Moving toward an Equitable World

• We are seeking three new Board members who reflect a diverse range of backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, and skill sets.
• As we solicit new volunteers, we are making additional efforts to include people who more closely reflect our San Francisco Bay Area diversity.
• Our Hands On High School project specifically strives to for inclusion through our work with underserved schools, including one very rural high school and one school for students with learning differences.
• We endorse the following West Marin Nonprofits Equity Statement and are working with them to share learning, teaching, and understanding through informational meetings and trainings.

English:

WEST MARIN NONPROFITS EQUITY STATEMENT

We, the undersigned nonprofit organizations of West Marin, add our voices to the protests against the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Maurice Gordon and countless others at the hands of law enforcement and vigilantes.

We acknowledge the systemic racism at play in our country and county, and commit to facilitate change and foster the inclusivity that this moment in history demands. We recognize that this is the work we must do to truly live out our values of equity and inclusion.

Together we agree to:

• Carry out our own internal work within our respective organizations to address bias and racism, while advancing equity, diversity and inclusion;
• Share our learning with each other for more effective action; and
• Collaborate as West Marin nonprofits to work with our communities in confronting systemic racism.

We draw our inspiration from courageous leaders who over the centuries have challenged exploitation, racism and violence.

Español:

DECLARACIÓN DE LAS ORGANIZACIONES SIN FINES DE LUCRO DE WEST MARIN SOBRE LA EQUIDAD

Nosotros, las organizaciones abajo firmantes sin fines de lucro de West Marin, agrega nuestras voces a las protestas contra el asesinato de George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Maurice Gordon y las innumerables muertes de tantos otros a manos de las fuerzas del orden público y de justicieros.

Somos conscientes del racismo sistémico presente en nuestro país y condado. Nos comprometemos a facilitar el cambio y a fomenter la inclusión que exige este momento de nuestra historia. Somos conscientes de que esto es lo que debemos hacer si realmente queremos poner en práctica nuestros valores de equidad e inclusión.

Juntos, nos comprometemos a:

Llevar a cabo nuestro propio trabajo a nivel interno en nuestras respectivas organizaciones para resolver el racismo y los prejuicios, y al mismo tiempo, avanzar hacia la equidad, la diversidad y la inclusión;

Intercambiar lo que aprendamos para actuar de una manera más eficaz;

Colaborar como organizaciones sin fines de lucro de West Marin con nuestras comunidades para enfrentarnos juntos contra el racismo sistémico.

Nos inspiramos en los líderes que con su valentía han desafiado, a lo largo de los siglos, la explotación, el racismo y la violencia.

SIGNED BY

Audubon Canyon Ranch · Black Mountain Circle · Bolinas Community Center · Bolinas Community Land Trust · Bolinas Museum · Bolinas Stinson Summer Camp · Bolinas Stinson Union School District – Board of Trustees · Coastal Health Alliance · Commonweal · Community Land Trust Association of West Marin · East Shore Planning Group · Environmental Action Committee of West Marin · Gallery Route One · Gan HaLev – the Jewish Congregation of the San Geronimo Valley · Inverness Garden Club Scholarship Fund · KWMR · Mesa Refuge · Natura Institute for Ecology and Medicine · Nicasio Historical Society · Nicasio Land Owners Association, Inc. · Nicasio Land Preserve · Papermill Creek Children’s Corner · Parent Services Project · Point Reyes National Seashore Association · Point Reyes Station Village Association · River Otter Ecology Project · Saint Columba’s Episcopal Church · San Geronimo Valley Affordable Housing Association · San Geronimo Valley Community Center · Shoreline Acres Preschool · Shoreline Unified School District · Slide Ranch · Sound Orchard · Stinson Beach and Bolinas Briones Lions Club · Stinson Beach Community Center · The Dance Palace Community & Cultural Center · The Inverness Association & Foundation · The Rotary Club of West Marin · Tomales Bay Library Association · Tomales Bay Youth Center · Tomales Town Hall · Turtle Island Restoration Network · West Marin Community Services · West Marin Fund · West Marin Senior Services