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EHRAC: ACTION ITEM - (1) DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION; AND (2) DETERMINE NEXT STEPS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
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Meeting Date: April 28, 2026
Contact Person/Dept.: Michelle Hamilton/Human Resources
Phone Number: (310) 253-5647
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/22/2026) ; (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Equity & Human Relations Advisory Committee (04/22/2026); (E-Mail) All City Staff (04/22/2026)
Department Approval Name, Title Date: Dana Anderson, Chief Human Resources Officer (04/22/2026)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee: (1) discuss the status of the Arab American Heritage Month Celebration Ad Hoc Subcommittee; and determine next steps as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
At the April 22, 2025, Regular Meeting, during the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee's (EHRAC) Public Events and Budget Ad Hoc Subcommittee Report, the Ad Hoc Subcommittee proposed that EHRAC host an Arab Heritage Month Celebration as part of the 2025-2026 Event Schedule with the following background information:
* Premise: Host a special event to acknowledge, educate about and celebrate Arab American Heritage Month.
* Suggested format: Have a presentation that educates about the diversity and contributions of Arab Americans in contexts such as poetry, history, etc., followed by Q&A/discussion; and
* In addition, to create a festive element to the program, provide a variety of food from different parts of the Arab world, and also have a showcase of art and books by Arab Americans.
At the July 22, 2025, Regular Meeting, EHRAC reached consensus to approve the 2025-2026 Public Events and Budget Schedule and to add the Arab American Heritage Month Celebration a...
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