Bloomington Tools for Equity
an organizationally supported group of employees who share a common diversity characteristic
What is an Employee Resource Group?
The quality of being fair and just, especially in a way that takes account of and seeks to address existing inequalities
What is Equity?
Unseen assumptions that influence decisions
What is unconscious bias?
This human rights activist and Nation of Islam minister emphasized Black empowerment, self-determination, and global anti-colonial solidarity before his assassination in 1965
Who is Malcolm X?
____supports the development and implementation of the department’s annual racial equity work plan and promoting the development of respectful and inclusive culture in the Department.
What is a Racial Equity Action Team?
Occurs when an emotional connection and sense of acceptance is felt by individuals within a group or organization
What is belonging?
The practice of adapting communication and behavior to different cultures
What is cultural competence?
An early feminist and suffrage leader, she fought for the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Who is Susan B Anthony?
A youth workforce development program that matches young people ages 16 – 24 with summer internship experiences within the city of Bloomington.
What is Bloom in Bloomington Internship Program?
Shared customs, values, and traditions passed from one generation to another
What is culture?
This term describes the stress someone feels when navigating between cultures, such as home and workplace
What is code switching?
This Japanese American activist fought for racial justice, prison reform, and reparations for Japanese American internment, and famously held Malcolm X in her arms after his release from prison.
Who is Yuri Kochiyama?
An immersive experience where staff will have the opportunity to participate in a community-based approach to healing, relationship building, and creating understanding
What is a Restorative Circle?
Term for identities that overlap, such as race, gender, or ability
What is Intersectionality?
Institutional and societal discrimination against and unequal treatment of historically underserved populations
What is systemic oppression?
As a Mexican-American labor activist, she co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined the famous rallying cry “Sí, se puede.”
Who is Delores Huerta?
A process that helps City of Bloomington staff, departments, elected policymakers and community members consider racial equity outcomes when shaping policies, practices, programs and budgets.
What is a Racial Equity Impact Assessment
A person, group, or concept treated as insignificant
What is Marginalized?
A workplace free from assumptions about the “normal” way of doing things reduces this cultural pressure.
What is assimilation?
Known as “The Mother of the Disability Rights Movement,” she helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act and led the historic 504 Sit-In.
Who is Judith Huemann?