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5441 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR, 97215
United States

(503)719-6779

Confluence Environmental Center

Equity

Mission & Vision

Confluence Environmental Center advances environmental equity by developing leaders in culturally responsive education, ecological restoration, and cross sector collaboration.

We elevate the impact of individuals and organizations in the Oregon metro region to create greater access to healthy foods, green spaces, clean waterways, outdoor experiences, energy efficient homes and transportation through leadership development and the empowerment of people to bring their whole selves as leaders to the environmental justice movement.

Definitions

When talking about issues of race, a common vocabulary is essential to avoid misunderstandings and misinterpretations. Words often have different meanings to different people, based on their experiences. The purpose of this glossary, which is a work in progress, is to help avoid such misunderstandings. Not everyone will agree on the definition of every word; but everyone should have a common understanding of how words are being used in particular circumstances.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Glossary of terms



Confluence AmeriCorps Program has a goal of recruiting 40% Members of Color. Some of the ways that we try to meet this goal:

  • Facilitating Diverse Recruitment Training for our Partners

  • Recruiting from Diverse Sources

  • 2-Tiered Interviews, first with the Site, second with Confluence to evaluate their fit with our program

  • Evaluating accessibility

Recruitment

Resources

DEI Resource Corner

A Hidden History

White Supremacy Culture

NRDC - Environmental Racism

Walking the Walk - Finding a Starting Point, by Marcelo Bonta

Understanding Demographics - Why they are important to collect and analyze

American Factfinder - Census based demographic website 

Communities of Color - A Unsettling Profile 

Populations of Color - Coalition for a Livable Future definition and map

Low Income Communities - Coalition for a Livable Future definition and map

The State of Diversity in Environmental Organizations - Final Report from Green 2.0

Office of Neighborhood Involvement - Portland area demographics 

Whiteness History - Portland Community College's collection of race related resources 

Advice for White Environmentalists & Nature Educators

Oregon Black History Timeline (video)

Robert Bullard, pioneer in environmental justice, is honored by the Sierra Club

Is the environmental justice movement dead? EVOLUTION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT OF THE PAST 30 YEARS

Earth Day 2013: 3 Important Reasons Environmental Justice is a Feminist Issue

Environmentalism: Not just for white people: We should be paying more attention to minority voices in the environmental movement

The Whitewashing Of The Environmental Movement

Are there two different versions of environmentalism, one “white,” one “black”?

Local Color (OPB documentary about Oregon's racist history)

Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon? A Hidden History (Video)

Foundations & Government AgenciesDorceta E. Taylor, Ph.D.

Portland Gentrification Maps and Data

Stranger With A Camera - documentary examining the ethics and responsibilities of entering and representing other communities

CDE's website

Equity in Grantmaking - courtesy of Marcelo Bonta

Center for Diversity and the Environment - Equity training and leadership development

Resolutions Northwest - Equity training and consulting

People's Institute for Survival and Beyond - Undoing-racism workshop series

Invisible Backpack - Understand white privilege

White Supremacy Culture - Dismantle non-inclusive work environments

Green 2.0 - Creating inclusive environments

Equity Assessment Tool -  Equity starts from within, courtesy of Coalition of Communities of Color + All Hands Raised

Equity and Empowerment - Engaging to empower, courtesy of Multnomah County

Portland's African American History 

Verde Papers