to retain all current officers and debated ending its practice of issuing monthly cultural heritage statements at its June 16 meeting. The committee unanimously re-elected Karen Blumenfeld as chair, Heather Pino as vice chair,

WAYLAND -- May 19, 2026, Wayland HRDEI Committee votes unanimously to ask Select Board for up to $8,000 in programming funds. Vice Chair Heather Pino and Chair Karen said the request would cover roughly $4,500 in stipends for facilitators such as Jamil Adams and Dr. Eden Renee, about $500

WAYLAND -- April 21, 2026, Wayland HRDEI committee approves rewritten Arab and Jewish heritage statements, then debates ending the practice. The committee passed both the April Arab American Heritage Month and May Jewish American Heritage Month statements after extensive line edits, including removing language that paired enslavement with "resilience"

WAYLAND -- March 17, 2026, Wayland HRDEI committee votes unanimously to apply for $10,000 Middlesex Savings grant for mural artist. Member Janot Mendler de Suarez told the panel the Wayland Mural Project, slated for the town pool's exterior wall, has an approximately $25,000 budget and recently received