The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a briefing on Friday, December 10, 2021, on the civil rights implications of the federal response and impact of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico. At this public briefing, the Commissioners will hear from subject matter experts such as government officials, volunteer organizations, non-governmental advocates, and academics from Puerto Rico. The Commission will accept written materials from the public for consideration as we prepare our report; submit to mariabriefing@usccr.gov no later than January 10, 2022.
Computer assisted real-time transcription (CART) will be provided. The web link to access CART (in English) on Friday, December 10, 2021, is streamtext.net/player?event=USCCR. Please note that CART is text-only translation that occurs in real time during the meeting and is not an exact transcript.
- Civil Rights Implications of Disaster Relief: Hurricane María in Puerto Rico ( Download)
- Civil Rights Implications of Disaster Relief: Hurricane María in Puerto Rico (Panel 1) ( Download)
- Civil Rights and Protections in the Federal Response to Hurricanes Maria and Harvey (Panel 2) ( Download)
- Public Briefing, Civil Rights and Protections in the Federal Response to Hurricanes María and Harvey ( Download)
- Civil Rights and Protections in the Federal Response to Hurricanes Maria and Harvey (Panel 2) ( Download)
- Civil Rights and Protections During the Federal Response to Hurricanes Harvey and María (Panel 2) ( Download)
- Civil Rights and Protections During the Federal Response to Hurricanes Harvey and María (Panel 3) ( Download)
- Civil Rights Implications of Disaster Relief: Hurricane Harvey in Texas - Panel 1 (English) ( Download)
- Hurricane Maria and its Aftermath in Puerto Rico ( Download)
- Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate Environmental Justice and Economic Justice Implications of ( Download)
- Extreme Hurricanes: The Challenges for Puerto Rico and Beyond ( Download)
- Why Puerto Rico will be without power for months ( Download)
- Puerto Rico's education system hangs in the balance amid Hurricane Maria exodus ( Download)
- How FEMA is responding to Hurricane Maria ( Download)
- As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster: Judge Aida Delgado-Colón ( Download)
