RCENJC Meeting:
November 9, 6:30 PM
Monday, November 9, 2026
Greetings / CHAIRPERSON – Nana Adjei-Brenyah
Code of Conduct/Stack – Terri Thal
Land Acknowledgment – Rev. Petra Thombs
Host – Justin Hong
Minutes – Michelle Hamilton
6:40 – 6:50 Topic: Introductions
Speakers: Marc Pessin and Co-Chairs of RCENJC Education Committee
6:50 – 7:20 Topic: East Ramapo Central School District
Speaker: Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez – Superintendent of Schools ERCSD
7:20 – 7:50 Question & Answer
7:55 – 8:00 Topic: Proyecto Faro Updates
Speaker: Dilcia Suazo
8:00 – 8:10 Announcements
Rapp – Jared Chausow
Meeting Protocol
Rigorous discussions and debates are hallmarks of any civil rights organization. Learning and growing together allows us to develop a more unified perspective that prepares us to fight for our rights. We welcome input from each person present in our meetings. We expect our interactions to be conducted with civility and respect, as individuals committed to the same struggle.
Bias, discrimination and harassment are prohibited. Actions such as verbal or non-verbal abuse, negative stereotyping of any group, sexual and gender-based epithets or slurs, denigrating jokes, and calling out specific individuals constitute misconduct and are not welcomed.
Stack System
To ensure that everyone who chooses to speak is heard, we ask that presenters (those listed in the agenda) not be interrupted during their presentations. Immediately after each presentation, we will "take stack," which means that people interested in speaking about the presentation (asking questions, making comments) can raise their hands to be added to a list and they will be invited to speak. The stack system is a democratic way of ensuring that as many voices as possible are heard, without one person or group dominating a discussion.
Together we can remain positive and hopeful as we work to End The New Jim Crow.