About this session

Session Host: Greater Portland Council of Governments

Format: Panel with Q + A

Moderator: Victoria Pelletier

Speakers: Pious Ali, Lelia DeAndrade, Deqa Dhalac, Nathan Poore, Dustin Ward, Margaret Brownlee

Description: Hosted by GPCOG, we will hear from local leaders from Portland, South Portland, and Falmouth as they talk about their experiences with the creation of racial equity committees, response to the racial uprising in Maine during the summer of 2020, and their plans for continuing and broadening this work in 2021.