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6 <br /> <br />Benefits to City: Expand Cultural Competency Trainings <br />Communities are not monolithic; there are differences within all of them, including their skin color, <br />ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious practices, cultures and ages, to name a few. <br />These differences are evident in the behavior and treatment of marginalized community members by <br />the dominant majority. There is a pressing need for mandatory gender diversity awareness as well as <br />cultural competency training for City employees. Community members are also concerned about school <br />administrations and personnel who, perhaps through ignorance or lack of understanding, fail to <br />recognize their own biases and stereotypes when working with students from diverse ethnic and cultural <br />backgrounds. Mandatory annual training for staff will help develop cultural sensitivity that could also <br />help improve interactions with people from diverse marginalized communities in our city. <br /> <br />3. Provide City resources and support to groups in the community interested in resurrecting the <br />annual Eugene Celebration in the form of a Multicultural Parade and Festival, an event <br />showcasing the foodstuffs, music and other cultural attributes of the different communities that <br />make up Eugene. <br /> <br />Benefits to City: Multicultural Parade and Festival <br />An annual event repurposed as a Multicultural Parade and Festival would bring an element of civic pride <br />and identity back to Eugene that has been missing since the demise of the Eugene Celebration. By <br />focusing on it as a multicultural event, rather than just a City parade and festival, it would send a <br />powerful proactive message to marginalized communities that we are truly welcome and are a vital part <br />of the City. It would also send a message to those in the majority community that they also have their <br />own cultures to celebrate and share with the broader community and demonstrate that we are all part <br />of the multicultural fabric of Eugene. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4. Work with all marginalized communities to stir interest among their young people in pipelines – <br />including summer high school and college internships – that offer a potential route to full-time <br />employment with the City of Eugene. <br /> <br />Benefits to City: Job Pipelines for Youth <br />Integrating marginalized communities into summer high school and college internships and ultimately <br />full-time employment with the City will inspire a feeling of investment by the City and a feeling of <br />inclusion amongst marginalized communities. Active facilitation of youth pipelines for full-time positions <br />will inspire a sense of desirability amongst marginalized youth, furthering this sense of inclusion. <br />Furthermore, such pipelines would help prepare excellent candidates for City positions, furthering the <br />City’s goals of recruiting and retaining a diverse City staff. This would ensure a pool of invested, capable <br />applicants to take part in the execution of essential City services. <br /> <br />5. In planning for a new City Hall, incorporate artwork and photos that represent Eugene’s many <br />different communities. Also include signage in different languages. <br /> <br />Benefits to City: Artwork in New City Hall <br />September 12, 2018, Work Session - Item 1