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Government’s Role on Achieving Race Equity
Race, Poverty and Policy: Creating an Equitable Michigan
Michigan League for Public Policy Public Policy Forum
Jorge Zeballos Executive Director Center for Diversity and Innovation Kellogg Community College
Al Vanderberg Ottawa County Administrator
Martha Gonzalez-Cortes Community Relations Director Michigan Department of Civil Rights
Erika Geiss State Representative, 12th District Michigan House of Representatives
LAYING THE FOUNDATION
Jorge Zeballos
Executive Director
Center for Diversity and Innovation, Kellogg Community College
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• HOMESTEAD ACT 1862 • NATURALIZATION ACT 1790, INDIAN REMOVAL ACT 1830
• WAGNER ACT 1935
• GI BILL 1944 • $120 BILLION, LESS THAN 2% RECEIVED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR
• WAR ON DRUGS 1980’S • CRACK VS POWDER COCAINE SENTENCING
• EXPLOSION OF INCARCERATION RATES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR
WHAT IS RACIAL EQUITY?
Racial equity is the condition that would be achieved if one's racial identity no longer predicted, in a statistical sense, how one fares.
When we use the term, we are thinking about racial equity as one part of racial justice, and thus we also include work to address root causes of inequities not just their manifestation.
This includes elimination of policies, practices, attitudes and cultural messages that reinforce differential outcomes by race or fail to eliminate them.
CENTER FOR ASSESSMENT AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Giving
Ottawa County was ranked as the most generous
county in Michigan and Kent County ranked 3rd
according to a study on charitable giving by The
Chronicle of Philanthropy. According to the study,
the typical American donates 4.5% of discretionary
income to charity, while people in Ottawa County
give away 9.1% and people in Kent County give away
7.5%. Ottawa County ranked 381 out of more than
3,100 counties nationwide. (Source: mlive article,
August 2012)
Ottawa County Facts
565 square miles
Michigan’s 8th(out of 83 counties) largest county by
population: 276,292
17 townships, 6 cities, 1 village
795 full-time employees, 1,167 total
32 offices, departments, agencies, courts
Triple A Credit Ratings from two rating agencies
Highest migrant worker population in Michigan
Slavery
Women’s Suffrage
Prohibition
Civil Rights
18 year old right to vote
How Major Issues Get Resolved…Over Time
1956 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
1957 Civil Rights Act
1964 Civil Rights Act
1965 Voting Rights Act
1968 Civil Rights Act
The Continuous Loop
Ottawa County Leads Moving Ottawa County to the next
level…
“The Four C’s”
Customer Service
Culture
Creativity
Communication
Vision Statement of Inclusion The people of West Michigan will work
together to foster mutual respect,
understanding, and trust in order to achieve
an environment where diversity is valued;
positions of influence are shared; justice
prevails; and economic, educational and civic
opportunities are accessible to all.
In 2003, Al Vandenberg became the new Ottawa County Administrator and joins the LEDA CEO Advisory Council.
CEO Advisory Council
James W.F. Brooks, Council Chair
Managing Partner, Brooks Capital
Management
Franco Bianchi
President/CEO, Haworth, Inc.
Jud Bradford
Chairman, Bradford Paper Company
Leslie Brown
Chairman, Metal Flow Corp.
Tony Castillo
Owner, Milagro Six, Inc
Noel Cuellar
CEO, Primera Plastics
Becca Dernberger
Vice President, Manpower
William Fettis
Partner, Investment Property Associates
Mike Goorhouse
President/CEO, Community Foundation of
the Holland/Zeeland Area
Thomas Haas, Ph.D
President, Grand Valley State University
Scott Huizenga
Partner, Varnum Law
Nelson Jacobson
President/CEO, JSJ Corporation
Dorothy A. Johnson
President Emeritus, Council of Michigan
Foundations
Holly Johnson
President, Grand Haven Area Community
Foundation
John C. Knapp, Ph.D
President, Hope College
Rodney Martin
Diversity Partner, Warner, Norcross & Judd
Dale Nesbary, Ph.D
President, Muskegon Community College
Mat Nguyen
President, Worksighted
Jeffrey Padnos
President, Louis Padnos Iron & Metal
Richard J. Pappas, Ed.D
President, Davenport University
Dale Sowders
President/CEO, Holland Hospital
Robert Vande Vusse
Mayor, City of Holland
Alan G. Vanderberg
County Administrator, Ottawa County
Brian Walker
President/CEO, Herman Miller
Talent Challenges – Top Employers
Difficult Recruiting for some classifications
Larger problem is retaining those who are recruited
and relocate to Ottawa County/West Michigan
Many times those who are different than the cultural
norm do not feel welcome and leave after a short
period of time.
