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Community members called for truly affordable housing, diversity in town leadership and on the slopes, and for Breckenridge to “do something bold” to make the town more welcoming for people of all races Wednesday, Jan. 27, at a community listening session.
The town organized the meeting to help create a blueprint for the new Social Equity Advisory Commission, which Breckenridge Town Council member Carol Saade said was created because the town is “committed to meaningful, intentional and lasting improvements” to “create more just and fair social policies in town.”
The session was lead by Nita Mosby Tyler, Ph.D., of The Equity Project, a consulting company that specializes in increasing diversity and inclusion. Tyler kicked off the virtual meeting by asking participants to weigh in on a poll that asked how people are coping with the weight of the pandemic combined with the racial justice issues that have been highlighted recently. Answers showed t
Breckenridge is hosting a community listening session Wednesday, Jan. 27, along with the Breckenridge Social Equity Advisory Commission and Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler of The Equity Project.
The session is meant to be “a community conversation regarding social equity and what it means for Breckenridge,” according to the event description.
Haley Littleton, spokesperson for the town, explained that the town is using the term “social equity” to represent a focus on fairness and justice in social policy as well as working to ensure that everyone regardless of factors including age, race and ethnicity has access to equal opportunities, societal rights, social goods and services.
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As we usher out 2020 the (enter superlative of your choice) year let’s take a moment to look back before we close the door for good. What captured our imaginations, reflected our emotions and sparked our hope for a better tomorrow? From the wisdom of Dolly Parton to the life-saving potential of snail venom to the transformative work of antiracism, here’s a (non-exhaustive) list of the TED Talks that stayed with us as the world shifted beneath our feet.
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