2 results for tag: equity
Positionality and Equity Training
“In order to create lasting change around diversity and equity in our work we need to create space for ongoing questioning, acting, reflecting and adjusting based on the outcomes.”
This was one of the themes emphasized by participants in PARCEO Positionality and Equity Training hosted for staff, board members, and volunteer leaders at Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon. The training was a continuation of work started by the group’s equity team and provided a space to bring the rest of the staff into the conversation so they all could move forward together.
Participants began the day reflecting on their own identities and what ...
Parents & Community Leaders Respond to Pervasive Inequality in NYC’s Public Schools
CONTACT:
Donna Nevel, denevel@gmail.com
COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 ADVOCATES RESPOND TO PERVASIVE RACISM AND INEQUALITY IN NYC’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
December 11, 2014 In light of events in Ferguson, Missouri; Staten Island, NY; and elsewhere, it is more urgent than ever to address the gross inequities in our public schools. Racism flourishes where there is segregation and inequality. Parents and educators in Community School District 3 presented their proposal for addressing these inequities at a City Council hearing today (see testimonies attached) that was devoted to increasing the diversity in our schools.
Community School ...