On behalf of the Racial Equity Subgroup, THANK YOU for your informed, kind, thoughtful conversation today. We are going to digest your comments and notes (keep them coming -- hnagel@cmhshare.org) and we will report back to the
Group with next ideas. I have attached the Powerpoint from this morning.
We talked about the SPARC Report, which is available here:
Korbett Mosesly blew us away with his discussion of Culturally Responsive Organizations. The tool that he discussed is available here:
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Communities of color have long been marginalized in mainstream service delivery – invisible in terms of their access to resources and services, the adequacy of such services, and in the types of interventions available to members
of the community. When available, organizations have been ripe with in
www.coalitioncommunitiescolor.org
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He doesn't know I'm plugging his website, but this blog entry is great:
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1. Maintain white leadership. Ensure that white people, even in institutions that serve primarily people of color, predominantly occupy your board leadership and executive management positions. This is going to require y...
korbettmosesly.com
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We continue to welcome anyone to the Subgroup (8:15 a.m. on Fridays). Again, thank you. Enjoy your weekend!
Heidi
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