THIS
WEEK,
GOVERNOR% TONY EVERS
SIGNED AN
EXECUTIVE
% ORDER
RELATING
TO
DIVERSITY,
% EQUITY
AND
INCLUSION
I
N
STATE
% GOVERNMENT.
% AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE ORDER
% CREATES A
GOVERNOR'S
ADVISORY
% COUNCIL
AND
REQUIRES
STATE
% EMPLOYEES
TO
ATTEND
EQUITY
AND
% INCLUSION TRAINING.
% JOINING US
NOW
TO
TALK
ABOUT
% THIS
EFFORT
IS
DEMOCRATIC% REPRESENTATIVE
SHEILA
STUBBS.
% THANKS FOR
JOINING
US.
% >>
THANK
YOU
FOR
HAVING
ME.
% >>
WHAT DO YOU
WANT
THESE
% DIVERSITY,
EQUITY, INCLUSION
% EFFORTS
TO
FOCUS
ON
AT
THE
STATE% LEVEL?%>>
TO
FOCUS
ON
SYSTEMIC
RACISM
% THAT
EXISTS.
% WE
KNOW
THAT THERE ARE
% PRACTICES, THERE ARE
TRAININGS
% THAT
MUST
TAKE
PLACE,
AND
WE
% KNOW
THAT
WHEN
WE
BEGIN
TO
% REALLY
TAKE A
DEEP
DIVE
AND
% ANALYZE
OURS
PRACTICES
AND
% ANALYZE OUR
POLICIES,
WE
WILL
% BEGIN
TO
ADDRESS
RACISM
THE
WAY
% THAT IT
SHOULD
AND
IT'S
GOING
TO
% FOCUS ON
ROOT
CAUSES.
% UNEMPLOYMENT,
HOUSING,
% EDUCATION,
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
% REFORM
WORK.
% WE'LL
BEGIN
TO
REALLY
START
% ADDRESSING
THE
SYSTEMATIC
RACISM
% THAT
EXISTS
IN
OUR
STATE.% >>
WHEN
YOU
TALK
ABOUT
% SYSTEMATIC
RACISM
YOU'RE
TALKING
% ABOUT
THE
INSTITUTION
OF
STATE
% GOVERNMENT AS
RELATES
TO
THE
% PUBLIC
OR ARE
YOU
ALSO
TALKING
% ABOUT
WORKPLACE
CULTURE
WITHIN
% STATE
GOVERNMENT?
% >>
I'M
TALKING
ABOUT
WORKPLACE
% CULTURE
IS
CRITICAL.
% WE
NEED
TO
DIVERSIFY OUR
% EMPLOYMENT.
% WE
NEED TO
BE
INTENTIONAL
WITH% OUR ERK WITH.
% WE
NEED
TO
SET
GOALS.
% WE
NEED
TO
SET A
PLAN
THAT
GIVES
% US A
CHANCE
TO
LOOK
AT
EVERY
% AGENCY, THE
WORK AT
THAT
TER
!
--
WORK
THAT
% THEY'RE DOING.
% HERE'S THE
TRAINING THAT'S
% NECESSARY TO MOVE U
S
TO
THE
NEXT
% PLACE.
% WE
NEED TO
BE
REALISTIC
WITHIN
% OUR
GOAL-SETTING.
% ARE WE
GOING
TO
ACHIEVE WHAT
WE
% SET OUT
TO
DO,
WHICH
IS A NEW
% PRACTICE, WHICH
IS A
NEW
POLICY,
% WHICH IS A
NEW
EFFORT.% >>
SO
WHAT
KIND
OF
TRAINING
DO
% YOU
ENVISION
FOR
STATE
% EMPLOYEES?
% >>
IMPLICIT
AND
EXPLICIT BIAS
% TRAINING.
% WHEN
YOU
BEGIN
TO
TALK
ABOUT
% YOU, IT
STARTS
WITHIN
YOU.
% I THINK
IT'S
REALLY
IMPORTANT TO
% TALK
ABOUT
DIVERSITY AS
% SOMETHING THAT WE
WANT
IN
THIS
% STATE.
% THE GOVERNOR HAS
MADE
THAT
VERY
% CLEAR.
% OUR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HAS
MADE
% IT CLEAR.
% I MADE
IT
CLEAR.
% OTHER
POLICYMAKERS ARE
SAYING
WE
% WANT
PEOPLE
OF
COLOR
TO
NOT
JUST
% LIVE
HERE,
NOT
TO
JUST
LIVE,
BUT
% WE WANT
THEM
TO
THRIVE
IN
ALL
% ASPECTS OF
THEIR
LIFE.
% SO
THAT'S
ONE OF
THE
AREAS
% THAT'S
REALLY KEY
FOR
THIS
WORK.% >>
FOR
PEOPLE
THAT
HAVEN'T
DEALT
% WITH
THESE
TOPICS
BEFORE,
% TALKING
ABOUT
SYSTEMATIC
RACISM
% AND
INSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE CAN
% BE
REALLY
TOUGH
FOR A
LOT
OF
% OVERWHELMINGLY
WHITE
WORKFORCE
% TO ADDRESS AT
FIRST.
% HOW DO
YOU
KEEP
THEM
OPEN TO UK% AT
THATTING ABOUT
THIS?
