Download - Know Your Community
Know Your Community: Tools for Harnessing Diversity in America’s
Changing Communities
Rubén Lizardo, Associate DirectorPolicyLink
Craigslist Boot Camp Berkeley, California
August 14, 2010
Mission & Work
• PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing economic and social equity by Lifting Up What Works®
Today’s Discussion--Seizing the Historical Moment
• The Imperative--Convergence of Economic, Social, and Climate Crisis in US and the World
• Opportunity to Harness our Diversity as an Asset to address the Equity & Sustainability Challenges to our Survival and Success
• Tools/Resources/Learning/Innovation – Diversity and Equity Vision & Values—See/Feel the Stakes– Community Leadership Models Emphasize Inclusion,
Inter-Dependence, & Shared Prosperity– Tools, and Resources to Access Data
Promise & Challenge of “Post Racial America”
We are Challenged to Dig Deeper on Diversity and Equity
You Must Be the Change You Wish to See in the World…
• Low commercial activity
• Few services• Unsafe/Limited
parks• Poor performing
schools• Increased pollution
and toxic waste sites
• Limited public transportation
• Lack of jobs• High
unemployment
• Strong commercial activity
• Access to services• Parks and safe public
spaces• High-performing
schools• Non-predatory
financial institutions• Good public
transportation• Employment and
entrepreneurship
Low- Income Communities Communities of Opportunity
Concentrated Poverty
Healthy Communities
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Embedding Diversity & Equity Values in Our WorkMoving From Poverty to Opportunity: Creating Healthy Communities
of Opportunity
Equitable Development Principles
Integrate People and Place Based Strategies Ensure Meaningful Resident/Community
Participation, Leadership and Ownership Reduce Local and Regional Disparities Double & Triple Bottom Line Investments &
Returns
Deeper Look at California’s Crisis of Under-Education
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Deeper Look at California’s Under-Education Crisis
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Resources for Building Inclusive & Equitable Schools and CollegesData:• Ed Trust West Raising the Roof Data Tools--
http://www.edtrust.org/west• CA Department of Education Data Tools--
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/Community Engagement:• Californians for Justice’s Campaign for Quality
Education--http://www.caljustice.org• Connect-Ed’s Linked Learning Alliance--
http://www.connectedcalifornia.org/policy/alliance.php
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Building an Inclusive and Equitable Health Care SystemData: • Institute of Medicine--
http://www.iom.edu/• California Pan Ethnic Health Network--
http://www.cpehn.org/
Community Engagement:• PolicyLink Center for Health & Place--
http://www.policylink.org• Partnership for the Public’s Health--
http://www.partnershipph.org/
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Resources for Inclusive and Equitable Community Building
Data & Analysis:• Applied Research Center--
http://www.arc.org/• Kirwan Institute--
http://kirwaninstitute.org/
Community Engagement• Community Builders’ Toolkit for Building
Healthy, Productive Multi-Racial Communities-- http://www.race-democracy.org/toolkit.pdf
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Gathering Demographic Data
Demographics:• People & Households Section of the US Census
Bureau--http://www.census.gov• CA Department of Finance Demographic Research
Unit--http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/
Issues:• United Way of Los Angeles Social Reports--
http://www.unitedwayla.org• Universities--UC Berkeley School of
Law--http://www.law.berkeley.edu/centers.htm
