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Race: the Power of an Illusion – Background Readings

From: "Race: The Power of an Illusion," produced by California Newsreel, in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS) including:

(See more at the Race: the Power of an Illusion web site)


Recent articles:


City of Seattle Information

City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative
The City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative is led by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR). For more information, please contact Elliott Bronstein at 206-684-4507, elliott.bronstein@seattle.gov.

What We Teach
RSJI Training and Education – A description of the training and education available to Seattle City employees.
Training overview: Race: the Power of an Illusion – eight-hour training for City of Seattle employees.
Structural Racism:

Infrastructure
RSJI Organization Chart – a chart that shows the connections of RSJI within Seattle City government.
City Council Resolution: November 30, 2009 – Seattle City Council’s resolution of support for RSJI.
RSJ Community Roundtable


Population and Demographics


Seattle history


Other online resources from around the country


Technical Assistance Tools

 

 

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Video

RSJI: Working for Racial Equity
in City Government

A video highlighting the work of the Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) featuring the voices of RSJ Community Roundtable members, Mayor Mike McGinn, City employees and RSJI staff on why the work to eliminate racial disparities is critical and how we are working together as government and community to achieve racial equity.

RSJI Information in Translation/English:

Amharic Cambodian
Chinese Korean
Oromo Somali
Spanish Tagalog
Tigrigna Vietnamese

Other RSJI Documents

Image of an open quotation markIn order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. Image of an open quotation mark
- Supreme Court Justice
  Harry A. Blackmun