We have received feedback that virtual attendees to the Oct. 2 community meeting on the Gutting of DEI had trouble viewing a number of the articles and documents referenced during the presentation, as well as some issues with the audio. We apologize for the technical difficulties and have provided links to the articles, documents and videos referenced below. We are also working on a video version of the meeting with edits to make it more accessible. Constantly improving the accessibility and efficacy of our programming is an important part of the work of Respond to Racism and we appreciate all the feedback.

Thank you to all who attended, both in-person and virtually, on Monday! We look forward to building on the campaign to not just restore DEI in the Lake Oswego School District, but make it robust, sustainable and more responsive to students and families from marginalized communities.

Meeting Links

Job Posting for LOSD Belonging Coordinator

https://www.applitrack.com/loswego/onlineapp/default.aspx?all=1

City of Lake Oswego DEI Report

https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=2480662&dbid=0&repo=CityOfLakeOswego

LO Review Article on the LOSD DEI Office in 2018

https://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/news/education/salerno-owens-i-understand-the-struggle/article_9b45caf3-baae-548a-a867-3ec25971ebad.html

LOSD Culture of Belonging

https://www.losdschools.org/domain/1804

Cameron iizuka (Full Interview) | Life After the Bubble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvSn0lK_K5s

We Need To Talk About SROs (Again) - August 1, 2022 Community Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXUSWNnpxz4

Culture of Belonging or Culture of BS?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj-jEGvb0cU

LOSD DEI committee chair arrested for attempting to lure minor 

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/04/former-chair-of-lake-oswego-school-committee-arrested-on-charges-of-attempting-to-lure-a-minor.html

Nationwide Backlash Against DEI

https://abcnews.go.com/US/corporate-america-slashing-dei-workers-amid-backlash-diversity/story?id=100477952

Respond to Racism and HereTogether Oregon letters in support of expanding Clackamas County Office of Equity and Inclusion

https://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/readers-letters/article_267d848c-315c-11ee-b6ef-e781a6d85594.html

https://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/local-leaders-clackamas-county-office-of-equity-and-inclusion-must-be-funded/article_da665594-1c37-11ee-ad5a-7f1c2b93aa7a.html

Links about attacks on community orgs and advocates for DEI principles in Portland

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/03/30/office-of-civic-life-looks-to-reroute-500000-from-five-nonprofits-to-neighborhood-based-grants/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/04/12/mapps-proposes-eliminating-millions-in-city-dollars-set-aside-for-advocacy-group-reimagine-oregon/

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/09/27/portland-oregon-approves-5-year-climate-action-plan/

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/09/21/jo-ann-hardesty-portlant-politics-oregon-lawsuit-hit-and-run-police-racism/

AHUY worksheet (Anger, Hope, Urgency, and You).

https://www.labornotes.org/sites/default/files/23AHUY-DevelopingaRapWorksheet.pdf

Misinformation and Disinformation Against DEI - Oct. 19 Clackamas County Equity Coalition Meeting

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfl4mXH9ifDXAtZdYSaAHtVO_vAnXMuPuww8t4oOY9vos2riw/viewform