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Racial Equity Committee
Mission Statement:
To identify, expose, and recommend ways to overturn far-reaching and longstanding systemic and structural racist policies, behaviors and decision making in the Town of San Anselmo and our community. We will achieve social justice, racial equity, and inclusion by partnering with our community as well as other organizations to actively eliminate inequities, welcome many perspectives, and create a safe and inclusive town that works for everyone. We will educate and activate individuals and organizations to invest in interrupting racism, bias, bigotry, and prejudice as a shared responsibility to increase the success for all groups.
Charge:
The charge of the Racial Equity committee is to examine issues of racial equity, social justice, systemic racial bias, and diversity in the Town and to make recommendations to the Town Council related to addressing the identified issues.The purpose of the committee is to identify and address implicit biases in the Town’s rules, policies, ordinances and employment practices. The committee will also explore additional opportunities to examine and/or address issues of racial equity, social justice, systemic racial bias, and diversity in the Town and develop strategies and tactics to ensure that the Town’s rules, policies and laws are fair, equitably enforced and free of biases of any kind.
Purpose:
The purpose of the committee is to identify and address implicit biases in the Town’s rules, policies, ordinances and employment practices. The committee will also explore additional opportunities to examine and/or address issues of racial equity, social justice, systemic racial bias, and diversity in the Town and develop strategies and tactics to ensure that the Town’s rules, policies and laws are fair, equitably enforced and free of biases of any kind.
Town Council voted to establish the Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee as a standing Committee of the Town at its June 28, 2022 meeting: Resolution (#4440) establishing Racial Equity Committee
Organization:
Up to seven (7) volunteer community members for three (3) year terms appointed by Town Council, plus youth members appointed by the Committee.
Meetings
- 6:30 pm
- First Tuesday of the month
- Town Hall, Council Chambers
Denise Krawitz*, Nav Avloni*, Julie Howard-Gibbon (Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California), Tenisha Tate-Austin, Paul Austin, Frank Gomez*, and Tiffany McElroy*
*Members of Racial Equity Committee
Panel discussion withJulie Howard-Gibbon (Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California), Tenisha Tate-Austin, Paul Austin and Tiffany McElroy, moderator and member of the Racial Equity Committee.
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Linda Kenton
Town LibrarianPhone: (415) 258-4657
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Dannielle Mauk
Director of Community Services
Panel discussion with Julie Howard-Gibbon (Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California), Tenisha Tate-Austin, Paul Austin and Tiffany McElroy, moderator and member of the Racial Equity Committee.
Denise Krawitz*, Nav Avloni*, Julie Howard-Gibbon (Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California), Tenisha Tate-Austin, Paul Austin, Frank Gomez*, and Tiffany McElroy*
{*Members of Racial Equity Committee}
Racial Equity Committee Members
Member Name |
Term Expires |
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Denise Krawitz, Chair | September 2024 |
Tiffany McElroy | September 2024 |
Navruz Avloni | September 2024 |
Frank Gomez | September 2024 |
April Hewes | September 2025 |
Robin Beers |
October 2026 |
Hayes Handler | October 2026 |
Jade Alberti - Youth Commissioner |
July 2024 |
Vacancy - Youth Commissioner |
July 2024 |
Alexis Fineman - Council Liaison | January 2024 |
Steve Burdo - Council Liaison |
January 2024 |
Brian Colbert - Alternate Council Liaison |
January 2024 |
Agendas & Meetings
Agendas, Meeting Documents and Videos
Archive meeting agenda, minutes and videos prior to January 5, 2022
Email the Committee: racialequity@townofsananselmo.org
Note that all correspondence to the committee is made available to the public.
Recommended Resources:
Racial Equity Committee Mission Statement
Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr.
5 Steps for Reporting a hate incident and Stop Hate Action Kits Process for Racially Restrictive Covenant Modifications
Correspondence by the Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee and its members
Reading Recommendations from Committee Members
RFP for Town of San Anselmo DEI Racial Equity Audit and Training
RFP Responses:The Justice CollectiveReady Set