FUTURE MANDATE
The ability to attract global TALENT (while still
developing local talent) is the future lifeblood for our
major private sector employers.
The inability to attract this talent could cause major
divisions or even entire operations to relocate to
places like Chicago, Atlanta, etc. where diverse talent
attraction is a given.
Ottawa County needs to work to ensure the future
prosperity of the County.
OTTAWA CO. – LEDA PARTNERSHIP
LEDA is the premier diversity & inclusion
organization in West Michigan
We had partnered in the past, i.e. Spanish language
classes
Business Case for Diversity & Inclusion
Cultural Intelligence (Racial Equity) Training for 900
Employees (nearly 600 completed)
Organizational Review – Unintentional Bias
Ottawa County capacity building
Cultural Intelligence (Racial Equity) Training
Class Description
As the racial demographics of our country change,
how do we ensure that people from all cultural
backgrounds have a fair opportunity to participate
fully in the life of the community? Participants in this
session will gain an understanding of the racial
equity framework, explore barriers to inclusion that
are specific to their professional sector, and gain
knowledge and tools to create change.
Cultural Intelligence in Ottawa County
• The Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance began training Ottawa County employees in October, 2013.
• Hundreds of employees, including law enforcement officers and judges, have received training.
Cultural Intelligence in Ottawa County 8-hour workshops provide ample opportunities for reflection, small and large group interaction and the exploration of strategies to create change.
internalized
Adapted from: Copyright 2000, Racial Justice Leadership, by Terry Keleher, Applied Research Center
interpersonal institutional
structural
Scope of Training – What Shapes a System with Advantages and Disadvantages
Source: Color Blind or Just Plain Blind? By John Dovidio
Internalized
Dimension of Racism
Personal beliefs and biases about race that reside inside our minds
Unconscious racial biases Unconscious racialized behavior
Hardwired to form bias
Racialized society
Mindless cognitive scripts impact
behavior
Interpersonal Dimension of Racism
Racial biases that influence
our behaviors and interactions with other people
90% say they are not racist
disparities persist in
spite of the stated
change in attitudes
Source: John F. Dovidio Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance Summit on Racial Healing 2003. Implicit Bias Still Persists, Yale Daily News, 2009.
Source: Color Blind or Just Plain Blind? by John Dovidio
institutional
racism how policies and practices of institutions routinely produce racially inequitable outcomes
Source: Terry Keleher, Applied Research Center
“In institutions, the bias of individuals is routinely replicated through collective decisions and actions.
It becomes compounded
unless it’s consciously counteracted.”
structural racism how history, public policies, institutional practices, and cultural representations interact to maintain racially inequitable outcomes
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YOU ARE HERE
Ottawa County’s Next Steps Toward Inclusion
In 2016, the Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance and
Ottawa County partnered to begin an organizational
system review of HR’s policies to address factors
conducive to:
Creating a culture of inclusion
Recruiting and hiring
Growing and advancing talent
Measuring, monitoring and evaluating progress
Ottawa County’s Next Steps Toward Inclusion
Creating a culture of inclusion
Organizational structural design: leadership endorses inclusion
Recruiting and hiring
Avenues utilize to advance talent: interviewers and cultural training
Growing and advancing talent
Strategies set in place: revising criteria for promotion
Measuring, monitoring and evaluating progress
Systems in place to understand progress
Organizational System Review – Goals
Customized report of findings through surveys and
interviews.
Identifying existing inclusive practices.
Recognize potential barriers and/or challenges.
Suggest strategies conducive to meeting desired
goals.
Eliminating Unintentional Bias
Review of policies, procedures and practices,
beginning with the County HR Department
Goal is completion of this review for all 33
departments, offices, courts and agencies that make
up Ottawa County.
