Box 15, Folder 1, Document 112

Box 15, Folder 1, Document 112

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BRIEFING MEMO
WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP

1. Assisting the business sector in developing sractical
technicues and mechanisms of expancing private emplov-
x es for central city residents.
2s assisting the orivate sector in develosing
ty-wide programs ana resources necessary
<= on unemplovment and underemployment.



3. Increasing and br

z, of business, labo
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orce is taking the icliowing actions to imolement these
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1.. Making field visits to several communities to assess
current conditions

2. Working with local ieader

grams in three cities: Atlanta, Baitin
3.. Planning For 4a. nationa conference of representa
from at leat 50 local private emolovemtn tasi
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“to exchange experiense and enlarge the nati

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5. Inviting ad

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labor, reli mn, education, ae Sivid ragnes
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Although the Task Force is addressing itself to problems on the
national level much of the success of the program wiil devend on
the development of local private exployment tasx forces, and the
commitments eee, by the private sector. Thus, the discussion on
private employment might well focus on organizing the private sector

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for action on ‘the local leve



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The local task forces should consist of high-level leagershio from
a cross section of the private sector and have sufficient resources,
including staff, to develop and imolement programs. The task force
should function as a working comm ¢, althougn tne actual duties
may be assigned to staff personnel and specialists.
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HOP LEADERSHIP /



Since each communi ty may wish to aporoach the prosien ciffterently,
approvriats information snovld be ceveloped to assist the tas
force on setopibies and programs. A program of acticn for a local
task force could be as follows:

1. An assessment of the unemployment and nt

problems in the comunity.

2. An inventory of manpower srograms in oseration.

3. Development of programs to meet the unfilled needs.

4. Continous evaluation x :

d revorting of the progress and
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The Urban Coalition has two Task Sree in the housing and recon-
struction area. The Re i Tas! currently develoving

a long-range program ai in £ nter—-city
areas and at expanding } Lab] amilies.

The Ecuai Opportunteses.: in Housing > Task Force is working out a program

with local fair nousing committees and with key elements in tne

real estate, development and mortgage institutions.

iV. PBPUSLIC SUPPORT

The Task Force on Communications and Public Support is currentiy

working owt a program aimed at launching a national educational
campaign through tne Advertising Council. In addition, individual
efforts are being lunched with key elements of the mass media aimed
at emphasizing teh nature of the urban crisis. Local counterpart

task forces can greatiy assist this effort and should, if possible,
irectivy and soersonally invoive reoresentatives of the mass media

on a-local basis.

See Discussion Paner and Guidelines for Local Coalitions
DISCUSSION PROCEDURES

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We are expecting approximately 300 participants Grawn from fifty

to sixty communities. Most will not have gone very tar toward
organizing local coalition activities. The participants w be
Givided into five workshop groups. Hach discussion grous will aave
a chairman ané four resource consultants. It is exsected that eacn
Giscussion group will address itself to two topics in the morning
workshovs (the review of the national legislative picture atiecting
cities and a review of onsortunities for and metnocs of exnanding
private emplovment) and two tosics in the afternoon (housing and
reconstruction problems and ways of develoving public support and
local ccalitions).

Tnere are only two key concerns that the National Steering Co

now has concerning local coalitions. One that we expect t:

to take different forms because of local iztions ana the o

is that we expect their governing boards @ representative,
including the elsments represented on the National Steering Committee
(business, labor, local government, religion, civil rights and
ecucation). Our official view is that we exvect locai coalitions
to include leadership from the ghettos and barrios. Two réoresen-
tatives from local coalitions’ will be elected to serve on the
Steering Committee by a Council of Urban Coalitions to se fornea
later this year :

Local coalitions, local task forces ad special srotects ssonsored
by the national task forces will provide full oovortunity for the
particivation of interested citizens in achieving the goals of the
Coalition. The posture of the Steering Comnittee is that we wel
comes support for the Statement of Principles, Goais, and Commitments
and we exoect local coalition is to expand on these orincioles
through local efforts and in consultation witn the National Stsering
Committee tarough the Council of Urban Coalitions.



The worksho> chairmen and resource consultants shoulé stress the
importance of mobilizing national support for a greater alloca-

tion of both public and private resources to deal with the sro-
bliems of the center-cities. The resource peodie bear an esseciaily
Neavy resvonsibility--to intetoret the enormity and complexity

= this undertaking.. Stress must be placed on the fact that Congrass
is currently not responding to the need as the Coalition sees it.
While encouraging the expansion of private initiative, stress must
be placed on the critical importance of public policy, equal oppor=
tunity and federal dollars.

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