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Racial Equity as Racial Equity as
a lens for a lens for Anti-poverty Program Design
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Lois J. Carson, CCAPExecutive Director
Community Action Partnershipof Riverside County
Policy Advisory Committee
Name OrganizationDr. Shelagh Camak- Chair Riverside Community College
Dr. Bradley Gilbert, M.D. Inland Empire Health Plan
Dr. Carlos Cortes Retired Educator, UCR
Ms. Jennifer Vaughn-Blakely The Sundance Company
Mr. John Mealey Coachella Valley Housing Coalition
Mr. Ramon Alvarez Alvarez Lincoln Mercury Dealership
Mayor Ron Loveridge, Phd City of Riverside
Dr. Yolanda Moses University of California, Riverside
Mr. Gary Christmas Riverside County Executive Office
Kevin McCarthy, CEO United Way of Inland Valley
Technical Advisory Committee
Name OrganizationMs. Deborah Clark-CrewsChair
Riverside County Child Care Consortium
Ms. Debbie Whitaker-Meneses
Riverside Community College
Ms. Debbie Cournoyer Riverside Executive Office
Ms. Diana Walsh-Reuss
Riverside County Office of Education
Ms. Laurie Schoenberg First Five Riverside
Ms. Lois J. Carson CAP Riverside
Ms. Maria Y. Juarez CAP Riverside
Mr. Richard Lemire CAP Riverside
Ms. Sayori Baldwin Dept. of Pub. Soc. Serv.
Ms. Jean Booth Alexander First Five Riverside
Mr. Kevin Meconis Dept. of Public Health
1.1. LET US TREAT EVERYONE WITH RESPECTLET US TREAT EVERYONE WITH RESPECT
2.2. LET US KEEP AN OPEN MINDLET US KEEP AN OPEN MIND
3.3. LET US SEARCH FOR CONSENSUS LET US SEARCH FOR CONSENSUS
4.4. LET US NOT INTERRUPT OTHERSLET US NOT INTERRUPT OTHERS
5.5. LET US STRIVE FOR HONESTYLET US STRIVE FOR HONESTY
6.6. LET US REFRAIN FROM PERSONAL ATTACKSLET US REFRAIN FROM PERSONAL ATTACKS
7.7. LET US SHARE PERSONAL STORIES FOR ENLIGHTENMENTLET US SHARE PERSONAL STORIES FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
8.8. LET US SEARCH FOR NEW WAYS TO DISCUSS RACE LET US SEARCH FOR NEW WAYS TO DISCUSS RACE INTELLECTUALLYINTELLECTUALLY
9.9. LET US RECRUIT GROUPS TO HOST A BIG VIEW MEETINGLET US RECRUIT GROUPS TO HOST A BIG VIEW MEETING
Riverside Community CollegeUniversity of California, RiversideLa Sierra UniversityCal Baptist University
College of the DesertCal State University, San Bernardino
(Palm Desert Campus)
Mt. San Jacinto College
Racial Equity and Economic Security
Colleges
Human Rights Groups
Palo Verde Community College
The Community Action Network makes an appropriate vehicle to design a response to structural racism for the following reasons:
1.CAA’s are charged with considering hiring the poor and minorities.2.CAA’S advocate for and monitor fair housing, environmental justice and safe neighborhoods.3.CAA’s recognize that poverty comes in all colors.4.CAA’s monitor communities for changes such as emerging populations.5.CAA’s are governed by a tripartite Board which is diverse economically, racially and socially.6.CAA’s look for new and creative solutions to old intractable problems as a matter of design.7.CAA’s are change agents which are reflected in design.8.CAA’s adhere to the principle of “Maximum Feasible Participation.”9.CAA’s are advocates for equal opportunity.10.CAA’s are committed to the principle of “second chance” for the poor and minorities who may have sketchy work experiences wherever possible.
These practices have withstood the test of time and served to develop the agency and the people who work there and communities and the people who live there.
BIG VIEW MEETINGS
To be followed with dialogues at Colleges/Universities, In Churches and other Venues
Human Relations Council of Hemet- San
Jacinto-Menifee
Human Relations Commission
City of Riverside
Human Rights CommissionCity of Palm
Springs
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