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    We are writing to you today to communicate our support for the City of Spokane being awarded the Living Cities Initiative “Racial Equity Here” grant. We believe that if Spokane is given the opportunity to be a part of this initiative, we can achieve great things for our city. As an organization, the city has begun the difficult and necessary work of making progress on issues of racial equity in the criminal justice system, in our schools and in our employment. Initiatives the city is currently engaged in include the reforms in the criminal justice system proposed by the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council, the request for the establishment of “Promise Zone” in an economically depressed and diverse area of our city, the Youth and Police Initiative with the City of Spokane Police Department, and the release of a report on gender and race pay equity at the City of Spokane with policy recommendations that we will be working to implement in the coming months. These are all promising projects that have ample buy-in and engagement from the community. That said we recognize the need for continuous improvement and the need for even greater engagement on issues of racial equity. Our youth of color are disproportionately disconnected from the greater community, experience higher levels of poverty and are more likely to come into contact with the criminal justice system. As a government, we can and must do more to change these dynamics for the vitality, health and well-being of our community. Specifically, we believe it is crucial that racial equity be a component of how we plan, organize and engage with citizens in our community every single day. We see this opportunity as a way to achieve operationalizing racial equity, which would help us address the myriad issues that people of color, and especially youth of color, face in our community.

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    We are writing to you today to communicate our support for the City of Spokane being awarded the Living Cities Initiative “Racial Equity Here” grant. We believe that if Spokane is given the opportunity to be a part of this initiative, we can achieve great things for our city. As an organization, the city has begun the difficult and necessary work of making progress on issues of racial equity in the criminal justice system, in our schools and in our employment. Initiatives the city is currently engaged in include the reforms in the criminal justice system proposed by the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council, the request for the establishment of “Promise Zone” in an economically depressed and diverse area of our city, the Youth and Police Initiative with the City of Spokane Police Department, and the release of a report on gender and race pay equity at the City of Spokane with policy recommendations that we will be working to implement in the coming months. These are all promising projects that have ample buy-in and engagement from the community. That said we recognize the need for continuous improvement and the need for even greater engagement on issues of racial equity. Our youth of color are disproportionately disconnected from the greater community, experience higher levels of poverty and are more likely to come into contact with the criminal justice system. As a government, we can and must do more to change these dynamics for the vitality, health and well-being of our community. Specifically, we believe it is crucial that racial equity be a component of how we plan, organize and engage with citizens in our community every single day. We see this opportunity as a way to achieve operationalizing racial equity, which would help us address the myriad issues that people of color, and especially youth of color, face in our community.

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    Council Letter of Support For Racial Equity Grant

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    Spokane City Council
    We are writing to you today to communicate our support for the City of Spokane being awarded the Living Cities Initiative “Racial Equity Here” grant. We believe that if Spokane is given the opportunity to be a part of this initiative, we can achieve great things for our city. As an organization, the city has begun the difficult and necessary work of making progress on issues of racial equity in the criminal justice system, in our schools and in our employment. Initiatives the city is currently engaged in include the reforms in the criminal justice system proposed by the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council, the request for the establishment of “Promise Zone” in an economically depressed and diverse area of our city, the Youth and Police Initiative with the City of Spokane Police Department, and the release of a report on gender and race pay equity at the City of Spokane with policy recommendations that we will be working to implement in the coming months. These are all promising projects that have ample buy-in and engagement from the community. That said we recognize the need for continuous improvement and the need for even greater engagement on issues of racial equity. Our youth of color are disproportionately disconnected from the greater community, experience higher levels of poverty and are more likely to come into contact with the criminal justice system. As a government, we can and must do more to change these dynamics for the vitality, health and well-being of our community. Specifically, we believe it is crucial that racial equity be a component of how we plan, organize and engage with citizens in our community every single day. We see this opportunity as a way to achieve operationalizing racial equity, which would help us address the myriad issues that people of color, and especially youth of color, face in our community.

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    Spokane City Council

    808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.


    Spokane, WA 99201-3335
    (509) 625-6255

    February 29, 2016


    Dear ________,
    We are writing to you today to communicate our support for the City of Spokane being awarded
    the Living Cities Initiative Racial Equity Here grant. We believe that if Spokane is given the
    opportunity to be a part of this initiative, we can achieve great things for our city.
    As an organization, the city has begun the difficult and necessary work of making progress on
    issues of racial equity in the criminal justice system, in our schools and in our employment.
    Initiatives the city is currently engaged in include the reforms in the criminal justice system
    proposed by the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council, the request for the establishment of
    Promise Zone in an economically depressed and diverse area of our city, the Youth and Police
    Initiative with the City of Spokane Police Department, and the release of a report on gender and
    race pay equity at the City of Spokane with policy recommendations that we will be working to
    implement in the coming months.
    These are all promising projects that have ample buy-in and engagement from the community.
    That said we recognize the need for continuous improvement and the need for even greater
    engagement on issues of racial equity. Our youth of color are disproportionately disconnected
    from the greater community, experience higher levels of poverty and are more likely to come
    into contact with the criminal justice system. As a government, we can and must do more to
    change these dynamics for the vitality, health and well-being of our community.
    Specifically, we believe it is crucial that racial equity be a component of how we plan, organize
    and engage with citizens in our community every single day. We see this opportunity as a way to
    achieve operationalizing racial equity, which would help us address the myriad issues that people
    of color, and especially youth of color, face in our community.
    Sincerely,

    Ben Stuckart
    Council President

    Amber Waldref
    Councilmember

    Karen Stratton
    Councilmember

    Mike Fagan
    Councilmember

    Breean Beggs
    Councilmember

    Lori Kinnear
    Councilmember

    Candace Mumm
    Councilmember

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