Conclusion

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” –African Proverb

Advancing a state government and statewide culture and reality in which each and every person belongs, matters, and has what they need to be successful requires time, commitment, and active engagement of every person who plays any role in state government.

The Washington PEAR Ecosystem Plan & Playbook will be successful only if everyone assumes responsibility and a role in our collective impact. Thus, if we embrace the PEAR Ecosystem Plan & Playbook mission to promote equitable access to opportunities, power, and resources across state government that reduces disparities and improves outcomes statewide, achieve equitable access and fairness in public contracting, public education, public employment, and public services (Executive Order 22-02), and invest upstream to address root causes of inequities where the needs are greatest to achieve outcomes that benefit all tribes, communities, and employees of Washington’s PEAR ecosystem (Executive Order 22-04), then we will position Washington to be truly an equitable Belonging state, the number one place where all people in a U.S. state flourish and achieve their full potential, embody pro-equity, anti-racism values (access, belonging, dignity, equity, justice, love, Ubuntu), and enjoy peace, prosperity, and possibility now and for generations to come.

We will go far because we will go together.