Racial Equity Strategic Planning
Consultation has concluded
The Racial Equity Strategic Planning Committee (RESPC) is charged with developing a shared vision and identifying collaborative policy and operational strategies needed to achieve the City’s racial equity goals. This strategic direction will be captured in a report and presented to City Council. The Committee is comprised of residents, non-profits, employers, financial and lending institutions, cultural and community advocacy organizations, Bloomington Public Schools staff and students, City of Bloomington staff, and a City Council representative.
Members of the committee will work to define and solve the right problems, brainstorm innovative ideas and create models to demonstrate how solutions work. In keeping with the City’s commitment to authentically engaging underrepresented racial/ethnic communities in the governing process, we are prioritizing the voices of the those directly impacted by racial disparities. The committee will build upon input shared by the community to develop the final report that City Council and its partners can implement.
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Through storytelling, poetry, pictures and/or videos, share your perspective, experience or intersections with race and racism in our community.
For example: What motivates you to live, work or play in Bloomington? What challenges have you experienced? What does does a vibrant, healthy and thriving community look like for all?
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Neighborly Conflict Resolution
My husband, yellow labrador retriever, Monte, and I have lived in East Bloomington for five years. Bloomington was not our first choice to purchase our first home, but we could not afford to live in South Minneapolis, which was our first choice. We have become close with most of our immediate neighbors and have met wonderful people on our dog walks around Valley View Park. We love that we have a large yard, giving us room to enjoy the outdoors in our own yard. We appreciate that Bloomington had housing prices that were affordable to make it possible for us... Continue reading
Who's Listening
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Racial Equity Coordinator
Phone 952-563-8779 Email fjackson@BloomingtonMN.gov
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Everyone should have the opportunity to achieve good health. But, as Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones explains through her cliff analogy, that’s often not the case.
We can reduce health disparities and better connect people to high-quality medical care, but to really make a difference, we need to address the social determinants of health and equity that protect some people and push others off the cliff.
The Urban Institute collaborated with Jones to illustrate her analogy of the cliff of good health.
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In early 2021, the City Council declared racism a public health crisis. Since then, City staff gathered community voices and identified ways to disrupt racial disparities.