In White Oak, Community Participates in Racial Equity Forum

Dozens of people came out to the Community Conversation on Racial Equity and Social Justice at the White Oak Recreation Center on Wednesday.

MyMCMedia spoke to Council President Nancy Navarro and Councilmember Evan Glass about why Montgomery County has been organizing these forums. Here’s a look at how the event went down.

Seven of the nine councilmembers came out to the event (Councilmembers Andrew Friedson and Craig Rice were absent).

Tweet Recap From Equity Forum in White Oak

Here’s what exactly went down at the racial equity forum via tweets.

Thread: I’m at the Conversation on Racial Equity and Social Justice at the White Oak Recreation Center in Silver Spring. pic.twitter.com/HPx2VjzArM

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 10, 2019

.@nancy_navarro says that addressing inequities is the “socio-economic imperative our time.”

Navarro says that part of the reason she served on the @mocoboe was because she personally has seen disparities play out. pic.twitter.com/8ckTQtDAb0

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 10, 2019

.@nancy_navarro says many people ask her when this legislation process will start. Navarro said that these issues are complicated so she thinks it’s important that @MoCoCouncilMD take their time when creating a new policy.

Here’s a timeline of the council’s work toward equity. pic.twitter.com/BciFqqm0hx

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 10, 2019

.@Marc_Elrich says he thinks this important to pursue equity legislation because it’s about time we confront the consequences of our country’s history of racism.

Elrich gets an applause. pic.twitter.com/mxzLKHXV6J

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 10, 2019

.@marc_elrich says that he’s an optimist, but one of the the problems with addressing inequities is that it’s a national problem. Elrich says because @MontgomeryCoMD is better with these issues compared to other areas, it’s important to address disparities here.

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 10, 2019

Here’s the definition of racial equity. pic.twitter.com/tEZzJ31lCo

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 10, 2019

The group discussions are about to start. pic.twitter.com/bMcXIeFOZO

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 11, 2019

In addition to @MontgomeryCoMD Executive @Marc_Elrich and @MoCoCouncilMD President @nancy_navarro, Councilmember Sidney Katz (@MC_Council_Katz) and Councilmember @EvanMGlass are in attendance… (tbc) pic.twitter.com/LEM7Nfh32T

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 11, 2019

.@MoCoCouncilMD[member] @willjawando has just arrived to the equity forum. pic.twitter.com/sdLzZjbuwa

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 11, 2019

The equity forum has just ended! See you all at the next one! pic.twitter.com/CLrDUmia7e

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrne_) July 11, 2019

Photos from the Racial Equity Forum in White Oak

Here are some photos from the White Oak Recreation Center’s racial equity forum.

And here are even more photos.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzyqIiKBi2y/

About Deirdre Byrne

Deirdre Byrne is a social media coordinator for Montgomery Community Media. She can be reached at dbyrne@mymcmedia.org or on twitter at @DeirdreByrneMCM.

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