Draft IMT Equity Statement Feedback by IMT https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge The Why: Before we can leverage the power of buildings to address the climate crisis, we must first recognize how building policies and business practices, both past and present, have marginalized communities of color and low-income communities, preventing real and equitable solutions that allow everyone to protect their health, build wealth, and enable people to thrive. The What: We are dedicated to developing building policies and practices grounded in positive systemic change by bringing the needs and experiences of climate justice communities to the forefront, enabling a just and equitable low-carbon future. en-us 2022-10-03 20:22:43 UTC 2022-10-26 13:34:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2326153084 The overall message is good, but I am wondering if it were possible to tighten up The Why section? Its a little of a run-on sentence. Maybe two sentences?]]> 2022-10-04 17:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2326153084 The statement is strong, clear, short and simple cliff18 https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2326153748 2022-10-04 17:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2326153748 People. We should add the people impacted by our work to our mission statement. We don't address the population we aim to serve. https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2326239937 2022-10-04 18:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2326239937 The "Why" statement https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2326245283 2022-10-04 18:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2326245283 Question https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2335868221 Will "Why" and "What" be removed in the final statement? To me, the Why should include the "what" or something about why now is the time to act for opportunities in the future. Right now it is grounded in the past, and feels like it needs a "this is our moment" explanation of why now is the time to do things differently.]]> 2022-10-11 19:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2335868221 Curious about some of the word choices like "preventing real and equitable solutions..." as well as "bringing the needs and experiences of climate justice communities to the forefront..." So are all current solutions false and unfair? May need some wordsmithing. https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2337709346 2022-10-12 21:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2337709346 Why is now the right time or a good time to address this? https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2337710440 2022-10-12 21:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2337710440 Do like that you all acknowledged that harm was caused by policies and business practices. And that we want to protect health, build wealth, and enable people to thrive. https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2337711537 2022-10-12 21:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2337711537 Why https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2338784757 Strengths of the Why/first sentence:
1) naming building policies and business practices past and present causing harm
2) naming the communities most harmed
3) naming the impact of the harm ]]> 2022-10-13 13:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2338784757 What statement https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2338823417 What statement: I'm wondering if there is a way to be more direct in our language to reflect our intention to shift power and build wealth among climate justice communities. Perhaps something like "We believe that climate justice communities experiencing the impacts of climate change most acutely hold keys to the solution, and we are dedicated to developing building policies and practices that center community solutions to enable a just and equitable low-carbon future"]]> 2022-10-13 13:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/IMT_/mk8g9tujd8p6yge/wish/2338823417