Race Relations

Equity and Workforce Development

About the Mayor's Summit on Race, Culture and Human Relations

The focus of this effort is on communication, reconciliation and responsibility to ensure that the issue of race relations remains a priority. The Mayor's Summit is administered and coordinated by the Equity & Workforce Development department. The goal is to develop strategies to address its impact on policy, social, economic and cultural matters.

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The 2013 Mayor's Summit on Race, Culture and Human Relations will take place on October 29, 2013.

Tallahassee Human Relations Council (THRC)

The mission of THRC is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Tallahassee City Commission and to the Equity and Workforce Development (EWD) on issues presented to the Council. Some of these issues include:

Promoting an understanding of human relations issues among and between members of the Council and the community, as well as internal diversity matters to improve the quality of life;
Developing relationships between diverse community groups;
Establishing an objective process by which issues related to diversity in the community may be proactively addressed.

The THRC meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of every month in the Florida Room from 6:00-8:00pm.

THRC Council