Know Your Community: Tools for Harnessing Diversity in America’s Changing Communities Rubén Lizardo, Associate Director PolicyLink Craigslist Boot Camp San Franciso, California June 2, 2011
Aug 31, 2014
Know Your Community: Tools for Harnessing Diversity in America’s
Changing Communities
Rubén Lizardo, Associate DirectorPolicyLink
Craigslist Boot Camp
San Franciso, CaliforniaJune 2, 2011
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”
The Color of the Brave New World We are Entering…
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—USC’s Program on Environmental &
Regional Equity http://dornsife.usc.edu/pere/home/
Contact Information
Rubén Lizardo, Associate [email protected]