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By Lisa Carolin During a Zoom meeting conference call July 1, the Chelsea Human Rights Commission discussed the possibility of teaming up with the Chelsea District Library to collaborate on a program on racism. The HRC’s 2020 Plan includes addressing … Read more
By Lisa Carolin The Chelsea Human Rights Commission had its June 3 meeting via telephone conference call, and HRC members unanimously approved that Chelsea City Council and the City attorney review the language of submitting complaints under the Title VI … Read more
By Lisa Carolin The Chelsea Human Rights Commission met via tele-conference on May 6. Each of the five members of the HRC had reviewed City of Chelsea policies to determine which have relevance to the HRC and to make a … Read more
By Lisa Carolin The Chelsea Human Rights Commission moved ahead on plans to host a discussion group in June. That was discussed at the HRC’s March 4 meeting. The topic will be bullying, and HRC member Joanne Ladio has been … Read more
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Susan Morrel-Samuels for the information for this meeting recap.) At the Feb. 5 meeting of the Chelsea Human Rights Commission, two new members were welcomed – Rev. Eric Stricklin and Debbie Osborne. In addition, … Read more
(Publisher’s note: I was unable to attend the Chelsea City Council meeting on Jan. 22 due to illness.) However, you can view the meeting video here produced by Randy Lee, and this is a copy of the Chelsea Human Rights … Read more
The Chelsea Human Rights Commission will be one of the groups represented Monday, Jan. 20, at a Martin Luther King Day event at the Chelsea District Library. That was agreed upon at the HRC’s Jan. 8 meeting. The library will … Read more
By Lisa Carolin At its Dec. 4 meeting, the Chelsea Human Rights Commission approved 3-1 (Rod Anderson against; Debra Hockersmith absent) a motion to approve a draft resolution put together by HRC President Susan Morrel-Samuels based on the H.R. 5 … Read more
By Lisa Carolin The Chelsea Human Rights Commission is moving forward to create its own H.R. 5 Equality Act resolution. That follows the 4-3 vote approval by the Chelsea City Council Nov. 4 in support of the HRC doing so. … Read more
By Lisa Carolin The Chelsea Human Rights Commission invited Kathie Gourlay, a proponent of restorative justice, to its Oct. 2 meeting. The topic of restorative justice was raised by Chelsea High School Principal Mike Kapolka, who said that the high … Read more
By Lisa Carolin The Chelsea Human Rights Commission has been reaching out to local organizations, leaders, and other human rights commissions. More possibilities were discussed at the HRC’s Sept. 4 meeting. The HRC’s presentation about its survey results that was … Read more
By Lisa Carolin Members of the Chelsea Human Rights Commission were in disagreement about the topic of Indigenous People’s Day taking the place of Columbus Day in the City of Chelsea during a discussion at the HRC’s Aug. 7 meeting. … Read more
By Lisa Carolin Following its June 25 presentation in the Chelsea District Library’s McKune room, the Chelsea Human Rights Commission reviewed the presentation at its July 3 meeting. HRC members presented results of its 2018 survey as a slide show … Read more
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Susan Morrel-Samuels for the information in this story.) The Chelsea Human Rights Commission would like to share the results of the community survey it undertook last year on Tuesday, June 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. … Read more