% >>
FIRST
AND
FOREMOST I
THINK
% THE TRAINING
IS
THE
VERY
FIRST
% STEP,
TO
MANDATE
THAT WE
HAVE
% OUR
STAFF
PARTICIPATE
IN
THESE
% TRAININGS.
% IT'S A FIRST STEP.
% AS WE
BEGIN
TO
THINK
ABOUT WE
% HAVE
TO
SAY THERE
ARE
JUST
SOME
% PEOPLE
IN
THIS
STATE THAT ARE
% NOT BEING
TREATED FAIR.
% AND WHEN
HE
YOU
TALK
ABOUT
% EQUITY,
IT'S
ON
EVERYONE TO
BE
% ABLE TO
SEE
THE
SAME
% OPPORTUNITIES.
% WE
OFTEN
SAY
EVERYTHING IS FAIR.
% BUT IS
IT
REALLY
FAIR?
% IS
THAT
REALLY WHAT
IT'S
ABOUT?
% I'LL
GIVE
YOU A
PERFECT
EXAMPLE.
% IN A
BASEBALL
GAME
THREE
% INDIVIDUALS ARE
WATCHING.
% THERE
IS A
FENCE.
% EACH PERSON
IS
AT A
DIFFERENT
% HEIGHT LEVEL.
% THAT
FENCE
PREVENTS
US
FROM
SEE
% SEEING THE
GAME
FROM
THE
SAME
% PERSPECTIVE.
% BUT IF
WE'RE
ALLOWED TO
SEE
THE
% SAME
VIEWPOINT, THAT'S
WHAT AN
% EQUITY
DOES.
% IT'S
LOOKING
AT
WORK
WITH AN
% ANALYTICAL
ASPECT.
% IT'S
ACTUALLY
DOING A
DEEP
DIVE
% AND
SAYING
IT
EXISTS.
% I THINK
THE
FIRST
STEP
IS
TO
SAY
% DOES
IT
EXIST.
% YES.
% IT
EXISTS.
% WHEN WE
BEGIN
TO
MEET
PEOPLE
% THERE,
THEY'LL
BEGIN
TO
SAY
YOU
% KNOW
WHAT?
% WE DO
HAVE A
PROBLEM.
% WHAT
IS
THE
REASON, WHAT
ARE
THE
% BARRIERS, WHAT ARE
THE
% OBSTACLES?
% WHY
DO WE
HAVE
OPPRESSION?
% HOW DO
WE
MOVE
PEOPLE
FROM
% OPPRESSION TO A
PLACE
OF
% OPPORTUNITY FOR
ALL
IN
THIS
% STATE?
% >>
SO
PART OF THE
GOVERNOR'S
% EXECUTIVE ORDER
TALKS
ABOUT
% COLLECTING DATA
AND
THEN
USING
% THAT DATA.
% WHAT
KIND
OF
INFORMATION DO YOU
% WANT TO
GATHER
AND
HOW
WOULD
YOU
% USE
IT?
% >>
LET'S
LOOK
AT
UNEMPLOYMENT.
% WHY
ARE SO
MANY
% AFRICAN-AMERICANS
UNEMPLOYED
IN
% THIS STATE?
% HOW
DO
WE
SAY WE
WANT
TO
MAKE
% SURE
THAT MORE
THAN
% AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE
GETTING AN
% OPPORTUNITY?
% WHAT ABOUT
OTHER
PEOPLE OF
% COLOR?%AND
I
THINK
TAKING
THE
DATA
AND
% BEGINNING TO
SAY
WE
NOTICE
% WITHIN OUR
DEPARTMENTS
WE
DON'T
% HAVE A LOT
OF
DIVERSITY
FOR
% PEOPLE HIRED.
% HOW
ARE
WE
GOING
TO
REACH A
POOL
% THAT WE
HAVE
NEVER
REALLY
TRULY
% ENGAGED?
% WHAT PREVENTS
US
FROM REALLY% REACHING OUT
FOR
EMPLOYMENT
% OPPORTUNITIES?
% LET'S LOOK
AT
OUR
INCARCERATION.
% WHY
DO WE
HAVE
MORE
PEOPLE
OF
% COLOR,
AFRICAN-AMERICANS,% INCARCERATED I
N
THIS
STATE
THAN
% THE
POPULATION?
% WHY IS
THAT?
% WHAT
ARE
OUR
POLICIES?
% THIS
REALLY
DRIVES
AT
POLICY.
% AND
ONCE
WE
BEGIN
TO
WRITE A
% POLICY THAT IS
FAIR
FOR
% EVERYONE,
WE'LL
BEGIN
TO
CHANGE
% THOSE NUMBERS.
% I
CAN
SAY
FIRSTHAND I'VE
BEEN A% CHAMPION AT
THE
LOCAL
LEVEL.
% AND SO
HAPPENED TO
CREATE AN% OFFICE OF
EQUITY
AND
INCLUSION% AND
SAYING IT
IS
INTENTIONAL.
% THAT'S WHAT WE
HE
EXPECT TO GET
% WITH
THAT
DATA
AND
BEGIN
TO
SAY% WHAT ARE
WE
MISSING?
% WHAT CAN
WE
DO
BETTER?
% LET'S
MAKE
SURE
WE
DO
THESE
% EQUITY
PLANS
EVERY
YEAR.
% >> ALL
RIGHT.
% REPRESENTATIVE
STU