Our Plan to Dismantle Systemic Racism
On Oct. 28, 2020, from the stage of the Madam Walker Legacy Center, we revealed plans to dismantle systemic racism in Central Indiana at Inclusive City 2020.
This plan aims to create and motivate a grassroots anti-racist movement in Central Indiana and also interrupt and replace systems that are upholding White supremacy culture with a multi-year investment of tens of millions of dollars. During Inclusive City 2020, we reflected on our recent work and the challenges of the year. We examined who does and does not have power in our community. In addition to laying out our plan of action, we also provided steps on how individuals and organizations can take action to create an anti-racist community that works for all.
Below are the messages we shared and the videos premiered during the digital event.
INTRODUCTION
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- introduction from Tamara Winfrey-Harris, CICF vice president of community leadership & effective philanthropy
- VIDEO – welcome from Nasser Paydar, chancellor at IUPUI, and A’lelia Bundles, writer and great-great-granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker
Reflection
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- Vop Osili, Indianapolis City-County Council president, reflects with CICF leadership on how its mission has impacted the community in the past year
- VIDEO – CICF staff exploring how the organization’s commitment to racial equity impacted them both professionally and personally
- Stepping through the portal into a new world—how CICF and it affiliates, The Indianapolis Foundation and Hamilton County Community Foundation, adapted to community needs during the pandemic and amid a nation-wide racial reckoning
- VIDEO – CICF’s community ambassadors
- VIDEO – update from Jennifer Pope Baker, president of Women’s Fund of Central Indiana
- VIDEO – update from Tom Kilian, president of Hamilton County Community Foundation
- CICF board leadership share commitment to equity and make a pledge to Latinx community
POWER
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- VIDEO – “The Treasured” – written and performed by Tatjana Rebelle
- VIDEO – a conversation of Guadalupe Pimentel Solano, CICF community leadership officer, and Karla Lopez, both co-founding members of the Indiana Undocumented Youth Alliance (IUYA)
- Our Amendments—letter to leadership from a new generation of power with Indy10-Black Lives Matter, Standing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) and IUYA
- Pamela Ross, CICF vice president of opportunity, equity and inclusion identifies the power of authentic relationships
- VIDEO – Power Understood—a conversation with Imhotep Adisa, co-founder and executive director of Kheprw Institute, and Michael Huber, president and CEO of Indy Chamber, led by Pamela Ross
- The Manifesto of Pamela Ross—a collection of principles that lay the foundation for committing to change your role in upholding systemic racism
- Corporate and civic leaders pledge to take on systemic racism at their companies, across systems they represent, and in their personal lives
ACTION
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- Jennifer Bartenbach, CICF chief financial officer, offers perspective on answering the question “what can I do”
- VIDEO – “Brick by Brick”—inspiring testimony of community members who have taken significant steps towards equity
- A snapshot of some of the initiatives CICF is committed to in the upcoming year to address and dismantle systemic racism in our communities
- Hamilton County Community Foundation commits to action
- Women’s Fund of Central Indiana commits to action
- Brian Payne and Tamara Winfrey-Harris announce The Movement of 10k—a grassroots initiative committed to a million acts of equity
- VIDEO – “Get Out That Room”—music video from local artist Eric Washington