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The Government Alliance on Race and Equity Gordon F. Goodwin, Midwest Region Manager
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The Government Alliance on Race and EquityGordon F. Goodwin, Midwest Region Manager
A national network of government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all. Core network – 152 members and growing!
Two dozen state agencies
Expanded network - 30 states / 150+ cities
Provide tools to put theory into action
Government Alliance on Race & Equity
Oregon
California
VirginiaFairfax County
Lane County EquityMetroMultnomah CountyPortlandPort of Portland
MassachusettsBostonBrooklineCambridge Department of Equity & Inclusion
WashingtonKing CountyPort of SeattleSeattleSpokane Regional HealthTacomaWA Early LearningWA Dept OJJ
Minnesota
IowaCedar RapidsDes MoinesDubuqueIowa City
WisconsinDane CountyMadisonMilwaukee County
BloomingtonEaganHennepin CountyHC Judicial CourtsLeague of MN CitiesMankatoMetropolitan CouncilMinneapolisMinneapolis Park Board
New MexicoAlbuquerque Texas
AustinDallasDallas ISDSan Antonio
KentuckyLouisville
PennsylvaniaAllegheny CountyLancasterPhiladelphiaURA Pittsburgh
MichiganAnn ArborGrand RapidsOttawa CountyWashtenaw CountyMI Dept of Civil Rights
North CarolinaAshevilleCharlotteCity of DurhamDurham CountyMecklenburg CountyRaleigh
OntarioProvince of Ontario
BoulderDenver Ft. Collins
Colorado
Kansas CityMissouri
MarylandTakoma Park
December2018
New YorkNew York CityOhio
Dayton
NorthfieldMinnetonka Ramsey CountyRichfieldRochesterSaint AnthonySt. PaulVisit St. PaulWoodbury
IndianaSouth Bend
ConnecticutCommission on Equity and OpportunityIllinois
Chicago Public HealthAlameda CountyBAAQMDBerkeleyCA Dept of Public HealthCosumnes CSDCulver CityElk GroveHaywardLong BeachMarin CountyMerced County Monterey County Napa CountyNevada CountyOaklandRichmondSalinasSan Francisco CountySan JoseSan Mateo CountySanta Clara CountySolano CountySonoma CountyState CoastallConservancy
Government Alliance on Race & Equity
District of ColumbiaCouncil of the District of Columbia
GARE Midwest Region – 40 Core Members
Who’s Missing? • Ohio (Cleveland?
Cincinnati? Akron? Toledo?)
• Indiana• Missouri• The Dakotas• Nebraska
Racial inequity in the U.S.
From infant mortality to life expectancy, race predicts how well you will do…
History of government and race
Government explicitly creates and maintains
racial inequity.
Initially explicit
Discrimination illegal, but “race-neutral”
policies and practices perpetuate inequity.
Became implicit
Proactive policies, practices and procedures
that advance racial equity.
Government for racial equity
WHAT IS RACIAL EQUITY?
Racial equity is realized when race can no longer be used to predict life outcomes, and outcomes for all groups are improved.
Achieving racial equity requires us to…
….Target strategies to focus improvements for those worse off
….Move beyond service provision to focus on changing policies, institutions and structures
When Leading with Race, we are…
….Race explicit, not exclusive always bring an “intersectional” analysis
Race and…• ….gender• ….religious affiliation• ….disability status• ….income
Individual racism:• Bigotry or discrimination by an
individual based on race.
structural
institutional
individualInstitutional racism:• Policies, practices and
procedures that work better for white people than for people of color, often unintentionally or inadvertently.
Structural racism:• A history and current reality of
institutional racism across all institutions, combining to create a system that negatively impacts communities of color.
What racism are we focusing on?
Examples
InstitutionalRacism
StructuralRacism
• “Stop and frisk” policies
• Differential sentencing
laws
• Hiring and recruitment
• Organizational discipline
policies• Wealth gap
• School to prison pipeline
• Mass deportation
Asking Different QuestionsFROM: TO:
Effects
What were the actions?What are the impacts?
Systems
What institutions are responsible?
Causes
What’s causing the racial inequities?
Solutions
What proactive strategies and solutions?
Intentions
What did they mean? What was their attitude?
Prejudice
What beliefs made them do it?
Blame
Who’s a racist?
Grievance
How can we fix what just happened?
What makes a difference?
National best practice Normalize• A shared analysis and
definitions• Urgency / prioritize
Organize• Internal
infrastructure• Partnerships
Operationalize• Racial equity tools• Data to develop
strategies and drive results
Visualize
