Racial Equity
Achieving a healthy, inclusive, and prosperous future for Chittenden County is the vision of our Regional ECOS Plan. However, we know we cannot achieve that future without addressing the systemic racism and inequities in our community. Addressing inequity in our community is one of the eight key strategies in our ECOS Plan to achieve our vision, and there is much work to be done. We at CCRPC are committed to working through the racial and economic disparities in our community together with our member municipalities, partner organizations, employers and residents. | Read Our Commitment »
CCRPC racial equity leadership team
The CCRPC Racial Equity Leadership Team was established in April, 2021 as the result of the CCRPC hiring a consultant, Creative Discourse, to address racial equity within its organization.
Meeting Notes
- October 25, 2021 | Meeting Notes »
- September 15, 2021 | Meeting Notes »
- August 10, 2021 | Meeting Notes »
- July 7, 2021 | Meeting Notes »
- June 2, 2021 | Meeting Notes »
- April 28, 2021 | Meeting Notes »
Membership
- Elaine Haney, CCRPC Alternate Representative – Essex Junction
- Michael O’Brien, CCRPC Representative – Winooski
- Jacki Murphy, CCRPC Representative – Colchester
- Cleophace Mukeba, Creative Discourse
- Justin Rabidoux, CCRPC Representative – South Burlington
- Charlie Baker, CCRPC Executive Director
- Bryan Davis, CCRPC Senior Transportation Planner
- Emma Vaughn, CCRPC Communications Manager
RESOURCES
CCRPC Plans & Resources
- CCRPC Public Participation Plan »
- CCRPC Title VI Webpage »
- CCRPC FTA Title VI Program »
Municipal & Regional Resources
- 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge » by Food Solutions New England
- Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis – Speech » by Maura Collins of Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Local Planning for Food Access a Toolkit for Vermont’s Communities » by Farm to Plate
- Municipal Engagement for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion » via The Local Solutions and Community Action Team of the Vermont Governor’s Economic Mitigation and Recovery Task Force
- UVM Gund Institute for Environment: Diversity & Inclusion »
- Vermont League of Cities & Towns Perspectives on Police Reform »
- Vermont League of Cities & Towns How to Start Making Measurable Change Toward Equity » by Xusana Davis, Esq., Executive Director of Racial Equity, State of Vermont
- Vermont Natural Resources Council Community Planning Toolbox »
NATIONAL Resources
- EPA’s Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool »
- FHWA’s Screening Tool for Equity Analysis of Projects »
- Anti-Racism Resources for White People »
- BlackSpace Manifesto » – BlackSpace Urban Collective, Inc.
- The Color of Law » by Richard Rothstein
- Cycling Industry Pledge » by Radical Adventure Riders
- NADO Equity Resources for Economic Development and Planning »
Vermont Racial Justice Organizations
- AALV (Association of Africans Living in Vermont) »
- Black Lives Matter of Greater Burlington »
- I Am Vermont Too »
- Justice For All »
- Migrant Justice »
- Peace & Justice Center »
- Rise Upper Valley »
- Vermont Racial Justice Alliance »
CONTACT
For more information, please contact Emma Vaughn, CCRPC Communications Manager, at (802) 846-4490 x *21.