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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