Commitment to Action towards Racial Justice

RNeighbors is one of over 60 different organizations in Rochester who have signed the Nonprofit Consortium’s Commitment to Action towards Racial Justice. This document was developed with input from dozens of local organizations who commit to work toward justice and racial equity, both as individual organizations and collectively.

Below is a portion of the Commitment, the entire document can be viewed here.

Unified Statement

We stand in solidarity with those who seek justice and racial equity. Together with the undersigned entities, the Rochester Nonprofit Consortium commits to listen, learn, and act to:

• address the policies and practices that influence racism, structural bias and inequity;  
• connect to resources, organizations, and best practices to apply a race equity lens; and
• build capacity within our organizations and community to promote social and economic mobility and wellbeing for all residents.

Specifically and with intention, the Consortium will:

• Move to incorporate diverse voices and perspectives in all aspects of our work. 
• Collaborate with local community groups such as Rochester for Justice, Rochester Branch NAACP, and others taking action towards racial justice and equity. 
• Seek resources to provide training opportunities for entities to create cultures of equity and inclusion.
• Solicit and consolidate the undersigned entities perspectives into unified Consortium position statements to:

• • Effectively leverage collective scale and scope.
  • Encourage action among other nonprofit networks and organizations throughout the state.
  • Urge State leadership to take action with affected communities in ways such as permanently memorializing those who have lost their lives to racial injustice and police violence.
  • Advocate for specific legislative policy reforms. 

• As elected, appointed, and community leaders, hold one another accountable to our commitments.

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