Anti-Racism Leadership Team
Outreach
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Mission
Vision
Goals
Overview
Concepts
Introduction
ARLT Outreach . . .
• Brings visibility to the ARLT
Mission and Vision
• States the goal(s) of ARLT
• Gives an overview of the work
• Shares concepts used to
understand and communicate
within ARLT
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
ARLT Mission & Vision
• Mission Statement:
Recognize racism in our institution
and implement a transformational
strategy for change
• Vision Statement:
CHS will become a multi-cultural,
anti-racist organization to meet
the needs of our rapidly changing
racially and culturally diverse
community and staff
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
ARLT and Subcommittees
• ARLT has 21 members
• Multiple sub-committees
• All members belong to at
least one sub committee
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Strategic Plan/Directions
• Build alliances to reach our vision
• Objectives:
– Build allies across RC and community
– Engage County Manager & Board
– Strengthen leadership throughout agency
– Increase client voice
• Cultural advocates, client navigator
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Strategic Plan/Directions
• Deepen and Broaden Staff Perspective
• Objective:
– Empower staff through training, resource
group, authentic dialogue
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Strategic Plan/Directions
• Create Accountability to Reach Goals
• Objectives:
– Develop & use racial equity tools
– Identify evaluation outcomes
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Strategic Plan/Directions
• Improve the ARLT Organization
• Objectives:
– Create project manager/ management
– Create organizing system for information &
communication (SharePoint)
– Evaluate ARLT membership/ turnover process
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Concepts Used in ARLT
• Developing allies / Being an ally
• Transformational vs. transactional
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Transformational = 27 member w/equal
voice. Transactional vs. Traditional
hierarchy
• Internalized Racial Oppression (people of color)
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Internalizing “less than” or “inferior”
• Internalized Racial Superiority (whites)
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Internalizing “more than” or “privilege”
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Work Group Plans
• Changing practices
– Promising practice tool
– Client navigator
– Client survey
• Contracting
– Seek input (providers & listening circles)
– Reform RFP & contract processes
• Training
– Authentic Dialogue
– MCARI
– Anti-racism activities & trainings
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Work Group Plans
• REAL
– Training in matrix (power analysis)
• Communications
– Meet with County Manager
– Increase staff participation in training
• Hiring & Retention
– Resource groups
– Work with cultural specific groups (vacancies)
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Broad Areas of Accomplishments
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Built and building common understanding of the national and local
history of racism: Wall of History, RC History document
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Implemented set of definitions and concepts around systemic power
and race – focus on institutional racism . P1,P2,P3: power over POC,
power which preserves white privilege, power to socialize us to racial
expectations, internalized racial superiority/oppression, continuum
becoming ARMC institution
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Implemented strategic plan through ARLT/Management workgroups
and updated 2010-2015 plan
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Built support with Board of Commissioners
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Implemented communication, analysis & organizing tools
throughout the organization: i.e., authentic dialogue, matrix power
analysis
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
How ARLT Does Its Work
• Considers racism’s causes & effects on:
– Clients
– Staff
– How the ARLT makes decisions
• Monitors progress and makes changes
as needed
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
How ARLT Does Its Work
Coordinate department efforts.
Be a resource and catalyst.
As a team, be a unified voice.
Establish a solid foundation for
training and education.
• Establish accountability in
organization and community.
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Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Real Life
Sharing Personal Stories
• Outreach Team members
• The unit member(s)?
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
What This Means
• Moving the agency to become an
anti-racist, multi cultural agency is
a process.
• “It takes a lot of time for a long
time."
• We are all learning as we go, and
there are no ready made answers
or road map.
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Discussion
• What do you think or feel about this
topic?
• Why is this work important to you?
• Summarize key points to remember.
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010
Next Steps
• What can we all do as human beings to
recognize racism in our institution and
implement a transformational strategy
for change? For instance
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Keep an open mind
Expand your information base
Attend trainings
Join ARLT
Check your reactions & filters when
encountering people of other races
Ramsey County Community Human Services Anti-Racism Leadership Team (ARLT) - 2010