Evaluation of County Services
Who is not receiving participating in services fully
and why?
Parks
Health
All Services
TRANSFORMING WHITE PRIVILEGE, A 21ST CENTURY
LEADERSHIP CAPACITY
A Joint Project of The Center for Assessment and
Policy Development (CAPD), MP Associates and
World Trust Educational Services, funded by The W.K.
Kellogg Foundation.
County Administration, Human Resources and
Sheriff’s Office leadership participated in one of two
pilots for this exciting new training resource.
GARE Government Alliance on Race & Equity
Hass Institute – UC Berkley
Ottawa first government in Michigan to join of first
15 nationwide
Working on partnerships with other governments to
achieve racial inclusion and equity
ALPACT Advocates and Leaders for Police and Community Trust
Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office
Holland Police Department
Civil rights/responsibilities organizations
Minority community
ALPACT
Meets regularly to examine issues impacting police
and community relations
Builds positive relationships before incidents occur
Alan G. Vanderberg
Ottawa County Administrator 616-738-4068
Objectives
• Overview of Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC)
• Quick overview of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) & Community Outreach/Public Affairs
• MDCR’s introduction and use of racial equity tools
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Michigan Civil Rights Commission
• The eight member Commission - the 1963 state constitution.
• The Commission focus on investigating discrimination based “on religion, race, color. . .” secures equal protections of civil rights.
• Role of MDCR as operational arm of MCRC.
• The members of the Civil Rights Commission are appointed by the Governor with advise and consent of the Senate.
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MDCR Programs and Services
• Enforcement & Investigation (largest component)
• Community Outreach/Public Affairs
Community Relations
Oversee Mandated Initiatives
Business Affairs
Media & Communications
• Policy & Legal Affairs
What We Do – Community Outreach/Public Affairs I. Community Liaison Activities
II. Department Initiatives & Special Assignments
III. Training & Educational Outreach
Liaisons I. Community Liaison Activities
African American
Arab American
Migrant Farmworker, Latino & Immigrant Communities
Native American
LGBTQ
Initiatives
II. Department Initiatives
Advocates and Leaders for Police and Community Trust - ALPACT
West MI Leadership Collaborative & SE MI Disparities Report
Migrant Farmworker Civil Rights Initiative
Initiatives MI Indian Tuition Waiver (MITW)
MI Alliance Against Hate Crimes (MIAAHC)
Education Initiatives
• Teaching the Movement Curriculum Project (MDE)
• Youth Civil Rights Academy
• School Crisis Issues
• Relentless Tour (Anthony Ianni)
Emerging Racial Equity Focus
MDCR’s 2016 exploration of Racial Equity systems work:
• Participation in Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) Chicago Midwest Convening (April 2016)
• Participation in Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance (LEDA) Summit on Race & Inclusion in Holland, MI (May 2016)
• Shadowing of GARE Racial Equity Training of Ottawa County staff (May 2016)
• GARE Membership processed for MDCR (September 2016)
• Participation in Membership Calls & Midwest Conference Calls (October 2016)
Emerging Racial Equity Focus
Next Steps for MDCR?
• Racial Equity Training for MDCR Staff & MCRC
• Creation of an Internal Racial Equity Workgroup
• Implement use of Racial Equity Toolkit (internal operations/policy & department initiatives)
• Leverage ongoing technical assistance & guidance from Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) and Network partners
Role of Racial Equity & Focus
Implications for MDCR future work?
• Training Expansion from Cultural Competency/Diversity focus to Racial Equity
• Re-imagining Community Consultation, Input, & Engagement
• Considerations/Challenges: Individual change to System change
• Incorporating Racial Equity tools in external department initiatives and stronger utilization on internal operations & policy
• 1-800-482-3604 to reach the Service Center
• Additional information and services are also
available on our web site: www.mi.gov/mdcr
• Martha Gonzalez-Cortes, Community Relations
Director (517) 335-0781 (direct dial) &
How To Reach Us
Questions??? Jorge Zeballos [email protected]
Al Vanderberg [email protected]
Martha Gonzalez-Cortes [email protected]
Erika Geiss [email protected]
Michigan League for Public Policy:
www.mlpp.org
GARE: http://racialequityalliance.org/