{"content":[{"text":"RACE EQUITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE \n SPECIAL MEETING/STUDY SESSION \n MAY 27, 2021","bbox":{"left":0.315915,"top":0.032206,"width":0.33288999999999996,"height":0.05237700000000001}},{"text":"1.","bbox":{"left":0.051569,"top":0.100059,"width":0.013198999999999995,"height":0.017317}},{"text":"CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL/ACCEPT OR MODIFY MINUTES/ ACCEPT OR MODIFY \n AGENDA/CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE/CODE OF CONDUCT – 6:00 PM \n Members Present : James Friday, Savanna Rovelstad, Sue Wilmot, Peggi Erickson, Kamara Blackwell, Eric Stahl, Deanna \n Martinez, Jing Fong, Renni Bispham \n Liaisons : Brenda Fantroy-Johnson, Rasham Nassar \n Agenda modified : Add #7 Signs and Posters for the Farmer’s Market, #8 ICMA Training, #9 Juneteenth \n Voted all agenda changes unanimous.","bbox":{"left":0.110431,"top":0.100059,"width":0.753797,"height":0.13115100000000002}},{"text":"2.","bbox":{"left":0.051569,"top":0.240206,"width":0.013198999999999995,"height":0.017317}},{"text":"SUQUAMISH ANCESTRAL LANDS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - Peggi","bbox":{"left":0.110431,"top":0.240143,"width":0.492261,"height":0.017380000000000007}},{"text":"3.","bbox":{"left":0.051569,"top":0.266607,"width":0.013198999999999995,"height":0.01731699999999997}},{"text":"DISCUSSION -SHARING OUR STRENGTHS, TALENTS, AND INTERESTS \n Jing - I can help as a writer and planner. I sent out an email. I am a policy person, background in communications and event \n planning, political and public affairs, writing proclamations. I can be a utility player. \n Peggi - Connections to community is my strength. I used to do lots of training. Strategic planning, As GARE Liaison, I’d like to \n connect us with a larger group. My weakness is sometimes I am tardy. \n Kamara - My skills are in organizing protests, early childhood education with a race equity curriculum. Social justice is my \n passion. I am the youngest here and have social media skills and hosting zoom conversations. \n Savanna - I am not good at planning, but I am good at community building, sharing what we are doing and bringing people in, \n I have experience with younger children and families. Speaking is easier than writing. \n Eric - I have a background in law and journalism. Writing persuasively. Research in policy and law, My interest normalizing \n race equity, and operationalizing policies. Time and availability limits are my weakness. \n Renni - My background is also I am an attorney,. Persuasive writing, policy, HR issues and people. Being able to talk with \n people that makes them feel safe. On policy issues, I want to do whatever it takes to make it happen. I think we could have \n one on one conversations with City Council members, I have tech skills, but not social media. \n Deanna - My skills are as an artist, critical thinking. I have a background in activism and organizing. Identifying white \n supremacy culture. Identifying barriers. Good at speaking. My interests are working collaboratively. Design skills. Creating \n spaces for collaborating. My interests are researching and learning about creating policy. \n Sue- My background is in labor and community. UFCW 21 steward, executive board, organizer, bargaining. Long time \n grocery checker, now working for the union. Connections here and across the county and state. Politics experience and \n connections. Taking on too much is my weakness. \n James - I have experience as our chair I never expected or wanted to be the chairman. I have a commitment to race equity. I \n show up all the time. We need policy change that will be here long after we are gone. I love what I do. I am a listener and \n welcome feedback. My weakness is that sometimes I need help and I do not ask for it.","bbox":{"left":0.110431,"top":0.266607,"width":0.8019989999999999,"height":0.4389460000000001}},{"text":"4.","bbox":{"left":0.051569,"top":0.714397,"width":0.013198999999999995,"height":0.017317000000000027}},{"text":"ELECTED OFFICERS \n James- Read the ordinance for the REAC. \n Jing - What does as directed by City Council mean and do we have a Race Equity Action Plan? \n Peggi - Race Equity Action Plan was part of our original plan and has not happened yet. We have just started training for \n City Council and staff for shared understanding. \n Brenda - One of the work plan items was working with GARE to create the Race Equity Action Plan. \n Sue - We work on what they ask us too like the proclamation last month. But we also send recommendations and ask for \n what we want to do. \n Kamara - Can we submit proclamations? \n Brenda - Proclamations carry more weight than you think. Proclamations is how we change city code.","bbox":{"left":0.110431,"top":0.714397,"width":0.783836,"height":0.21739300000000006}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}