What is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?
Diversity: Physical, social, and psychological differences between people and groups, including things like race, ethnicity, gender, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, tribe, socio-economic status, thinking and communication styles.
Equity: When everyone can reach their highest level of health and potential for a successful life, regardless of their background and identity. Equity is when everyone has what they need to be successful, while equality is treating everyone the same. Equality seeks to promote fairness, but it can only work if everyone starts from the same place and needs the same help.
Inclusion: Puts diversity into meaningful action and builds a culture of belonging, respect, and connection by actively inviting the contribution and participation of all people.
Find out what Culver City is currently working on and our future plans to bring initiatives, events, and projects to Culver City that will further promote our diversity, equity and inclusionary goals for our community and staff.
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Project Began: August 2023
Status: In Progress
The City of Culver City (City) is currently reviewing proposals submitted for RFP 2406, which opened on August 18, 2023, and closed on October 16, 2023, from qualified consultants to prepare and assist with the development and implementation of the City’s Racial Equity Action Plan (REAP) with both short-term and long-term initiatives and goals. The equity consultant will assist with REAP development, facilitate community engagement and stakeholder convenings in the development of the REAP, and build capacity among staff for ongoing implementation and performance monitoring.
Culver City has been a member of the Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) since 2017. GARE is a national network of local governments, which believes in leading with race to acknowledge that racial inequity has been built into American society and all sectors of government, rendering disparate outcomes for people of color.
The City desires to continue its efforts to embed racial equity into its framework, through current and future policies, procedures, and structure and to repair the harms caused by policy decisions that have created, supported, or exacerbated racial inequities. To meet these objectives, the City desires to establish and initiate implementation of a Racial Equity Action Plan (REAP), applying a results-based accountability framework to facilitate the normalization of conversations around race, development of staff capacity through training, and to operationalize racial equity by embedding this lens into routine decision-making.
Through the REAP, the City aims to improve outcomes for all Culver City residents, and institute more targeted strategies to help improve outcomes for diverse community members that have been traditionally excluded from equitable opportunity and growth. The Proposer hired will develop key strategies to ensure the REAP is realized in a manner that is transformational, sustainable, targeted, intentional, and contain actions that will have the maximum impact in creating conditions where all people thrive and experience well-being through an application of targeted strategies.
Anticipated Awards Presentation: June 24, 2024
The Culver City Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee created the Equity and Human Relations Award in 2021 to honor four outstanding individuals and businesses for their contributions to equity and human relations in Culver City. Award recipients are individuals and businesses who have embodied inclusiveness, altruism, and giving through volunteerism and public service to make Culver City a better place for all people to live. Each honoree will receive a medallion at a ceremony held during a City Council Meeting June 24, 2024.
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Date: June 25, 2024
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location:
The Culver City Senior Center (Rooms B45 and B47)
4095 Overland Ave
Culver City, Ca 90230
In conjunction with Right to Be the City of Culver City is proud to present Bystander Intervention Training for Public Spaces! Bystander intervention training gives us tools to intervene without compromising our own safety when we harassment happening on the street. When we intervene, we don’t just reduce trauma for the person being street harassed. We also start to chip away at the culture that allows harassment to be so prevalent. Right to Be will equip you with the right information on how to be an effective bystander in the midst of public space harassment using their proven methodology and five strategies for intervention. Then practice these skills - so you leave the training feeling more prepared to successfully and safely intervene. Pre-Registration is required.
Slated to Begin: September 2024
More information coming soon!