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