Anti-Racism and Equity Assurance Resources
OhioDance supports Anti-Racism and Equity Assurance.
Our national and global communities are responding to and demanding action toward injustices; we must work to dismantle racism and a white supremacy culture. OhioDance supports the Black Lives Matter movement, rejects Anti-Asian Hate, and upholds a promise for racial justice. OhioDance will continue our mission and commit to advocating for healthy organizational environments that do not tolerate racism, homophobia, abuse of power or harassment of any kind. United, we champion a just and equitable culture where individuals have supportive pathways to speak up.
We need to protect and honor the history and people of the places we live. Native nations negotiated with the government to preserve their sovereign land, rights, and privileges through treaties. When land wasn’t ceded through good faith efforts, it was stolen from Indigenous people. Indigenous people are not relics of the past. We celebrate the talents and gifts of Indigenous people.
We acknowledge the labor of enslaved Africans and their descendants who worked this stolen land for the colonists, and who continue to disproportionately face economic oppression, racism, violence, and exploitation.
We realize that technology , healthcare, access, transportation, has a legacy of colonization. We share responsibility to make improvements and consider our roles in resolution, decolonization, and collaboration.
OhioDance is dedicated to ensuring equity for all races, genders, orientations, abilities and beliefs. OhioDance may take any actions deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees to further this commitment.
OhioDance has developed an Anti-Racism and Equity Assurance Committee. The Anti-Racism and Equity Assurance Committee is dedicated to ensuring equity for all races, genders, orientations, and beliefs, related to constituents, members, partners and vendors. This committee will work with all OD’s committees: Development, Fundraising & Marketing, Membership & Community Engagement, Festival, and Governance to guarantee accountability.
Our efforts aim to be intentional, accessible, inclusive and statewide in reach.
Resources are being updated and will be available soon