Dra� - 2023 Annual Work Plan
Human Rela�ons Commission
MEETING DATE AGENDA ITEM/ISSUE
July 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 Purpose and Work Plan
August 2023 • Review Study Issue Process and Timelines
• Review results of Sunnyvale Unity series and determine next steps
• Become familiar with the City demographics (Census data, City reports)
• Discuss commemora�on of Heritage Months/Affinity
Celebra�ons/Awareness Campaigns and Iden�ty Recogni�on
Days and comprehensive calendar
September 2023 • Training by GARE, EAI Manager
• Determine areas of study/focus: community
engagement/dialogue, awareness/learning,
immigra�on/welcoming city, mental health, etc.
• Presenta�on by the SEED Team
• Discuss with LRS and SEED Team poten�al events and
celebra�ons based on agreed upon Heritage Months/Affinity Celebra�ons/Awareness Campaigns and Iden�ty Recogni�on
Days
October 2023 • Discuss outreach to community partners
• 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 November 2023 • Presenta�on and discussion with Sunnyvale Community Services (community partner presenta�on)
• Final month to Propose Study Issues
• Planning for Intergroup Dialogue Training: applica�on, selec�on
• Host first of 6 Difficult Conversa�ons/Civility Roundtables (every 2 months)
December 2023 • Recommend 2024 Work Plan
• Presenta�on and discussion with community partner (TBD)
Addi�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]
• Protec�on of Amah Mutsun sacred grounds at Juristac from proposed quarry
Poten�al areas of study or needs assessment
Community Engagement:
• Develop rela�ons with the Muwékma-Ohlone Tribe
o Work with Tribe on a Land Acknowledgement to be used during City events o Educa�onal component of Land Acknowledgment and the Land Back Movement o Organize event at Muwékma Park
• Par�cipate in community events:
o Planning and celebra�on of Sunnyvale Cultural Fes�val • Commit to doing personal community outreach
• Plan a Sunnyvale Unity speaker or training series
Learning/Self-Awareness:
• Topics
o Sunnyvale Demographics 101
o An�-Black Hate
o An�-Asian Hate
o An�-Indigenous Hate
o An�-immigrant Hate
o An�-La�nx Hate
o An�-Semi�sm Hate
o Classism
o Colorism
o LGBTQ+ discrimina�on
o White Supremacy
Resources:
o Readings: books, magazines, journal ar�cles, news ar�cles o Podcasts
o Movies, TV programs, documentaries
Poten�al 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
Racial/Gender Microaggressions Training
Immigration: Study session to determine number of recent arrivals based on use of City Services Potential Partners: City Commissions, Friends of the Library, non-profits in Sunnyvale or County- wide, local school districts, local public agencies
Heritage Months/Affinity Celebrations/Awareness Campaign Calendar • Na�onal Human trafficking Preven�on Month (January)
• 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)
• Na�onal Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May) • LGBTQ+ Pride Month (June)
• LGBTQ+ Pride Night on Murphy Ave. (June)
• Silicon Valley Pride (August)
• Disability Pride Month (July)
• Na�onal Hispanic/La�nx/e/o/a Heritage Month (September) • Na�onal Disability Employment Awareness Month – LGBTQ+ History Month (October) • Na�ve American/Indigenous Peoples Day (November)
