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Home My WebLink About03/07/2021 REAC RETREAT AGENDA PACKETRacial Equity Advisory Committee - RETREAT Sunday, March 7, 2021 AGENDA •Welcome:1:00 - 1:10 pm a.Welcome/Housekeeping-Leslie b.Land Acknowledgement c.Review Agenda •Objectives of the Day:1:10 - 1:20 pm Norms Airen •Welcome Mixer – Icebreaker:1:20 -1:40 pm a.Partner Shares & Intros Airen & Cely b.What One word Describes REAC c. •Historical Look:1:40 - 2:00 pm a.Civic Rights in Bremerton Faye •BREAK:2:00 -2:10 pm •Big Picture /Action Plan:2:10 -3:10 pm a.Process of presenting to Council - 10 mins Lori b.What is our Desired Direction?Erin & Sarah c.What Strategic Priorities will create a platform for change? d.What is the gap between were we are now and where we want to go? Bremerton REAC-PURPOSE •To advise the City Council, by applying a race equity analysis to all aspects of governance; and •To maintain engagement with and accountability to other work being done throughout the Bremerton Community in service of Race Equity Bremerton REAC – VISION •Strives to continually dismantle its own institutional racism, within policies, programs, budgets, initiatives, legislation, systems, and infrastructure. •Amplifies and joins racially, culturally, and socially integrated community endeavors toward equity, well -being, and liberation for all; and •Aspires to model for the nation a City in which people of different races, ethnicities, and backgrounds can interact, form friendships, and participate fully in the community’s political, economic, educational, cultural, and civic endeavors. •BREAK:3:10 - 3:20 pm •Within REAC:3:20 - 3:40 pm a.What can we do right away? Building Blocks Faye & Gleanna b.What can we do next year? c.What can we do the next 5 years? •Action Plan/Our To do List:3:40 - 4:30 pm a. Darryl & Airen •Next Steps:4:30 - 5:00 pm a. Sarah & Darryl •Announcements /Closing Remarks: 5: 00 - 5:15 pm Sarah Next Meeting via Zoom 2nd Thursday of the Month. Thursday, March 11, 2020 at 6:00 pm We live, work, and gather today on Coast Salish ancestral lands, where multiple Indigenous Tribes have long sustained their cultures and traditions, lived in harmony with the lands and waters, and resiliently resisted the ongoing harms of colonialism. We respect the Tribes’ sovereignties, rights to self-determination, and sacred connections to this place. In solidarity, we work toward truth-telling reconciliation. Please center yourself in this context as we gather. Please take a moment to read the powerful words below, from the Suquamish and Port Gamble S’Kllalam Tribes. Bremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee 2021.03.07 Retreat Facilitation: collective Notetaking: Leslie Daugs Bremerton REAC -PURPOSE: (1) to advise City Council, by applying a race equity analysis to all aspects of governance; and (2) to maintain engagement with and accountability to other work being done throughout the Bremerton community in service of race equity. Bremerton REAC -VISION: Bremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee envisions a City that: •Strives to continually dismantle its own institutional racism, within policies, programs, budgets, initiatives, legislation, systems, and infrastructure; •Amplifies and joins racially, culturally, and socially integrated community endeavors toward equity, well-being, and liberation for all; and •Aspires to model for the nation a City in which people of different races, ethnicities, and backgrounds can interact, form friendships, and participate fully in the community’s political, economic, educational, cultural, and civic endeavors. Finalized and Approved by Bremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee at the 2021.01.14 Bremerton REAC Meeting Group Agreements for Today’s Bremerton REAC Retreat •Flexibility: balance between more structure (hand raising) and flow. •Mindful of each other’s body language, coming off mute, etc. •Speak up if you’d like us to call attention to our process. •Leslie will monitor the chat and hand-raising emoji. •If you’ve already spoken/contributed on something, hang back a bit to allow others to contribute before you do again. •Speak your truth. •Expect and accept non-closure. How will we hold ourselves accountable to these group agreements? ADDITIONS: Faye will share a bit about Bremerton history after the Icebreaker. Later, during Building Blocks, Lori will share about the norms of processes of interacting with City Council Addition:Lori talks about process of interacting with City Council Icebreaker: Partner Shares & Introductions Purpose of this activity: •Break up the large group for a bit. •Use and deepen listening skills. •Encourage authenticity. •Encourage awareness of multiple perspectives. •Build relationships.How It Works: 1.We pair off in groups of two. 2.Once in a Breakout Room, you and your partner will each take a turn talking for three (3) minutes, uninterrupted. 3.At the end of the six (6) total minutes, we’ll all come back to the main room, where we’ll each introduce our partner to the group. 4.We’ll debrief the activity. Our Potential To-Do List: What we want to do; Taking stock; Making plans Purpose of this activity: −Review potential areas of focus −Prioritize -decide what will get our attention, in what order Potential To -Do: •Joining Government Alliance for Race Equity (GARE) •2021 City Council Goals & Priorities (asses, advise) •2021 Mayor’s Initiatives (assess, advise) •COVID-19 impacts, recovery (economic, social, health) •City hiring, procurement, relationships, etc. •Police Department’s policies, practices, and procedures •Learn and analyze City of Bremerton’s current norms (processes, structures, communication) for Committees •Talk with the Mayor to understand his position. Potential To -Do (continued): •Sort and structure all our work into one of three categories, and form work teams to dive into those categories (see below). •CHANGE THE POWER team: Darryl (lead), Airen (slide), Lori •EDUCATE/COMMUNICATE team: Cely (lead), Erin (slide), Glenna, Leslie •BUSINESS/NEW ECONOMY team: Faye (lead), Sarah (slide), Michael •“SMARTIE” analysis –Erin explains what it is and will send us more materials to apply it as we meet in our work teams on March 11th. •For March 11th REAC meeting: Faye will facilitate. Airen will take notes. Cely will read the land acknowledgement. Lori will be timekeeper.