August 10, 2023 Human Rights Commission Meeting

Thursday, August 10, 2023

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    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS
    2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

      Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the Commission as a whole and not to individual Commissioners or Department personnel.

    3. ADOPTION OF THE JULY 13, 2023 MEETING MINUTES (Discussion and Possible Action Item)

      Review and anticipated adoption of minutes from the Commission’s July 13, 2023 Meeting Minutes.

      Public Comment

    4. REPARATIONS AND CALIFORNIA (Discussion Item)

      The history of achieved reparations in California and nationally, and iterations of slavery in California, focusing on enslaved African Americans who were transported across the plains or through the jungles of Panama for the Gold Rush.

      Presentation: Jean Pfaelzer, Professor, University of Delaware

      Public Comment

    5. DISCUSSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN REPARATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT (Discussion Item)

      Members of the Commission will discuss the Final Reparations Report.

      Presentation: Karen Clopton, Chair, San Francisco Human Rights Commission

      Public Comment

    6. COMMISSIONER ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY (Discussion Item)

      Commissioners update the public on activities they have participated in and any upcoming events.

      Public Comment

    7. ADJOURNMENT

    Date & Time

    Thursday, August 10, 2023
    5:00 pm

    Commission, SFHRC

    Human Rights Commission meetings
    City Hall
    1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
    San Francisco, CA 94102
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    Regulations

    Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance

    Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance

    Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force:

    Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
    City Hall, Room 244
    1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
    San Francisco, CA 94102-4683
    Office: (415) 554-5163
    E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org

    Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 67, on the Internet at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine.

    Last updated November 7, 2023