City Events
Continuing the Conversation: Town Halls on Community and Race Relations in College Park
Join us on Thursday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. for another Town Hall on community and race relations in College Park. This forum will focus on where we've been, current issues, and where we're going. For more information, please visit the City’s website at https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/blacklivesmatter. Use the link to participate online: https://zoom.us/j/99141911702 or dial in at 301-715-8592.
Moderator:
Council Member Monroe Dennis
Proposed Agenda/Topics: • Panelists: Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, Dr. Oscar Barbarin, Chair of the UMD Department of African American Studies and Dr. Stephen Thomas, UMD School of Public Health • Members of College Park GARE (Government Alliance for Race and Equity) Team will present City's COG-GARE involvement; Racial Equity Lens and Tool • Lead-in to Lakeland Community focused discussion will be the next forum
Urban Tree Canopy Forum:
Join the College Park’s Tree and Landscape Board on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. in a virtual forum to discuss the proposed Urban Tree Policy.
To submit questions in advance, please email treelandscapeboard@collegeparkmd.gov.
To read the Tree and Landscape Board’s Recommendations for Tree Permitting report, or for a copy of the Tree Canopy Assessment report, visit: www.collegeparkmd.gov/trees.
Use the link to participate online: https://zoom.us/j/94845172421.
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Good Neighbor Day
Join the University of Maryland and MNCPP-C for the first-ever hybrid Good Neighbor Day on Saturday, November 7. The Fill-a-Bag food drive will be collecting clear, canned and boxed non-perishable food items in support of the College Park Community Food Bank and UMD Campus Pantry. For more information, visit: www.goodneighborday.umd.edu.
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Veterans Day
We are asking that on Wednesday, November 11 you celebrate Veterans Day with us by flying the American flag to honor and thank all Veterans who have served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, both in times of war and peace.
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