Shape Racial Equity in NYC Government: Submit Feedback on
CORE’s Community Equity Priorities
 

The NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) recently released its draft Community Equity Priorities. These Community Equity Priorities will inform Racial Equity Plans that all city agencies must adhere to. Please join Dance/NYC by submitting public feedback by August 16 to shape racial equity in NYC government.

What this means:
Justice, equity, and inclusion are lagging in the dance field, where BIPOC and other historically disinvested communities are underrepresented and under-resourced. Racial justice is key to ensuring an equitable, vibrant, and diverse New York City dance ecosystem.

The final Community Equity Priorities will impact the city agencies that shape dance workers’ lives. This includes agencies that decide language access for immigrant dance workers, housing access for low-income dance workers, and education access for dance students. It also includes agencies like the Department of Cultural Affairs, which directs the system that determines which cultural organizations get city funding. The Community Equity Priorities are an important platform to advance cultural equity and reduce bias in city decision-making.

What you can do:

1. Review the draft Community Equity Priorities and submit feedback by the August 16 deadline.

2. Join our first Field-Wide Call of the year on August 14, where we will have a chance to learn more from CORE about the draft priorities and give feedback.
 

SUBMIT PUBLIC FEEDBACK

REGISTER FOR THE FIELD-WIDE CALL