Hearing DetailsOfficial Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth

Event Details

Status:

Rescheduled

Event Date:

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Start Time:

10:00 AM 11:00 AM

Location:

Virtual Hearing

Event Description

History and Usages Subcommittee, PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

The charge of the History and Usages Subcommittee is to examine the features of the seal, its current usage and its historical context. Points of focus include historical analysis of the individual elements of the seal, as well as the history of harm, the indigenous experience of the imagery, and the movement to change it.

Agenda

Intent vs. Perception:

i. Review of the Seal’s development over time in context

ii. Discussion of the harmful interpretation of the Seal and its imagery

Review of the movement to change the Seal
Other business

The Histories & Usage Subcommittee will meet as needed and provide a report of their discussion at the following meeting of the full Commission.

Members of the public can access this virtual meeting via Zoom at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81537651991?pwd=dkdYYVBFQVFQWmlSbnFPUDVpZ2s5QT09

Requests for meeting minutes and other questions can be directed to Kate Miller (kate.miller@mahouse.gov) in Rep. Antonio Cabral’s office.

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Hearing DetailsOfficial Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth

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