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City of Asheville earns GIS award for racial equity mapping project!
The City of Asheville was recently awarded the North Carolina G. Herbert Stout Award for Visionary Use of GIS in support of the City’s Mapping Racial Equity project.
Asheville was recognized during the 2019 N.C. GIS Conference in Winston-Salem. City Council officials received the award during their May 14 meeting.
GIS is a geographic information system used as a framework for gathering, managing, and analyzing data.
The GIS team worked with the City Equity & Inclusion office to map and record some of Asheville’s history around race. This included mapping out areas where red-lining and urban renewal occurred. They also crowd-sourced African American history, displacement, and neighborhood change.
The City of Asheville is a member of the Government Alliance on Racial Equity (GARE) and is able to use the resources and network to continue learning and advancing racial equity goals in Asheville. “In order for transformation to occur, an understanding of our racialized history is required,” said Kimberlee Archie, Director of Equity and Inclusion for the City of Asheville. “There are specific past and current policies, procedures, practices, and budget decisions that result in disparate outcomes by race. A mapping tool such as this is critical for us to use for change to occur.”
For more information on the City of Asheville's racial equity mapping project, click here.
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Register Now for the 2019 California Convening!
WHEN: September 12th-13th
WHERE: 550 10th Street, Oakland, CA, 94607
COST: $150-$450
The movement for racial equity in California government is growing. Since 2016, nearly 50 local governments, regional agencies, and state departments have participated in GARE cohorts and technical assistance, representing 26.2 million of the state’s residents. In Oakland, we will come together, share ideas, successes, and challenges, address statewide, regional, and national trends, and develop shared goals and strategies for future racial equity work in California. We are excited that this year’s California Convening will include presentations from and intentional and strategic engagement with community working with participating GARE jurisdictions.
Are you interested in leading a breakout session at the 2019 CA Convening? Click here for more information!
For more information on the CA Convening, click here.
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