LDA Collaborative ProjectLDA Collaborative Project

2006

Hey Rosa, can I ride with you?

Hey Martin, can I walk with you?

Hey Bobby, can I dream with you?

Hey Mahatma, can I sit with you?

What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or they be black. RFK 4-4-68

Let character be judged

We are a nation of immigrants

Hey Dolores, can I lead with you?

Free Your Mind

2006 LDA Project Project Topic: Embracing Diversity in Rock County Members of Group;

Todd Brien Steve Eichman Kim Hesgard David Peterson Evelyn Tan Woodring

Be the change you wish to see in the world

-Mahatma Gandhi

Diversity

Value of Diversity Diverse Work Forces enjoy… Core values of individual respect Fostering of productive environments Atmospheres that allow everyone to fully

contribute Encouragement of new ideas and innovations

Appreciation of Diversity Diversity is more than

race or color It also includes;

Gender Sexual orientation Religion Culture Social status Age Disability

We are all, in fact, one

-Joseph Campbell

Janesville Rotary GardensJanesville Rotary Gardens

Agenda LDA Focus

Diversity status today Group recognition Synergy with DAT Synergy with LDA Curriculum

Board Diversity ideas to bring to reality

Diversity Status Today What action is taking place now? Dynamic scene “What efforts can be pursued to further

diversity?”

The Diversity Sphere that represents the 5 races of the world

Honoring Diversity

Forward Janesville’s Awards Banquet 2006 Honorees

Forward Janesville Website

People working and building together

Diversity in Janesville Janesville takes an active role in Diversity

Awareness Business Education Community

Business Sector Forward Janesville Awards

Awarded Diversity Award to Boys and Girls Club Sponsors Diversity Training

Rock County Job Center Expanded services that support minorities

General Motors Formed Civil Rights Committee

Janesville Police Department Commended for diverse work force recruitment efforts

Education Sector Janesville School District

Embraces diversity Training for staff on diversity issues Awareness for students on diversity issues

International Charter School Human Relations Clubs

Formed at all middle and high schools

Diversity in our Community

% NationalitySchool District of Janesville

10 year change1996-1997 to 2006-2007

American Indian 0.3 to 0.4

Asian 1.7 to 2.1

African American 2.2 to 5.5

Hispanic 1.9 to 5.8

European American 93.8 to 86.2

Historical perspective & Statistics and Trends

Community Sector YWCA DAT United Way Groups: UW Extension, Boy Scouts, Girl

Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club Events: Cinco De Mayo, Absence of Color

Conference, Rotary Garden’s HarvestfestYou have to make a commitment, if we want to make changes

-Dolores Huerta

Group Recognition LDA Group sought visual

image to aid in recognition towards diversity efforts

Local graphic artist, Stacy Hoch, donated work on this image

Symbolism

Diversity Action Team History and Mission of DAT Started meetings in 1998 Goal: Advocating for Janesville to become a more

welcoming community for all people regardless of ethnicity, race, economic status, or abilities

Mission Statement: Minimize racism and discrimination in Rock County by embracing diversity, valuing multiculturalism, and fostering dignity and respect for everyone

Current Activities

The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of people

-Henry David Thoreau

Synergy with DAT

DAT Study Circles Expansion of Study Circles

Synergy with LDA Curriculum Board

Representative to drive diversity training

Diversity Ideas to bring to reality

Murals

Follow the Dream

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Submissions of small- scale

artworks will be accepted on or before M.L.K. Jr. Day.

Selected works receive cash prizes and a chance

to showcase entry at designated key places in

Janesville*For details call

YWCA- Rock County608.752.5444

“Art often inspires… trust, openness, honesty, cooperativeness, tolerance, and respect”.

“Arts can be a valuable engine of civic renewal”. “...build social capital through a shared artistic experience”. “…the vast promise of the arts is to bring diverse people

together and to enlarge our sense of common connections and linked fate”.

“…to enrich our understanding of truth, to enlarge our appreciation of beauty, and to give us insights into the human condition”.

“…to create indelible images, to express difficult ideas through metaphor, and to communicate beyond the limits of language”.

Sagauro Seminar on Civic Engagement in America. John F. Kennedy School of Government. Harvard University, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA 02138

DAT Murals Need sponsorships Need locations Need artists LDA Members to champion mural projects Abundant learning experiences for all participants Overall results are several Diversity murals

throughout community Community impact would raise awareness of

diversity issues and promote peaceful coexistence

“Talking Walls”

“We’re on the Same Boat”by Xavier Cortada

“A Dream Coming True”

Diversity Ideas Public Relations Efforts

Awareness of Diversity Issues Advertising Sponsors Educational Opportunities

Offerings through Forward Janesville Offerings through Diversity Action Team

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion.

-Theodore Hesburgh, President of Notre Dame University

Embrace Diversity

Thank you! For the opportunity to

present these ideas For the opportunity to

positively affect our community

For our sponsorship To the Diversity Action

Team

Leadership Development Academy

2005-06 LDA Sponsors & Contributors

Alliant Energy Foundation Associated Bank

Cedar Crest City of Janesville

George K Tallman Charitable Trust Janesville Gazette

Janesville School District Johnson Bank

KANDU Industries/Best Events M&I Bank

Mercy Health System Nowlan & Mouat Robert W. Baird

Rock Road Companies UAW Local 95

Walter and Jessie Francisco Foundation Zonta Club of Janesville

Q and A