• End of the Year Celebra�ons: Hanukkah, Kwanza, Mawlid el-Nabi, Christmas (December) Iden�ty Recogni�on Days
• 01/04/23 World Braille Day
• 01/06/23 Feast of the Ephiphany
• 01/07/23 Cop�c Orthodox Christmas
• 01/14/23 Orthodox New Year
• 01/15/23 World Religion Day
• 01/16/23 Mar�n Luther King Jr
• 01/22/23 Lunar New Year
• 01/27/23 Interna�onal Holocaust Remembrance Day
• 02/01/23 Na�onal Freedom Day
• 02/15/23 Parinirvana/Nirvana Day
• 02/17/23 Na�onal Caregivers Day
• 02/22/23 Ash Wednesday
• 03/03/23 Int. Sex Workers’ Rights Day
• 03/06/23 Magha Puja Day
• 03/06-07/23 Purim and Holi
• 03/08/23 Interna�onal Women’s Day
• 03/08-10/23 Hola Mohalla
• 03/15/23 Na�onal Equal Pay Day
• 03/21/23 Interna�onal Day for the Elimina�on of Racial Discrimina�on • 03/22/23 Ramadan begins
• 03/25/23 Interna�onal Day of Remembrance of the Vic�ms of Slavery and the Transatlan�c Slave Trade
• 03/31/23 Trans Visibility Day
• 04/02/23 World Au�sm Awareness Day
• 04/05-13/23 Passover
• 04/06/23 Interna�onal Asexuality Day
• 04/06/23 Maundy Thursday
• 04/07/23 Good Friday
• 04/09/23 Easter
• 04/14/23 Na�onal Day of Silence
• 04/18/23 Laylat al-Qadr
• 04/21/23 Eid al-Fitr & Last Day of Ramadan
• 04/22/23 Earth Day
• 05/01/23 Int. Workers’ Day
• 05/03/23 Asian American and Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day • 05/17/23 Interna�onal Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia • 05/21/23 World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development • 05/22/23 Harvey Milk Day
• 05/24/23 Pansexual Visibility Day
• 5/25-27/23 Buddha’s Birthday
• 05/29/23 Memorial Day
• 06/02/23 Int. Sex Worker’s Day and Na�ve American Ci�zenship Day • 06/05/23 World Environment Day
• 06/11/23 Race Unity Day
• 06/12/23 Loving Day
• 06/19/23 Juneteenth
• 06/21/23 Na�onal Indigenous Day in Canada
• 06/26-07/01/23 The Hajj
• 06/28-29/23 Eid al-Adha
• 07/04/23 USA Independence Day
• 07/11/23 World Popula�on Day
• 07/14/23 Interna�onal Non-Binary People’s Day
• 07/18/23 Nelson Mandela Interna�onal Day
• 07/26/23 Na�onal Disability Independence Day
• 07/30/23 Interna�onal Day of Friendship
• 08/09/23 Interna�onal Day of the World’s Indigenous People • 00/26/23 Women’s Equality Day
• 09/04/23 Labor Day
• 09/08/23 Mother’s Equal Pay Day
• 09/15-17/23 Rosh Hashanah
• 09/16-23/23 Bisexual Awareness Week
• 09/18/23 Interna�onal Equal Pay Day
• 09/19/23 Mexican Independence Day
• 09/21/23 Interna�onal Day of Peace & Black Women’s Equal Pay Day • 09/23/23 Bisexual Visibility Day
• 09/24-25/23 Yom Kippur
• 09/26/23 Mawlid el-Nabi
• 10/09/23 Indigenous People’s Day
• 10/10/23 World Mental Health Day
• 10/11/23 Na�onal Coming Out Day
• 10/18/23 Interna�onal Pronouns Day
• 10/26/23 Intersex Awareness Day
• 10/31/23 Halloween
• 11/01/23 Día de Los Muertos
• 11/08/23 Intersex Day of Remembrance
• 11/12/23 Diwali
• 11/16/23 Interna�onal Day of Tolerance
• 11/19/23 Interna�onal Men’s Day
• 11/20/23 Transgender Day of Remembrance
• 11/23/23 Thanksgiving
• 11/24/23 Na�ve American Heritage Day
• 11/30/23 Na�ve American Women’s Equal Pay Day
• 12/01/23 World AIDS Day
• 12/03/23 Interna�onal Day of Persons with Disabili�es • 12/07-15/23 Hanukkah
• 12/08/23 La�na's Equal Pay Day
• 12/10/23 Interna�onal Human Rights Day
• 12/24/23 Christmas Eve
• 12/25/23 Christmas Day
• 12/2623-01/01/24 Kwanzaa