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Poverty and Race Workshop Darlene Flynn, City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative

Poverty and Race Workshop Darlene Flynn, City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative. Disparities in Poverty. Unequal Opportunity Race. Root Cause of Racial Inequity. Racial Prejudice + Institutional Power = Institutional Racism. What is Equity?. What is Equity?.

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Poverty and Race Workshop Darlene Flynn, City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative

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  1. Poverty and Race Workshop Darlene Flynn, City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative

  2. Disparities in Poverty

  3. Unequal Opportunity Race

  4. Root Cause of Racial Inequity Racial Prejudice + Institutional Power = Institutional Racism

  5. What is Equity?

  6. What is Equity?

  7. Institutional Racism Inscribed in Geography Puget Sound Regional Council ~ Comprehensive Opportunity Mapping ~ • What institutions or structures can you identify that shape the level of opportunity available to people who live in these areas? • Of those, which ones impact health outcomes?

  8. A Gardener’s Tale – By Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD

  9. New Soil for One Box Flower Seeds for Both

  10. The Gardener’s Approach Prefers red flowers -plants those seeds in the new soil Plants pink flowers in the old soil - hopes for the best

  11. Government & NGOs as Gardeners • Power to decide/or influence • Power to act • Control of resources • Likely to reinforce historical inequity if not explicitly concerned with racial equity impacts

  12. Racial Equity Action Plan Worksheet Review and Discuss in Small Groups: • Respond to first two prompts • How would you proceed to apply the remainder of the framework to your work?

  13. Seek Opportunity to Remove Structural Barriers to Health Equity

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