Ferguson Commission to Take Place on Monday

MOSCOW, December 1 (Sputnik) – The Ferguson Commission is planned to take place on Monday afternoon in Ferguson, Fox News informed.

The meeting will start at 12 p.m. (6 p.m. GMT) local time at the Ferguson Community Center, 1050 Smith Ave. Starting 3:45 p.m. (9:45 p.m. GMT) the public will be able to enter the meeting and speak with the commission.

A diverse group of leaders is expected to examine and possibly change a number of important socio-economic issues, including racial and ethnic relations, municipal government organization and the municipal court system, discrepancies in education, employment, housing, transportation, health care, child care, business ownership, social stability and interaction between citizens and police, the official website of the commission informed.

“During this difficult time, we must come together as a community,” said Rev. Starsky Wilson and Rich McClure, who both co-chair the Commission, as quoted by CNBC News. “We need to channel our pain and frustration into positive action and lasting change”.

Protests in Ferguson have continued since last week when a grand jury decided not to prosecute a police officer in the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

For more information, watch the Ferguson Commission live here, starting 5 p.m. (6 p.m. GMT) local time.