Human Rights Committee – Oct 8, 2026

Where
Sohier Room, Beverly Public Library, 32 Essex Street, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915

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Agenda

The Education and Rapid Response Subcommittee will review its history and purpose, then discuss and recommend a budget to the main HRC body for education objectives, including sharing human rights resources and hosting community events.

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CITY of BEVERLY

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

191 Cabot Street Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 Phone (978) 921-6000

Mayor Michael P. Cahill

Mayor's Office Liaison Julia Long, Chief of Staff and Sustainability

City Council Liaison Julie R. Flowers, Council President

Human Rights Committee Chairperson Eric Knudsen

Members: Chief John LeLacheur Semih Bulbul Carole Rein Brad Willenbrock

Received and Recorded, City Clerk's Office: 2026 OCT -6 A 8:56

Meeting Notice

Human Rights Committee (HRC) Education and Rapid Response Subcommittee

Meeting Location (in-person): October 8, 2026 7:00-8:30 PM, Beverly Public Library, 32 Essex Street, Sohier Room

Meeting Link (virtual): meet.google.com/stv-bett-snh

AGENDA

  1. Call to order/role call. Subcommittee members: Eric Knudsen, Carole Rein
  2. Land acknowledgement
  3. Status of HRC members and quorum (Eric Knudsen)
  4. Subcommittee members to share history and purpose of subcommittee. Public statement template (June/October 2025)

  5. Subcommittee members to discuss and make recommendations to the main Beverly HRC body for how to budget for the following education objectives: - Share resources to defend human rights and address human and civil rights violations. - Host and support community events related to human and civil rights.

This meeting takes place on the unceded ancestral lands of the NaumKeag and Pawtucket bands of the Massachusett Tribe, from whom the commonwealth of Massachusetts took its name. With deep respect and gratitude, we thank the indigenous caretakers of these lands and waters, who have lived here for thousands of years.

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