The coaching sessions are part of a larger effort by the Equity Alliance of the North Coast. A partnership between the Humboldt Area Foundation and other organizations in the region—including HSU—the alliance is an initiative focused on understanding and improving racial and social equity through education, dialogue, and coaching opportunities for organizations and individuals.
The alliance is also hosting free public talks addressing equity and inclusion:
Humboldt State University
Kate Buchanan Room
Monday, September 19 at 2 p.m.
Humboldt County Office of Education
Sequoia Conference Center
Monday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m.
The topic will be Advancing Equity through a Racial Lens: Putting Theory into Action.
The talks will be given Julie Nelson, senior vice president of the Center for Social Inclusion and Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley; Dwayne Marsh, deputy director of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity; and Brenda Anibarro, policy manager with the City of Seattle Office for Civil Rights.
Organizations involved in planning and/or funding Equity Alliance include in part: The California Endowment, Patricia D. & William B. Smullin Foundation, Footprint Foundation, St. Joseph Health, Humboldt State University, First Five Humboldt, California Center for Rural Policy, McKinleyville Family Resource Center, Fortuna Multigenerational Center, City of Arcata, Building Healthy Communities Del Norte, Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services, True North Organizing Network, HSU Associated Students, Del Norte CASA and others.
For more information, visit equitynorthcoast.org or call (707) 442-2993.
About the Equity Alliance of the North Coast
Equity Alliance of the North Coast (formerly Our North Coast) was created by local organizations, institutions, and community members who are embarking on a series of community conversations about how to become more inclusive of people who have been marginalized based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and social or economic status. Equity Alliance’s basic premise is that inclusion means access to opportunities with outcomes afforded equally to everyone.