A two-day conference hosted by Race, Equity And Leadership (REAL) and NLC’s Constituency Groups
This conference is focused on equity and building local leader skills and knowledge on how to lead equitable communities. It is hosted by NLC’s REAL department and five Constituency Groups.
Over the last year, the coronavirus has exacerbated inequities for Black, Latinx and communities of color. From lack of healthcare access and transportation to the digital divide, local leaders have faced not just the impact of a global health crisis, but a national reckoning on race.
Register to join leaders from across the country committed to building equitable communities and learning what it means to do so.
DATE: Thursday, July 8- Friday, July 9
TIME: 9 am – 4 pm ET
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:
| DATE | START TIME (EST) | END TIME (EST) | MEETING LENGTH | EVENT |
| THURSDAY, JULY 8TH | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 1 HOUR | Opening General Session: Conversations on the ARP |
| 12:30 PM | 1:30 PM | 1 HOUR | REAL Training | |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 1 HOUR | Respond Track: Survivors of Domestic Violence and COVD-19 Recovery | |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 1 HOUR | Respond Track: Designing Equitable Systems to End Homelessness | |
| 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 1 HOUR | Recover Track: Available Broadband Funding | |
| 5:00 PM | 5:45 PM | 45 MIN | Constituency Conversations with the Board: HELO | |
| 5:00 PM | 5:45 PM | 45 MIN | Constituency Conversations with the Board: NBC-LEO | |
| 6:15 PM | 7:00 PM | 45 MIN | Constituency Conversations with the Board: APAMO | |
| 7:15 PM | 8:00 PM | 45 MIN | Virtual Reception (featuring entertainment) | |
| FRIDAY, JULY 9TH | 10:00 AM | 10:45 AM | 45 MIN | NBC-LEO Policy Committee Meeting |
| 10:00 AM | 10:45 AM | 45 MIN | Policy Resolutions Workshop | |
| 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM | 45 MIN | Constituency Conversations with the Board: WIMG | |
| 12:15 PM | 1:00 PM | 45 MIN | Constituency Conversations with the Board: LGBTQ+ Local Officials | |
| 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 1 HOUR | Rebuild Track: Entrepreneurship in Immigrant and Communities of Color | |
| 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 1 HOUR | Rebuild Track: Using ARPA Funds to Address Disparate Impacts in Communities | |
| 2:45 PM | 3:45 PM | 1 HOUR | Breakout Discussion: Digital Equity in Communities of Color | |
| 2:45 PM | 3:45 PM | 1 HOUR | Breakout Discussion: Municipal Leadership on Racial Healing | |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 1 HOUR | Closing General Session: A Conversation on Racial Healing |
Conference speakers will include experts from the government and nonprofit sector as well as the private sector. Currently confirmed speakers include:
