2023 We the People Convening: Measuring for Impact & Results
On October 25th, Mubina Raza from WaTech put on a workshop for an online group of state agency employees.
2023 We the People Convening: Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women & Peoples
On October 24th, Asa Washines & Lucy Smartlowit from the Attorney General's Office and Michelle Gladstone-Wade from the Department of Commerce put on a workshop for attendees of the event, which included community members and state agency employees.
2023 We the People Convening: Outdoor Experiences for Effective Team Building
On October 24th, Chevon Powell of GoldenBricks Events, Chandrika Francis from Oshun Swim School, and Makaela Kroin from Washington State Parks put on a workshop for attendees of the event, which included community members and state agency employees.
Welcoming Belonging to Washington State
Watch our video on Belonging. Washington State's governmental agencies are on the journey of belonging, looking to uplift the people of this great state into what it feels like to belong.
XII. References
Per its authorizing statute Chapter 43.06D RCW, the Office of Equity will help lead the development of a stand-alone Statewide Universal Access & Belonging Plan. The plan will support enterprise-wide investments in the following initial focus areas:
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.
Implementation Roadmap
Year 1
- Agency leaders establish their PEAR Teams to create agency PEAR Strategic Action Plans.
- Office of Equity holds PEAR Team Orientation sessions and provides technical assistance to agency leaders and their PEAR Teams.
- Agencies complete the PEAR Readiness Checklist (Available in Online Toolkit).
- Agencies complete a Baseline Equity Impact Assessment (EIA) of key business lines to identify where the needs are greatest and root causes of disparities (Available in Online Toolkit).
- Based on the results of the EIA, agencies complet