HRDEI Committee Votes to Co-Sponsor Four Community Programs
Wayland's HRDEI Committee backs four new co-sponsorships and fields a resident's concerns about a proposed youth center's pastor.
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HRDEI Committee
Members: Karen Blumenfeld (Chair), Mary Ann Borkowski, Kevin Goodwin, Janot Mendler de Suarez, Sophie Chen (Co-Clerk), Asma Khan, Maryam Libdi, Heather Pineault (Vice Chair), Maya Raj, Sarah Shtutin, Yauwu Tang (Co-Clerk)
Wayland HRDEI Committee Approves Updated Community Resource Guide for Fall Distribution
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 HRDEI Committee Pauses Cultural Heritage Statements, Explores Newspaper Partnership
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 HRDEI Committee votes to seek up to $8,000 from Select Board
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 HRDEI committee approves Arab American, Jewish American heritage statements
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"