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Introduction to Racial Equity and Homelessness September 13, 2017
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Introduction to Racial Equity and
HomelessnessSeptember 13, 2017
Today’s Objectives
• awareness
• knowledge
• skills
• action/advocacy
Our Shared Agreements
- Audre Lorde“The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism”
“Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.”
• name
• racial identity
• preferred pronouns
• what do you want to walk away with today? what are you curious about?
Introductions
Why do we lead with Race?
share a time you felt the benefits of being part of a privileged group
share a time you felt the barriers of being part of an oppressed group
Storytelling
BREAK
Our History
The Evolution of Race Relations
GenocideEnslavement
Bordering
The Evolution of Race Relations
AssimilationSegregation
GenocideEnslavement
Bordering
The Evolution of Race Relations
ColorblindnessAssimilationSegregation
GenocideEnslavement
Bordering
The Evolution of Race Relations
DiversityColorblindnessAssimilationSegregation
GenocideEnslavement
Bordering
The Evolution of Race Relations
Anti-Oppression Racial Equity
DiversityColorblindnessAssimilation
Segregation
GenocideEnslavement
Bordering
Power Analysis
How do you think we are doing in our current
response to homelessness?
Homelessness disproportionately
impacts people of color.
System Data
Small Group Power Analysis
1. Develop a racial power analysis for the homeless response system
2. Identify stakeholders who impact individuals experiencing homelessness
3. Provide specific examples of how racism shows up in the system
What does success look like
in our system response to
homelessness?
System Data
LUNCH
WE are all part of the Seattle/King County
Homeless Crisis Response System
Our Role
Charity vs Solidarity
Bias
BREAK
Spotlight
Closing
Share an action to advance racial equity in homelessness
that you are committed to
