For folks who might have missed February’s newsletter, the DEIA Committee will now be applying their work directly in the General SNA meetings and no longer meeting separately on the first Tuesday of each month. The committee felt that this work was important enough that a DEIA lens should be applied in all of our neighborhood association’s efforts. The Board is currently working on building a Community Agreement document that will help guide our practices and communication with each other. SNA’s goal is to create a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible environment for the community to participate in and be a part of.
Category: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
This committee is no longer active as of June 2022.
Sunnyside Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Update
While the DEIA committee work has proved valuable to start important conversations, we feel this work should be incorporated into the core of the SNA organization. We want to grow as a community and apply best practices to ensure everyone feels they have space and access to contribute towards the organization. Therefore, we are disbanding the DEIA.
One of the first initiatives we’ll look to build as a group is a Culture Statement for the Sunnyside neighborhood. While we understand the DEIA work is a continual process, the group wants to ensure this is a collective commitment by our neighborhood. If you have ideas on how to incorporate DEIA practices into the General meetings please reach out to [email protected] to start the conversation.
Sunnyside Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Updates
**UPDATE: The December meeting of the DEIA Committee is canceled. We’re looking forward to picking up again in the new year!
The DEIA Committee met with the founders of MASA and provided local resources to help spread awareness for their developing business. We continued conversations on DEIA language and began a workshop series for DEIA training. Conversation to develop a presentation to share at a future SNA general meeting is in the works. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, December 14th at 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting details will be posted on the SNA website on Monday December 13th. We look forward to new attendees and welcome ideas on ways to build a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible community.
Sunnyside Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Updates
The DEIA Committee reviewed the outreach templates which are still a work in progress. The committee will spend the next few meetings in an educational format reviewing DEIA materials to align on building a Culture Values Statement. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 2nd at 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting details will be posted on the SNA website on Monday Nov. 1st. We look forward to new attendees and welcome ideas on ways to build a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible community.
Sunnyside Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee
The DEIA Committee attended the Belmont Street Fair on Saturday, Sept. 11th with great success. The fair had a strong turnout and our committee members engaged with lots of folks in the community, signing up 20 fairgoers to help volunteer for upcoming projects. We have a good list of ideas of what the community of Sunnyside would like to see from the organization. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, October 5th at 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting details will be posted on the SNA website on Monday October 4th. We look forward to new attendees and welcome ideas on ways to build a more diverse, equitable, and accessible community.