We are excited to include programs like the Equity Dialogue and our upcoming workshop Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Individuals: How to Be An Ally.

We encourage you to read/explore the issue of equity to better understand it as a lens through which to view your work. Here are some helpful links:

  • OLO Report: “Racial Equity in Government Decision-Making: Lessons from the Field.”
  • Leadership Montgomery’s Racial Equity Training.
  • The three Racial Equity Principles adopted by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County are: 1) A commitment to Brave Conversations. 2) An understanding that Power Dynamics may shift and that we must share power. 3) Nothing about us, without us can be for us. Here’s a short video of background on how they came to these principles:
  • Finally, each funder that was on our panel has helpful resources on their respective websites.