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A Discussion about Reparations including the Disproportionality of Trees in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Neighborhoods in Carrboro
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to have an opportunity to discuss a topic that falls under the equity principle used in Carrboro's town governance - reparations including the disproportionality of trees in BIPOC neighborhoods.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Management
CONTACT INFORMATION: Anita Jones-McNair, Recreation Parks and Cultural Director- Race and Equity Officer, amcnair@townfocarrboro.org - 919.918.7381
INFORMATION: Several community members asked the Town Council to discuss the topic of reparations including the disproportionality of trees in BIPOC neighborhoods.
In order to begin this discussion, it is important to have a common understanding of certain terms:
Racial equity - The Center for Social Inclusion defines Racial Equity "As both an outcome and a process. As an outcome, we achieve racial equity when race no longer determines one's socioeconomic outcomes; when everyone has what they need to thrive, no matter where they live. As a process, we apply racial equity when those most impacted by structural racial inequity are meaningfully involved in the creation and implementation of the institutional policies and practices that impact their lives.
Reparations - the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged. Reparations are a means of addressing the wealth and opportunity gaps residents experience due to historical racism and discrimination.*
Racism - the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, t...
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