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For Immediate Release:
June 15, 2020

Media Contact:
Griselle Marino
[email protected]
305-375-1585



Miami-Dade County Community Relations Board to discuss recent protests and the civilian independent review panel

 

MIAMI – The Miami-Dade County Community Relations Board (CRB), under the Office of Community Advocacy, will host their monthly public meeting at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, June 17 via Zoom link http://miamidade.live/CRB. The board members will discuss various topics including the recent protests and the civilian independent review panel.

From the U.S., you may dial toll-free number 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888-788-0099 with Meeting ID #93903218651#. If you are hearing or speech impaired, you may join the meeting using Florida Relay Service by dialing 711 on your telephone. All meetings of the Community Relations Board are open to the public, and residents are encouraged to attend and learn more about the work of the boards. There will be an opportunity for attendees to comment at the end of the meeting.

The Community Relations Board was founded in 1963 and its primary mission is to intervene and contain community tensions, as quickly as possible. The secondary mission of the Community Relations Board is to work proactively to identify and relieve intergroup conflicts before crises arise; to develop bridges of understanding and support programs in the community; to foster understanding, communication, and mutual respect; to develop and support local or city based Community Relations Boards throughout the county; and to assure that resources are in place to respond to community crisis.

For more information, please contact Miami-Dade County Community Relations Board Director Shirley Plantin, EJD at 305-375-1406.

The Office of Community Advocacy is charged with making Miami-Dade County "One Community" that embraces our diverse and unique population. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow @AdvocacyMDC on, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.


 
Who: Community Relations Board, Office of Community Advocacy

What:Monthly Public Meeting

When: June 17, 2020, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Where:On Zoom link http://miamidade.live/CRB and by calling toll-free number 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888-788-0099 with Meeting ID #93903218651.



 

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