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2024 Racial Justice at Work Summit
Even before the “whitelash” on CRT, DEI and racial justice, BIPOC practitioners have been carrying an inordinate burden to change the status quo built into our institutions and systems. This phenomenon exacerbates stress, chronic illnesses, and disease and results in burnout. In order to change how systems operate and sustain practitioners over the course of the movement, time and effort focused on well-being is required. In this session, leaders will assess themselves, identifying how their wellness journey is/isn't sustaining their well-being, and experience a wellness practice to incorporate in their daily lives.
UNC Asheville Magazine
The panel on “Inclusive Excellence and Equity: The Power of a University Partnership” brought together local leaders, including Commissioner Whitesides; Debra Campbell, city manager, City of Asheville; Kimberlee Archie, equity & inclusion manager, City of Asheville; and Frank Goldsmith, retired civil rights attorney and a leader in Carolina Jews for Justice. As each defined and described their work in diversity, inclusion, and equity, Dr. Lawrence T. Potter, chief academic officer and provost at the University of the District of Columbia, shared an example of how to embed it into the university, as did faculty respondents Dr. Trey Adcock, assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies and director of American Indian and indigenous studies; Dr. Agya Boakye-Boaten, chair and associate professor of Africana and interdisciplinary and international studies; Dr. Tiece Ruffin, associate professor of Africana studies and education; Dr. Darin Waters, associate professor of history and executive director of community engagement.
The People Behind the Movement: Kimberlee Archie
Who are the people leading the movement for racial equity in government? We have interviewed practitioners across the country who are working to advance more racially equitable governance in their own communities. Some are working from the inside to change institutional practice. Others are organizing communities on the outside to apply political pressure and keep government accountable. What are their motivations and their challenges? What accomplishments are they proud of? This Racial Equity Leadership Profile series seeks to capture and share these stories from the frontlines of the movement for racial equity in government. In this installment, GARE Research Assistant Mary Lindeblad-Fry interviews Kimberlee Archie, the Director of the Office of Equity & Inclusion in Asheville, NC.
Governing for Racial Equity: Movement Building in California by State of Equity
State of Equity’s Giovianna Burrell and Kimberlee Archie from ExperienceWELLTH co-facilitated a session that was in such hot demand that it was moved from a break-out room to the main stage to accommodate the high level of interest. The session, On the Journey to WELLTH (Wellness + Health), offered somatic & self-care focused conversations for racial equity practitioners. This session is aligned with the offerings of our latest CCORE training offering, the Transformative Leadership Cohort (TLC), which launches in the Fall of 2023 and will center Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in learning, peer-exchange, and support as they grow in their capacity to advance racial equity in state government.
Gainesville Shares New Plans To Address Racial Equity
WUFT News and Public Media
Kimberlee Archie, director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion in Asheville, North Carolina, shares her experience with equity work in Asheville and what Gainesville can learn from it. Gainesville City Commissioner Gail Johnson is also on the stage, at right. (Maya Punjwani/WUFT News).
ELGL19 Session: Starting an Equity & Inclusion Program
The trend in high performing organizations is to operationalize and prioritize equity and inclusion on an enterprise level. But what does that mean and how does it get done? Attendees in this session will have the fortune of hearing from three leaders in this emerging work. We will focus on important definitions, such as how equity and inclusion efforts differ from “diversity” efforts. And the panelists will share the circumstances that led to their municipalities undertaking this work as well as structures and practices they set up to build out their equity and inclusion efforts.
NLC Congressional City Conference
NLCU: Leadership Development: Governing for Transformation, Engagement & Collaboration
Speakers: Tony Patillo, Kimberlee Archie, Beverly Scurry, Ariel Guerrero, Beth Fry, Kennedra Marshall
Local governments play a pivotal role in shaping the lives of all residents, yet trust in government is often eroded by perceptions of unfairness, unresponsiveness, and systemic disparities. This session will equip municipal leaders with the knowledge, tools, and skills to rebuild trust, foster collaboration, and create governance systems that engage and represent all community members—especially those historically excluded from decision-making. Participants will explore how past policies and practices have created racial disparities, the role of government in advancing racial equity, and actionable strategies for fostering more inclusive, equitable communities that improve outcomes for all. Through interactive activities, dialogue, and the powerful video Segregated By Design, this workshop will prepare leaders to shift toward transformative governance practices that promote fairness, transparency, and shared power.
The State of Black Asheville
Jesse Michel and Patrick Conant, former Co-Captains of Code for Asheville, have been named 2018 Community Fellows by Code for America for their work on the next version of the State of Black Asheville website. They will be collaborating with Dr. Dwight Mullen and Ashley Cooper as Community Partners, and Eric Jackson and Kimberlee Archie as Government Partners from the City of Asheville. With the fellowship, we have an opportunity to refocus on some of the more time-intensive technical concepts that we, at times, cannot build solely on a volunteer basis. While our fellowship project, The State of Black Asheville, does incorporate some exciting functionality to make it engaging and impactful, we ultimately chose to work on this project because of its wide community support and the serious need for statistical information on racial disparities in our City.
National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)
Centering Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration
Site-based Contributors
City of Asheville (NC): Christen McNamara & Kimberlee Archie