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HRDEI Committee

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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"

Wayland HRDEI panel seeks $10,000 grant for mural project artist

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

Wayland HRDEI Committee approves two summer co-sponsorships with town museum

WAYLAND — February 17, 2026 — Wayland HRDEI Committee unanimously co-sponsors two summer programs with town museum. Chair Karen Blumenfeld moved both votes early at the Feb. 17 remote meeting, citing a thin vacation-week quorum and pending museum grant work. The committee backed a June 30 community reading of Frederick

Wayland HRDEI panel co-sponsors Frederick Douglass reading and Black golf history exhibit

WAYLAND — February 1, 2026 — Wayland's HRDEI Committee unanimously co-sponsors a Frederick Douglass reading and a Robert H. Hawkins exhibit. Chair Karen Blumenfeld rushed both 7-0 votes early in the Feb. 17 meeting to protect a thin vacation-week quorum, clearing the museum's Scarlet to

Wayland HRDEI Committee adds two spring dialogue sessions on belonging

WAYLAND — January 20, 2026 — Wayland HRDEI Committee unanimously co-sponsors two more Conversations for Change dialogues. The committee voted Tuesday to back March 19 and April 30 sessions led by Dr. Eden-Renee Hayes with the Wayland Free Public Library and the Wayland Museum and Historical Society, focused on James