Purpose
The Princeton Civil Rights Commission (CRC) is an advisory board of the Municipal Council that serves the Princeton Community With roots reaching back to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, being first established in 1968, in direct response to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and resounding hail of support from communities throughout Princeton. The current Commission was re-established as a stand alone commission in 2017 after 19 years as a subcommittee of Human Services following municipal re-org in 1998. Members are appointed by the mayor and serve 3 year terms on a voluntary basis.
Mission
The mission of the CRC is to work cooperatively among people and groups, to aid in the elimination of discrimination between people based on: