Dra� - 2023 Annual Work Plan
Human Rela�ons Commission
MEETING DATE AGENDA ITEM/ISSUE
June 2023 • Selec�on of Chair and Vice-Chair
• Brown Act Review
• Review of Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and
Appointed Officials
• Review of HRC and Work Plan
July 2023 • Review Study Issue Process and Timelines
• Review results of Interethnic Panel (3/23) and determine areas of work
• Become familiar with the City demographics (Census
data, City reports)
• Create a calendar of events related to Affinity Groups and Celebra�ons
August 2023 • Complete training by GARE, EAI Manager
• Determine areas of study/focus: Educa�on/Training;
Community Engagement/Dialogue; Immigra�on; Mental
Health
• Atend presenta�on by the SEED Team
• Plan a Meet and Greet for key partners to meet the
Commissioners and share their mission
• Coordinate with LRS poten�al events and celebra�ons
based on Heritage Months/Affinity
Celebra�ons/Awareness Campaigns and Iden�ty
Recogni�on Days
September 2023 • Outreach to Community Partners; if they are not yet members become part of neighborhood associa�ons
• Host Meet and Greet with Sunnyvale Community
Services*
• Plan series of Difficult Conversa�ons/Civility Round Tables around a documentary, book, or series of short ar�cles
about race/ethnicity/ci�zenship
status/ability/socioeconomics
October 2023 • Final month to Propose Study Issues
• Host Meet and Greet with Sunnyvale Educa�on
Founda�on
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• Planning for Intergroup Dialogue Training: applica�on, selec�on
• Host first of 6 Difficult Conversa�ons/Civility Roundtables (every 2 months)
November 2023 • Approve 2024 Work Plan
• Host Meet and Greet with Refugee Resetlement Village
December 2023 • Par�cipate in Employee Breakfast
• Host Meet and Greet with Our Daily Bread
• Host second Difficult Conversa�ons/Civility Roundtables *Open invita�on to other Commissioners, City employees, City partners, Non-profits, Staff Advisory Commitees
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ddi�onal items yet to be scheduled:
• Study Issues may be proposed at any mee�ng throughout the year • Study Issues presenta�on dates will be added following approval by Council • Guaranteed Income Pilot [study issue]
P
oten�al study sessions or needs assessment
Educa�onal:
• Themes/topics
o Sunnyvale Demographics 101
o An�-Black Hate
o Asian Hate
o An�-Indigenous
o An�-Immigrant
• Resources:
o Readings: books, magazines, journal ar�cles, news ar�cles o Podcasts
o Movies, TV programs, documentaries
• Training:
o External org: ING, Seed Collabora�ve, Santa Clara County HRC, GARE o Internal:
Intergroup Dialogue (IGD)
Civility Round Table
Difficult Conversa�ons
Bystander Training
Interethnic Panel
• Partnerships with:
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o Commissions : Library, Housing and Human Services Commission, Parks and Rec, Sustainability
o Non-profits in Sunnyvale or County -wide
Community Engagement:
• Develop rela�ons with the Muwekma-Ohlone Tribe
o Receive from the Tribe a Land Acknowledgement to be used during City mee�ngs o Educa�onal component of Lan Acknowledgment and the Land Back Movement o Organize event at Muwekma Park
• Atend and become familiar with Neighborhood Associa�ons; get in their mailing lists • Par�cipate in community events:
o Planning and celebra�on of Cultural Fes�val and Arts
o Meet and Greet during the Employee Apprecia�on Week in September o Par�cipate in Employee Celebra�on in December
• Commit to doing personal community outreach
• Use result of table discussions during the Interethnic Panel done in March and con�nue the conversa�on with quarterly mee�ngs where speakers can be invited Immigra�on:
• Study session to determine number of recent arrivals based on use of City Services • Rent issues – renters rights and responsibili�es
• Human trafficking
• K-12 School enrollment
• Food insecurity
o Food distribu�on
o Community Gardens
o Food providers
• Housing insecurity
o Warming centers
o Housing Centers
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di�onal Informa�on
Heritage Months/Affinity Celebra�ons/Awareness Campaigns
• Lunar New Year (January/February)
• Black History Month (February)
• Women's History Month (March)
• Arab-American Heritage Month - Sexual Assault Preven�on and Awareness Month (April)
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• Na�onal Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May) • LGBTQ+ Pride Month (June)
• Disability Pride Month (July)
• N a�onal Hispanic /La�nx/e/o/a Heritage Month (September) • Na�onal Disability Employment Awareness Month – LGBTQ+ History Month (October) • Na�ve American/Indigenous People (November)
• End of the Year Celebra�ons: Hanukkah, Kwanza, Mawlid el-Nabi, Christmas (December) Iden�ty Recogni�on Days
• 1/16/23 Mar�n Luther King Jr
• 1/22/23 Lunar New Year
• 1/27/23 Interna�onal Holocaust Remembrance Day
• 3/3/23 Int. Sex Workers’ Rights Day
• 3/8/23 Int. Women’s Day
• 3/22/23 Ramadan begins
• 3/31/23 Trans Visibility Day
• 4/2/23 World Au�sm Awareness Day
• 4/22/23 Earth Day
• 5/1/23 Int. Workers’ Day
• 5/5/23 Cinco de Mayo
• 6/2/23 Int. Sex Worker’s Day
• 6/5/23 World Environment Day
• 6/19/23 Juneteenth
• 7/4/23 USA Independence Day
• 9/4/23 Labor Day
• 9/19/23 Mexican Independence Day
• 9/21/23 Int. Day of Peace
• 9/26/23 Mawlid el-Nabi
• 10/9/23 Indigenous People’s Day
• 11/1/23 Día de Los Muertos
• 11/12/23 Diwali
• 11/20/23 Trans Day of Remembrance
• 11/24/23 Na�ve American Heritage Day
• 12/1/23 World AIDS Day
• 12/7/23 First Day of Hanukkah
• 12/24/23 Christmas Eve
• 12/25/23 Christmas Day
• 12/26/23 First Day of Kwanzaa
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