Building an Anti-Racist Community: the Georgetown Model Organize a small group of interested people to identify where you want to go. • • • •

Why is this group needed? Is anyone else doing this now? Can you collaborate with an existing group or are you really filling a niche? Who should be involved? How will you measure success? Determine leadership of group – in particular, who will be the Develop a core team and make assignments Prospective members - local minority/cultural groups, local ministerial alliance, social service organizations, elected officials/Appointed officials

Manage expectations: this is a long-term commitment • • •

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Budget - How will activities be paid for, i.e. room rental and food Identify opportunities for engagement & possible partners o MLK Jr. Day, Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month Create a plan for programs o Example: Partner with local library for a community book reading and discussion and/or screening and facilitated discussion of movies/documentaries. Identify and learn from area groups doing the work you want to do for ideas. Don’t recreate the wheel. o Examples: Interfaith Action of Central Texas Red Bench Dialogue, Undoing White Supremacy Austin, Courageous Conversations GTX, Undoing Racism Round Rock, Union of Black Episcopalians One Human Race, ACC Center for Equity & Inclusion, YWCA

Establish Organizational Structure Example: Executive Committee comprised of people responsible for identifying and researching areas of issues and areas of concern AND operation issues like: public education, public safety/law enforcement, economic development, affordable housing, programming and communications. • • • •

Who will make decisions about what? How often will you meet? How will you hold people accountable? Identify roles and goals for subcommittees.

Invest in Infrastructure Decide how you are going to pay for activities and accept donations. Check to see if you can operate under the umbrella of an existing 501(c)3, like a church, until you get off the ground. Who will be responsible for budgetary oversight? Communications is critical for success. Form a communications committee with a chair. Start small so it is manageable, i.e. create a social media group and designate multiple administrators. Create a consistent means of communications such as a monthly newsletter for those not on social media. Eventually, create a website to share information, use programs like EventBrite to promote activities and capture info about people interested. Remember these activities require commitment of more than one person.

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