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What I Can Do

Over time, we’ll add opportunities for individuals in our community to work together on specific areas, such as education and economic vitality. In the meantime, here are 15 action steps to choose from in helping to create OneMinneapolis, in which everyone is doing well.

  1. SPREAD THE WORD by sharing this information with your friends, family, associations, faith community, etc.
  2. FOCUS on one indicator you’d most like to change and put your efforts behind it.
  3. VOLUNTEER your time or DONATE to an organization focused on creating more equal opportunities and outcomes.
  4. ORGANIZE with other community members to get better results for everyone. Speak loudly, with a unified and inclusive voice.
  5. REVIEW YOUR COMPANY’S recruitment, hiring and promotion practices. Are they as inclusive as they could be?
  6. CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS to let them know you want OneMinneapolis – and will vote accordingly.
  7. QUESTION THE IMPACT policies and funding decisions you read about may have on different racial and ethnic communities – and raise those questions publicly. 
  8. DIVERSIFY YOUR MEDIA SOURCES to include publications targeting specific communities to get a fuller picture of the challenges, successes, and perspectives that comprise our community.
  9. CHALLENGE THE MEDIA to diversify their workforce, the stories they cover, and the community spokespersons they use to reflect the diversity of our community.
  10. BECOME MORE INVITING. What barriers might be keeping people of different racial or ethnic backgrounds from joining and participating in your children’s school leadership team, your neighborhood association, and other groups you participate in? How can you address these barriers?
  11. CELEBRATE SUCCESSES AND TRADITIONS of your community and others. Make sure what's good gets heard, valued, and replicated.
  12. RAISE EXPECTATIONS. With intentional effort, these gaps can be closed – and are being closed. Witness Harvest Prep’s outstanding student performance. It shouldn’t be viewed as exceptional, but as expected.
  13. SPEAK OUT when you see a biased perspective, whether in the media, the public sphere, or in your own families and organizations.
  14. TALK ABOUT RACE. Engage in constructive, cross-cultural conversations about creating a more inclusive community.
  15. GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS by getting out of your car, your immediate neighborhood, and your comfort zone.
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