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4CHUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION <br /> Cultivating Community Through Social Justice <br /> MINUTES <br /> Tuesday, March 28, 2023 <br /> 6:00 pm —7:30 pm <br /> Virtual Meeting via Zoom <br /> https://orangecountync.zoom.us/m/85782134210 <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF <br /> Jenn Sykes Melvyn Blackwell, Civil Rights Specialist <br /> Josh Ravitch Courtney McLaughlin, Community Engagement& Outreach <br /> Coordinator <br /> Ruby Garcia Shameka Fairbanks, Chief Equity& Human Rights Officer <br /> Nathalie Volkheimer <br /> Jameelah Merritt <br /> Lynn McGee <br /> Anjail Taylor <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT <br /> Allison Mahaley <br /> Ana Garcia-Turner <br /> I. Call to Order I Commissioner Mahaley, Chair <br /> A. The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m. <br /> II. Introductions <br /> A. All present commissioners and staff introduce themselves <br /> III. Minutes Approval I February 28, 2023 & March 28, 2023 <br /> A. Minutes unavailable. Will be reviewed in the April meeting. <br /> IV. Executive Committee Report <br /> A. Letter from a Birmingham City Jail — Poetry Slam on April 19, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Arts <br /> Mill that is being co-sponsored by the Orange County Arts Commission & the Orange <br /> County Community Remembrance Coalition <br /> B. Research Triangle High School Proposal — Commissioner Mahaley would like the HRC to <br /> discuss the charter school that is being proposed to be established in Northern Orange <br /> County. Expresses concerns that the charter proposal does not appear to be in alignment <br /> with the expressed Social Justice goals of the County. Request Commissioners to consider <br /> drafting a letter to the Board of County Commissioners to address these concerns. <br />