Community Action Plan
Black trans lives Matter
Black trans lives Matter
A fluid, constantly-evolving tool for our organization to identify where there is work to be done and for our community to hold us accountable to our commitments.
PURPOSE
As the Grand Rapids Pride Center examines the ways in which we’ve failed to call out racism, work to dismantle systems that perpetuate it, and confront anti-Blackness within our organization and our community, the Community Accountability plan was created as a fluid, constantly-evolving tool for our organization to identify where there is work to be done and for our community to hold us accountable to our commitments.
Created: 6/15/2020
Adopted: 6/23/2020
Updated: 3/9/2023
Black Trans Lives Matter Community Action Plan
ACTION ITEMS
Detail: The Grand Rapids Pride Center (GRPC) will end all existing relationships with the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) and other local law enforcement agencies. Additionally, GRPC will not utilize the GRPD or any other local law enforcement agencies at any GRPC events or initiatives, including Grand Rapids Pride Festival. This will be communicated to GRPD through a letter to GRPD Chief of Police.
Status: In Progress
- Date Created: 6/15/2020
- Due Date: 9/30/2020
- Person(s) Responsible: Thomas Pierce, Jazz McKinney, Regina Salmi, Lucy Dyer-Joswisk
- Updates/Notes: Ended of relationship as of 2021. Completion Date: Officially sent notice in May 2022.
- Renewed this notice in March 2023.
Detail: GRPC staff, Board of Directors and interns will undergo racial justice & sensitivity training once per year. To be contracted externally with a local community knowledge expert.
Status: On-Going
- Date Created: 6/15/2020
- Due Date: 7/31/2020
- Person(s) Responsible: Thomas Pierce, Jazz McKinney
- Updates/Notes: Training date scheduled, pre-training meeting set with trainer. Training meeting happened on 7/31/20.
- Completion Date: Initial Date Completed on 7/31/20, but this will be on-going.