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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Office of the City Clerk
Kitchener City Hall
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200 King St.W. - 2 Floor
Kitchener ON N2G 4G7
Facilitation: Elin Moorlag Silk
Due to COVID-19 and recommendations by Waterloo Region Public Health to exercise physical distancing, City Hall is
open for select services. Members of the public are invited to participate in this meeting electronically.
While in-person delegation requests are not feasible at this time, members of the public are invited to submit written
comments or participate electronically in the meeting by contacting Elin Moorlag Silk at Elin.MoorlagSilk@kitchener.ca.
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Delegates must register by 4:00pm on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in order to participate in the meeting electronically.
Written comments will be circulated prior to the meeting and will form part of the public record.
Delegations
-law, delegations are permitted to address the Committee for a maximum of 5
minutes.
TBD
Discussion Items
1. Welcome & Introduction to members of the committee (5 min)
Elin Moorlag Silk, Senior Researcher, Equity, Anti-Racism & Indigenous Initiatives
2. Committee member introductions & ice breaker activities (45 min)
3. Staff Introductions: Members of the Equity Team (15 min)
Rea Parchment, Senior Anti-Racism Advisor
Jake Linklater, Senior Indigenous Advisor
Andrew Ramsaroop, Social Planning & Affordable Housing Program Lead
4. Draft Terms of Reference for Committee review & feedback (30 min)
Elin Moorlag Silk, Senior Researcher, Equity, Anti-Racism & Indigenous Initiatives
5. Launch of the Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Equity (RISE) Fund (15 min)
Elin Moorlag Silk, Senior Researcher, Equity, Anti-Racism & Indigenous Initiatives
6. Next steps & agenda items for February (10 min)
Information Items
AODA mandatory training for volunteers pamphlets to be distributed to committee members
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