GrowNYC Statement of Solidarity Against Racial Injustice / Declaración de Solidaridad Contra la Injusticia Racia
Change starts within. We hear the voices of the many who are coming together to cry out for long overdue corrections to unfair systems that too often and for too long have resulted in loss of income, opportunity, liberty, and life. GrowNYC does not want to pay lip service to concepts critical to our collective survival like justice, equality, police reform, and the end to systemic racism. We want to effect real and lasting change from within.
We say as an organization that Black Lives Matter.
We are committed to listening to and working side by side with our BIPOC colleagues to determine what comes next, and to developing an action plan to build, change, and grow our organizational culture. Accountability is key. We are pledged to:
- Evaluate actions and resources that increase opportunity, reach, and services for internal and external stakeholders
- Develop goals and metrics to measure that progress
- Diversify our Board of Directors and staff in decision-making positions
- Create a values statement and action plan with the help of a facilitator
- Ensure that all staff and board have undergone anti-racism/anti-bias training
- Create accountability guidelines
- Examine and expand GrowNYC’s programmatic service delivery for greater equity
- Engage in open conversations
In solidarity,
GrowNYC
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El cambio empieza dentro de nosotros. Escuchamos las múltiples voces de quienes se están uniendo para clamar por correcciones muy atrasadas a los sistemas injustos que, con demasiada frecuencia y durante demasiado tiempo, han dado lugar a la pérdida de ingresos, oportunidades, libertad y vida. GrowNYC no quiere darse a la palabrería respecto a los conceptos críticos para nuestra supervivencia colectiva como son la justicia, la igualdad, la reforma policial y el fin del racismo sistémico. Queremos efectuar un cambio real y duradero desde dentro.
Declaramos como organización que las Vidas de los Negros Importan.
Estamos comprometidos a escuchar y trabajar hombro a hombro con nuestros colegas del BIPOC (Negros, Indígenas, y Personas de Color) para determinar lo que viene después, y a desarrollar un plan de acción para construir, cambiar y hacer crecer nuestra cultura organizativa. La rendición de cuentas es clave. Nos comprometemos a:
- Evaluar las acciones y recursos que aumenten las oportunidades, el alcance y los servicios para los interesados internos y externos;
- Desarrollar metas y métricas para medir ese progreso;
- Diversificar nuestra Junta Directiva y el personal en puestos de toma de decisiones;
- Crear una declaración de valores y un plan de acción con la ayuda de un facilitador;
- Asegurarnos de que todo el personal y la junta hayan recibido entrenamiento en anti-racismo y anti-prejuicios;
- Crear directrices de rendición de cuentas;
- Examinar y ampliar la prestación de servicios programáticos de GrowNYC para una mayor equidad;
- Participar en conversaciones abiertas;
En solidaridad,
GrowNYC
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