What's an equity challenge that matters to you - that you can see using Liberatory Design to address? (1/28/25) by Tom Malarkey https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd en-us 2025-01-28 03:53:37 UTC 2025-01-28 20:01:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/307814057/df069eda4207bb18956383edbb30f444/LD_Process_Graphic_Blank.png tmalarkey https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3306615558 E.g. Immigrant families are not feeling safe to access the family services we provide

]]> 2025-01-28 06:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3306615558 tmalarkey https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3306615723 E.g. Our school is not successfully retaining BIPOC staff, and they’re not advancing in leadership roles

]]> 2025-01-28 06:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3306615723 https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601055 Disproportionality in the child welfare/foster care system.

]]> 2025-01-28 19:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601055 Funding for equity work is small in comparison to other focuses https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601142 2025-01-28 19:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601142 Using a strategic planning process to develop a culture of equity https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601175 2025-01-28 19:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601175 https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601181 What is the root cause of child care deserts

]]> 2025-01-28 19:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601181 BIPOC staff at my organization do not feel valued or heard. https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601227 2025-01-28 19:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601227 youth and families in our community don't have easy, regular access to nature https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601318 2025-01-28 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601318 Supports for child care programs designed FOR not with THEM https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601526 2025-01-28 19:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601526 https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601787 Staff is unsure how federal policy will or should impact how we support grantees in the future

]]> 2025-01-28 19:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307601787 The leaders we support to build more equitable schools are in places that are becoming increasingly hostile to naming equity as a goal https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602061 2025-01-28 19:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602061 https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602137 We don't yet have youth on our steering committee focused on supporting youth

]]> 2025-01-28 19:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602137 Younger generations at our company feel less heard and not included in decision making https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602178 2025-01-28 19:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602178 Palestinian and Arab/Muslim communities feeling unsafe due to local/state/federal attacks on pro-Palestine activism and public spaces https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602379 2025-01-28 19:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602379 https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602423 Adult stigma preventing young people from accessing free behavioral health care and support.

]]> 2025-01-28 19:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602423 Parents of color don't feel welcome or respected in their children's schools https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602512 2025-01-28 19:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602512 The information systems in my organization are dead-naming myself and others. https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602628 2025-01-28 19:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602628 https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602630 Attack of Green New Deal will disproportionately

impact Black and Brown communities.

]]> 2025-01-28 19:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602630 Being a white ally AND feeling discomfort with what's attributed to white dominant culture https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602712 2025-01-28 19:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602712 Program partners figuring out how to name equity in their work, due to threats of lawsuits / cancelled contracts https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602731 2025-01-28 19:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602731 https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602795 Our principle of Equity is not enacted (yet). Loss of BIPOC leadership. disinterest in equity work...

]]> 2025-01-28 19:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602795 Rural areas may lack clinics, or specialized care providers, forcing low income residents to travel long distances for basic or emergency medical services; which eventually mean they do not get care. https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602818 2025-01-28 19:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602818 Schools struggling to support MLLs and newcomers https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602958 2025-01-28 19:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307602958 https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603046 A for-profit justice law firm with limited diversity retaining BIPOC staff and attorneys and creating environments where they can thrive

]]> 2025-01-28 19:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603046 Internal https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603111 My organization is hierarchical and doesn't offer intentional pathways for movement and development for staff in positions of less formal authority.

]]> 2025-01-28 19:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603111 Systemic Racism https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603146 2025-01-28 19:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603146 Research https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603208 Have folx in scientific literature spaces acknowledge and value different types of evidence (not have RCT be the gold standard)


]]> 2025-01-28 19:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603208 BIPOC Leadership Opportunities. https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603212 Many organizations want and need to diversify their staff to represent the communities they serve. They may not have the tools or resources to ensure BIPOC stay, grow, and succeed in roles. For many reasons, not understanding the difference between centering vs tokenizing, addressing barriers, oppressive policies and procedures etc.

]]> 2025-01-28 19:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603212 Navigating discipline/punitive approach to Employee Relations rather than creating systems for restorative conversations and circles. https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603469 2025-01-28 19:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603469 Lack of clear internal strategy or analysis on Anti-Palestinian racism; lack of clarity for what org depts can do to address this within their modes of work https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603527 2025-01-28 19:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603527 Schools in underfunded areas may lack up-to-date textbooks, technology, and extracurricular programs. https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603629 2025-01-28 19:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603629 Funding just got paused at a federal level for equity work https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603686 2025-01-28 19:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603686 How do we operate schools with important core values around inclusion and belonging and pride in identity, when many people are feeling othered in this political climate https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603721 2025-01-28 19:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603721 https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307603915 DEI work seen as a political threat to individuals on a team doing DEI work.


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]]> 2025-01-28 19:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307604020 Lack of BIPOC Leadership and lived experience experts doing the work https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307604328 2025-01-28 19:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307604328 Lack of access to telemedicine, mental health or broadband in rural or underserved areas limits innovative care solutions. https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307604745 2025-01-28 19:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nationalequityproject_oak/eo6ytm2sire1vcpd/wish/3307604745