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Anti-Racism Leadership Team Outreach
• Mission• Vision• Goals• Overview• Concepts
IntroductionARLT Outreach . . .
• Brings visibility to the ARLT Mission and Vision
• States the goal(s) of ARLT
• Gives an overview of the work
• Shares concepts used to understand and communicate within ARLT
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
ARLT Mission & Vision
• Mission Statement:Recognize racism in our institution and implement a transformational strategy for change
• Vision Statement:CHS will become a multi-cultural, anti-racist organization to meet the needs of our rapidly changing racially and culturally diverse community and staff
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
ARLT and Subcommittees
• ARLT has 21 members
• Multiple sub-committees
• All members belong to at least one sub committee
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Strategic Plan/Directions
• Build alliances to reach our vision
• Objectives:
– Build allies across RC and community
– Engage County Manager & Board
– Strengthen leadership throughout agency
– Increase client voice • Cultural advocates, client navigator
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Strategic Plan/Directions
• Deepen and Broaden Staff Perspective
• Objective:
– Empower staff through training, resource group, authentic dialogue
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Strategic Plan/Directions
• Create Accountability to Reach Goals
• Objectives:
– Develop & use racial equity tools
– Identify evaluation outcomes
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Strategic Plan/Directions• Improve the ARLT Organization
• Objectives:
– Create project manager/ management
– Create organizing system for information & communication (SharePoint)
– Evaluate ARLT membership/ turnover process
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Concepts Used in ARLT
• Developing allies / Being an ally
• Transformational vs. transactional– Transformational = 27 member w/equal
voice. Transactional vs. Traditional hierarchy
• Internalized Racial Oppression (people of color)– Internalizing “less than” or “inferior”
• Internalized Racial Superiority (whites)– Internalizing “more than” or “privilege”
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Work Group Plans
• Changing practices– Promising practice tool– Client navigator– Client survey
• Contracting– Seek input (providers & listening circles)– Reform RFP & contract processes
• Training– Authentic Dialogue–MCARI– Anti-racism activities & trainings
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Work Group Plans
• REAL– Training in matrix (power analysis)
• Communications–Meet with County Manager– Increase staff participation in training
• Hiring & Retention– Resource groups–Work with cultural specific groups
(vacancies)
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Broad Areas of Accomplishments• Built and building common understanding of the national
and local history of racism: Wall of History, RC History document
• Implemented set of definitions and concepts around systemic power and race – focus on institutional racism . P1,P2,P3: power over POC, power which preserves white privilege, power to socialize us to racial expectations, internalized racial superiority/oppression, continuum becoming ARMC institution
• Implemented strategic plan through ARLT/Management workgroups and updated 2010-2015 plan
• Built support with Board of Commissioners
• Implemented communication, analysis & organizing tools throughout the organization: i.e., authentic dialogue, matrix power analysis
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
How ARLT Does Its Work
• Considers racism’s causes & effects on:– Clients– Staff– How the ARLT makes decisions
• Monitors progress and makes changesas needed
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
How ARLT Does Its Work
• Coordinate department efforts.• Be a resource and catalyst.• As a team, be a unified voice.• Establish a solid foundation for
training and education.• Establish accountability in
organization and community.
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Real Life Sharing Personal
Stories• Outreach Team members
• The unit member(s)?
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
What This Means
• Moving the agency to become an anti-racist, multi cultural agency is a process.
• “It takes a lot of time for a long time."
• We are all learning as we go, and there are no ready made answers or road map.
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Discussion
• What do you think or feel about this topic?
• Why is this work important to you?
• Summarize key points to remember.
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Next Steps • What can we all do as human beings
to recognize racism in our institution and implement a transformational strategy for change? For instance• Keep an open mind• Expand your information base• Attend trainings• Join ARLT• Check your reactions & filters when
encountering people of other races
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
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