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Make Your Voice Heard at the Racial & Ethnic Equality Action Summit on Dec. 5, 2020
Share your ideas and vision for a more equitable West Palm Beach at the Racial & Ethnic Equality Action Summit on Dec. 5, 2020!
New Website of the Task Force on Racial & Ethnic Equality
The West Palm Beach Mayor's Task Force for Racial Equality launched its new website on November 19, 2020, at WPBEqualityTaskForce.org. The goal of the new website is to: INFORM West Palm Beach residents and stakeholders about the goals of the Task Force and its...
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See our Calendar of Meetings and Events!
- July 9, 2020: Task Force is created by Executive Order 2020-13.
- Oct. 16, 2020: Initial meeting of the Task Force. (A total of 4 monthly Task Force meetings has taken place from Oct. 2020 – Jan. 2021.)
- Nov. 16 – 19, 2020: Initial Subcommittee meetings take place (3 monthly meetings of each subcommittee (Nov – Jan) (Except Real Estate & Housing which meets 1/27)
- Nov. 19, 2020: The Task Force launches an educational website about the Task Force and its core issue areas regarding racial/ethnic equity: criminal justice; education and workforce development; finance, banking and industry; health; and housing and real estate.
- Dec. 5, 2020: Racial & Ethnic Equality Action Summit.
- Jan. 25, 2021: First Task Force report to City Commission.
- Feb. 2021: The Task Force submits its 2nd progress report to the Mayor. The Task Force completes a draft report with recommendations.
- March 2020: The Task Force submits its 3rd progress report to the Mayor.
- May 2020: The Task Force submits its 4th progress report to the Mayor.
- June 12, 2021: Proposed second Action Summit date
- June: The Task Force submits its final recommendations to the Mayor.