Wayland HRDEI Committee to seek $5,000 Sudbury Foundation grant for trainings

WAYLAND -- July 18, 2023, Wayland human rights committee unanimously pursues $5,000 Sudbury Foundation grant for community trainings. Acting Chair Karen Blumenfeld led the HRDEI Committee Tuesday in the absence of Chair Yamini Ranjan, with members voting 7-0 to authorize Mei Ling Lin-Krasner, new member Marianne Borkowski and clerk Jessica Schundel to draft a grant application by the Aug. 11 deadline covering trainings on domestic abuse, coercive control, harassment and racism. The committee separately voted 7-0 to ask the Select Board whether it may endorse state legislation within its purview, including bills expanding Chapter 209A and curbing "abusive litigation" against domestic-violence survivors. Member Janot Mendler de Suarez said planning for the SPIRIT community dialogue, targeting late October or early November and up to 120 attendees, is underway with U.S. DOJ facilitation. A proposed Oct. 7 screening of the film "Sight" was tabled over its Indigenous Peoples Day weekend timing.