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5. Rollin's motion to make an election committee was seconded by Mr. Goldsmith. <br />All in favor, none opposed. <br />VII. Subcommittee Updates <br />A. Executive Committee <br />B. Diversity Matters <br />1. Town Hall Report <br />a. Mr. Russell was not present to report <br />2. Community Read <br />a. Ms. Richard asked Dr. Stroman if she was familiar with what was <br />happening with the Community Read. <br />i. Dr. Stroman stated that in the future she would take more of a lead <br />on events for the Commission. She stated that Alison Spannaus is <br />the contact at UNC for the Community Read, and she was going to <br />be in touch with her about whether or not the HRC still needed a <br />room to meet in on next Monday, August 21 st. She stated that <br />minimal publicity was done for the event, so it does not seem there <br />is any community interest in participating in a discussion led by <br />the HRC next Monday. She stated that Ms. Moore volunteered to <br />purchase the book for the HRC members to read and participate <br />next Monday as a group as a pilot for future community reads. <br />ii. Dr. Stroman asked how the members felt about reading the book <br />over the next week and meeting to discuss it on UNC's campus. <br />iii. Ms. Richard and Mr. Goldsmith asked how the members of the <br />HRC participating in the Read without including residents would <br />be reported on the annual report. <br />iv. Dr. Stroman stated that the importance was in reading the book <br />itself and the value the topic would bring to the members' <br />understanding of the issues faced by Muslims and Arabs in the <br />country today. <br />V. Mr. Goldsmith asked if the members could read the book on their <br />own and Dr. Stroman reiterated that discussing the topic as a group <br />would help better their own understanding <br />b. Dr. Stroman stated that the members didn't have to gather on next <br />Monday, but that reading the book and discussing it at a later time would <br />be beneficial for everyone's understanding and help them all better equip <br />themselves to serve the county's residents <br />i. Ms. Richard indicated that meeting to discuss the book at a later <br />date would work better for her. Mr. Goldsmith agreed with that <br />sentiment. <br />ii. Ms. Preslar stated that she could most likely attend next week's <br />event. <br />iii. Dr. Stroman caught Marc Xavier up on the current topic as he <br />arrived. <br />iv. Mr. Xavier agreed that reading the book would be beneficial to the <br />HRC as a whole <br />