Human Rights and Diversity - 02/09/2023
APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE HUMAN RIGHTS & DIVERSITY COMMISSION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2023 7:00 P.M., EDEN PRAIRIE CENTER Office of Housing and Community Services
COMMISSION MEMBERS: Greg Leeper (Chair), Shahram Missaghi, (Vice Chair), Sana Elassar, Philip Skeie, Asad Aliweyd, Samuel Griffin, John Urbanski, Susan Weaver, Zaheer Khan, Christine Kleckner, Jody Knight, Brenda Pfahnl, Kuhu Singh
STUDENT MEMBERS: Muntaaz Ciise, Morgan Cook, Ayan Ibrahim, Hina Kazama, Taslim Olad, Ananya Sagi, Sudiksha Talla COMMISSION STAFF: Megan Yerks, Staff Liaison
Julie Krull, Recording Secretary
I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chair Leeper called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Commission Members Kleckner and
Weaver and Student Members Ciise, Ibrahim, Kazama, Olad and Sagi were absent. Commission
Member Aliweyd arrived during the Community Presentation and Commission Member Pfahnl attended virtually. II. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The following guests attended virtually; Ellen Kennedy with CEDAW, Tara Kalar, and Melanie Willett with League of Women Voters. Juliette Glynn with Eden Prairie Police Department and Mohamad Duale of Housing and Community Services were present.
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Khan moved, seconded by Singh to approve the agenda. Motion carried 9-0.
IV. APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 12, 2023 MEETING MINUTES MOTION: Skeie moved, seconded by Missaghi, to approve the minutes dated January 12, 2023.
Motion carried 9-0. V. COMMUNITY PRESENTATION – ELLEN KENNEDY, CEDAW Yerks introduced Ellen Kennedy of World Without Genocide to the Commission. She stated her
intent to bring Ms.Kennedy and her guests to the Commission were to have a better understanding
of CEDAW. Ms. Kennedy started out by pointing out there is a formal declaration for the