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Due to COVID-19, we met virtually on April 6 and 7 to reconnect, hear updates about what's happening nationally to advance racial equity in homelessness, and talk about how to embed racial equity into our coronavirus response work related to homelessness. We also heard about the evaluation of Meyer Memorial Trust's DEI grantmaking and how they hope to shift and adapt based on the results.
Date and Time:
April 6 | 12:00 - 2:00 ET (11-1 CT / 10-12 MT / 9-11 PT)
April 7 | 12:00 - 2:00 ET (11-1 CT / 10-12 MT / 9-11 PT)
Pre-Reading
Meeting Materials
General
- Agenda for April 6 and 7
- Virtual convening notes (coming soon)
April 6
- Slides for Monday, April 6
- National Racial Equity Working Group 2019 Progress Report
- COVID-19 will not Affect Everyone the Same, Yanique Redwood, Consumer Health Foundation
- DRAFT King County Equity Impact Awareness Tool for COVID-19
April 7
- Themes from COVID-19 Small Group Discussions (April 6)
- Slides for Tuesday, April 7
- Meyer Memorial Trust Evaluation of DEI Grantmaking Slides
Additional Resources
- 10 Equity Implications of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States, NAACP
- The COVID-19 Crisis is a Racial Justice Issue & our Response must Prioritize the Power of Black, Indigenous, Latinx & Other People of Color - Consumer Health Foundation
- National COVID-19 Messaging Guide
- Location Data Says It All: Staying at Home During Coronavirus Is a Luxury, NY Times
- The Racial Time Bomb in the Covid-19 Crisis, NY Times
- Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate, Pro Publica
- In Chicago, 70% of COVID-19 Deaths are Black, WBEZ
- 70% Of People Dying From Coronavirus In Chicago Are Black, Block Club Chicago
- An Equitable Systems Transformation Framework for COVID-19, National Innovation Service
- COVID-19 Racial Equity and Social Justice Resources
- COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future, Lori Villarosa, Nonprofit Quarterly
- The Landscape Project: Perceptions of Racial Equity within Metro Denver Nonprofit Organizations