Equity acknowledges that different people start in different places due to racist historical context and societal circumstances. Equity intends to “level the playing field” for everyone to achieve success equally.
Governments across the country are focusing on racial equity, which is critically important to driving larger systemic change. The City of Boulder has made equity a key priority in it’s work when developing policies, programs and services.
Local and regional governments have the ability to implement policy change at multiple levels and across multiple sectors. For our community to achieve long-term impact, changes must be sustainable for all.
HEAT ISLAND EFFECT Source: NPR
• The city initiated racial equity work throughout the organization.
• The city participated in the JTC’s “Climate Justice Leaders Program”
• Hundreds of city employees will be trained on racial equity work that will be required and offered to the entire organization, boards and council.
• Multiple equity trainings for city staff at all levels of the organization
• Community engagement around the draft Racial Equity Plan
- - Collaborate and build relationships with equity partners
- - Establish a community engagement plan around racial equity
• Evaluate policies, programs and projects with an equity lens
from these helpful resources, websites, and stories
A report from the CU Boulder JTC informed the City on the ways that the Climate Plan could specifically benefit low-income Boulder residents and other socially and economically marginalized groups. The report was developed in partnership with CU Boulder faculty, program staff, and community-based organizations, and with input generated from several community workshops. Read story and the report
A recent tool published by the Colorado Health Institute (CHI), a grantee of The Colorado Trust, dives deeper into the geographic disparities of climate change. CHI’s Health and Climate Index rates risk by exposure, demographics and readiness—high temperature and wildfire risk; vulnerable demographics like children, elders, people in poverty or with chronic diseases; and beliefs about global warming and public health department plans to fight or adapt to it.
Conservation Colorado is committed to building a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization as part of a broader conservation movement that empowers people of color, frontline communities, and those who have historically carried the burdens of environmental injustice. Visit this page for links to more videos and resources.
Click Here for More Case Studies and Stories from The Colorado Trust
So how did Providence, Rhode Island, which announced a standard, net-zero-by-2050 pledge in 2016, end up with a newly released Climate Justice Plan that looks so different from the parade of municipal “Green New Deals?” And could other cities get there, too?
Read Article in Grist | Download the City of Providence’s Climate Justice Plan
“Designing Our Own Solutions” for Resiliency Planning was recognized by the Resilient by Design Jury for their impact in community capacity building, realigning power distributions and increasing ownership by people directly impacted by design decisions. Check out the plan and videos.
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