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3 <br />Conversations with people that don’t perceive equity and diversity as their issue. (1) <br /> <br />White people need to listen to passion/anger without getting defensive. (2) <br /> <br />Predominant whites needs to understand what daily life is like. (4) <br /> <br />Change won’t happen until these issues become as important to white people as people of <br />color…important for all people, including well-intended white people, to understand they <br />are part of problem…often white people believe I they don’t discriminate, these issues <br />are isolated. (5) <br /> <br />Think beyond City of Eugene. City takes stand - this is where we take stand. Like to see <br />community-wide - with business, groups, government agencies. Can start changing at <br />City, but needs to happen on outside. Need to get word out in different ways.(6) <br /> <br /> <br />INTERACTIONS WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR <br /> <br />Community needs to know what City government looks like - don’t understand how City <br />is set-up. Lots of education needs to happen. Communities of color busy talking about <br />how to survive. You don’t always know about this. (4) <br /> <br />City build relationships with communities (4) <br /> <br />City of Eugene have an open house for community to see what you do. (4) <br />I want my community to know how you work, like tour of homes (4) <br />City open house that welcomes all communities (4) <br /> <br />If the city government graded us it would imply there were paying attention (4) <br /> <br />Value opinions of people of color on same scale as other opinions, and not as less <br />important than other issues. (5) <br /> <br />Continue building relationships (5) <br /> <br />Need to be understood if come from different places. Employers need to understand - <br />some cultures quiet - don’t speak up. Don’t ask to be promoted. Need education for <br />everyone. About speaking up. (6) <br /> <br /> <br />DEALING WITH RACISM <br /> <br />Address everyday racism. We’ve got to get people to know it, own it, and acknowledge <br />it. The burden is on a small group of backs. We must share the burden. (2) <br /> <br />How to get people to acknowledge existence of racism, how to make public aware of <br />problem (3) <br /> <br />Need to redefine racism. White people need to redefine racism individually, own their <br />racism and understand that being a racist doesn’t mean you’re a member of the KKK (2) <br /> <br />