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Commemoration Commission Meeting

The Commemoration Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, July 25th, at 2 P.M. 

To participate, please go to our Zoom meeting link or join using with this meeting ID: 415 008 8721.

You can also submit written comments to staff via email at commemoration@boston.gov.

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Welcome
  2. Order of Business
    1. Commemoration Commission Chair Vote
    2. Meeting Minutes Approval
    3. Subcommittee Updates
      1. In order: Legislation and Preservation Tools; Timelines, Archives, and Curricula; Events, Exhibits, and Trails
      2. Any plans that need approval shall go up for a vote
  3. Establishing Foundations
    1. Review 6-Month Report
    2. Establishing Best Practices + Establishing themes, goals, and the bigger picture
    3. Exercise to Discuss Stakeholders
  4. Planning Discussion
    1. Discussion around beginning proposals to relevant departments and stakeholders to undertake plan
    2. Create Outline of Plan
      1. Who’s missing? Who needs to be here?
      2. “Seat at the Table” - Discussions on incorporating everyone, especially those missing from Revolution 200 in 1975
    3. What questions should this Commission be asking as we do commemoration?
      1. Establish benchmarks and timelines for planning process
  5. Open Discussion
  6. Tasks to Advance/Assignments
  7. Public Comment
  8. Adjournment
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