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4.A. - Page r (� Fc <br />PENINSULA CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER <br />• The fact that we are having these meetings, and bilingually, people need to do their part, <br />it is great that the City is doing this! I get emails from the City with a lot of information <br />(great continued communication, I appreciate it, getting specific news from RWC). Some <br />people don't have a computer, how to reach out to them? People are treated differently if <br />they speak Spanish, have an accent, look different. I thank you very much for this <br />opportunity. <br />• There is a racial divide between some areas. Only some populations can have access to <br />housing. (posted on the chat) <br />• Question: are all schools in RWC funded equally? If they are not, they would not have <br />the same opportunities, the materials, etc. What is it that makes a difference in equally <br />providing schools with resources, education? <br />• To the participant who gave the previous answer, question: That is a loaded question. I <br />am not comfortable answering that question. <br />• Answer: this is the exact platform to raise these concerns, questions. I have been given <br />the opportunity to participate in these sessions. This is something that the City needs to <br />address. <br />• As a person of color, I do have to worry about those things. <br />• Thank you for being here. <br />• What schools were closed? Four schools with predominantly students of color. <br />• Facilitator: what needs to change? Dismantling the whole system, to change the way the <br />whole system works. It is a pretty big movement. No one wants to disrupt the status quo. <br />The ones who want are protesting right now. I have to be very careful with what I say. <br />We don't want our young people to follow these steps. It is no accident that they are not <br />speaking right now. We have been conditioned not to speak. It does not feel safe to speak <br />your truth. That is what I want to change for young people. <br />• Almost everyone is an immigrant here. Important to have those values. There is <br />suppression. We don't want to dismantle the Country. This is the Country of opportunity. <br />Why dismantle the whole thing? People travel to get to this Country. In America you <br />have freedom, choice. Who gets the wealth if we spread it? It is great to have different <br />viewpoints, to have a diverse conversation. All groups, just go and get an education and <br />improve the system. <br />• I'd like to see change. Better school funding as well as better access to early childcare <br />and community college. We lost a lot of diversity due to housing cost. Mass equity. Need <br />more housing at all levels of affordability. Better use of public land. Government needs to <br />move faster on housing. More equity in school funding - make all schools better over <br />integration. <br />• When designing new projects, focus on the needs of community members being served. <br />Not just push out services. <br />• Need to center conversation on the needs/perspective of those being served. Listen to <br />organizations led by people of color for people of color. <br />• Look at how we can leverage technology to collaborate. How do we hold each other <br />accountable? Share best practices among community groups; Identify resources needed; <br />Don't leave it to the POC to lead the path. Allies needed to help break down systemic <br />racism. <br />.R <br />