You are invited to attend this Government Alliance on Race and Equity event: Convening on Racial Equity Tuesday, August 5- 6. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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You are invited to attend this Government Alliance on Race and Equity event: Convening on Racial Equity Tuesday, August 5- 6. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Ray R. LewisAt Large Representative of Governing Council at Minnesota Public Health Association
Across the Twin Cities region—in community, business, nonprofits and government — there is significant discussion about race and racial inequity. Across all indicators of success — jobs, housing, education, criminal justice, health or any other area — our region suffers from great racial inequities that are holding all of us back.
That’s the bad news. The good news is that we recognize the importance of addressing racial equity in our institutions, and see opportunity for greater impact by working together with community.
The goals of the Convening on Racial Equity are to:
Increase understanding of and commitment to racial equity and to making a real difference in the community
Share local and national racial equity best practices
Further cross-jurisdictional, cross-community, and cross-sector strategies for racial equity
Foster post-convening collaboration
The Convening is co-hosted by Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and St Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, and co-sponsored by nine governmental jurisdictions and nearly thirty community based organizations (see below for a complete list). Workshops will feature local work within government and in the community, as well as national best practices. Workshops will be interactive and provide concrete skills or tools.
We invite you to join us. Registration is required. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact julie nelson at Julie.n...@gmail.com.
CONVENING ON RACIAL EQUITY CO-HOSTS and CO-SPONSORS
Co-hosts: City of Minneapolis and City of St Paul
Government Co-sponsors: Hennepin County, League of Minnesota Cities, Metropolitan Council, Minneapolis Park Board, Minneapolis Public Schools, Ramsey County, Saint Paul Public Schools
Academic Co-sponsors: University of Minnesota, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs and Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity and University of California Berkeley, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society
Community Co-sponsors: African American Leadership Forum, Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, Appetite for Change, CAPI, Center for Policy, Planning, and Performance, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Community Action Against Racism, Everybody In, Harrison Neighborhood Association, HIRE Minnesota, Hope Community, ISAIAH, Jewish Community Action, MIGIZI Communications, Minneapolis Urban League, Minnesota Voice, NAACP Minnesota State Conference, Native American Community Development Institute, NAVIGATE, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, Nexus Community Partners, Northside Community Reinvestment Coalition, Occupy Homes MN, Organizing Apprenticeship Project, OUR MPLS, Pillsbury House Theatre, Protect Minnesota, Somali Action Alliance, Take Action Minnesota, and Waite House / Pillsbury United Communities
http://www.racialequityalliance.org/registrationpurchase/