On Monday, September 14 District 1 and its sister councils from across the city started off its series of racial equity dialogues on the city's West Side. The first set of dialogues is among Saint Paul Police and youth and their families. About 25 people attended and began the story-telling and trust-building that will form the foundation of our working together to make a more equitable city.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE!! Please contact Chia Lor at our office - district1chia@gmail.com or at 651-578-7400 - for more information. We will be meeting every Monday until October 12 (from 6-8p). We have free bus passes for those needing to get to the west side via transit.
These dialogues are facilitated by trained community members, including youth, and were developed jointly over 6 1/2 months by over 40 community members and police representatives. The objective is to find ways that we can work together to deal with the mistrust among communities of color and the police. Please join us!
Starting October 19, there will be a similar set of dialogues between community members and the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department. Those dialogues will run every Monday from October 19 until November 16, again from 6-8p, but this time at the Arlington Hills Community Center at Payne and Maryland.
You can view a bit of video from our first dialogue here, courtesy of Channel 5 News.
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