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- 1. P R O M O T I N G D I V E R S I T Y A M O N G O R E G O N S T A T E P A R K S B Y : C H E R I S E H U N T E R INCLUSION PROJECT
- 2. INCLUSION • Definition: To fight against exclusion and all of the social diseases exclusion gives birth to - i.e. racism, sexism, handicapism, etc. Fighting for inclusion also involves assuring that all support systems are available to those who need such support. Providing and maintaining support systems is a civic responsibility, not a favor. We were all born "in". Society will immediately improve at the point we honor this truth!! Source: http://www.inclusion.com/inclusion.html
- 3. ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS INCLUSION • Metro-Inclusion Data Spreadsheet • SCORP and data analysis of diverse park attendees • Researched toolkits of inventory from other park organizations ( Texas and Albert, California)
- 4. METRO PARTNERS AND NATURE • Connecting the community with nature in the greater Portland Region • Addressing the cultural needs of specific communities of color • Partners are interested in identifying common goals that are involved with bringing together the skills wisdom, knowledge, and resources available to them
- 6. DATA PROJECT TOOLS Gathered data on: • Target Audience • Region • Marketing: Social Media Involvement • Programs Providing historical and cultural education • Staff and volunteer recruitment/retention
- 7. SCORP/DATA ANALYSIS • SCORP: Statewide Comprehensive Recreation Plan • Data Composed in Improving Parks • Non-profit rules and regulations • Data Analyzed from park attendees (2009-2011) • Learned about park laws and response rates • More trails and recreational activities needed to attract a diversified audience
- 8. TOOLKITS ANALYZED • Texas: Pools and museums • Multiple parks that focus on the Texas population and inclusion initiative
- 9. TOOLKITS ANALYZED • Albert, California: Focused on language barriers. • Language in parks initiative • Open opportunities of nature for all
- 10. IN PROGRESS • Composing an inventory sheet for themes collected from the Inclusion Meetings (2015-2016) • Attending the Inclusion Meetings and gathering notes (2/17/2016)
- 11. NEXT STEPS • Researching educational non-profits and diverse non- profits for future inclusion initiatives based on my knowledge of non-profit organizations
- 12. THANK YOU
Editor's Notes
- Good afternoon, my name is Cherise Hunter and I am currently working as ab Inclusion Support Intern for Bevin Clapper. I am going to give you a full overview of what I am working on in helping to address the inclusion initiative. I will also tell you what I have completed, what I am still working on, and the next steps of the project. The purpose is of this is address the initiative of inclusion in promoting diversity throughout the Oregon State Parks.
- Before I go on, I would like to give a definition of inclusion and also address what it means to me. Inclusion is defined as fighting against the exclusion of racial identity, social class, disabilities, etc. by giving them systems of support. Inclusion to me, means to include everyone from diverse cultures and identity in having everyone belong in feeling part of something.
- In address this issue, I have been working on many different activities mainly focusing on inclusion in the parks. Here are the projects that I have completed so far. The first project is the Metro-Inclusion spread sheet in gathering details in data from non-profit cultural organizations through the Metro Initiative in order to help diversify the parks. This is my main project that I am working on and it helped me to become acclimated to the Inclusion Initiative. My next project involves reading and studying laws from the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (2013-2017) aka the SCORP and past data of target audience response rates. This project is still in progress. I am also researching toolkits of Inclusion Practices in other states. So far, I looked into Texas Parks and in Albert, California. These are important because it helps to gather ideas in order to improve the State Parks in Oregon. I will now present each activity while giving you an overview of what I learned. So now on the Metro Inclusion Project.
- The Metro Parks and Nature Initiative is a way of funding that involves connecting diverse organizations of color with nature. They provide the funding to these organizations in the metropolitan areas of Oregon in order to do so.
- My first project included the metro-inclusion initiative in which I gathered data on the different organization proposals written from the metropolitan initiative. The proposals had the agency’s name, contact info, phone number, and park action. I organized a document using Execel while also researching further data on each organization on my own.
- These are the topics that I gathered data on. I figured out their target audience, social media involvement, etc. This is all in purpose in creating a resource guide for OPRD in targeting future stakeholders while also beginning a better foundation for the SCORP.
- The SCORP is the next thing that I am going to present. It stands for the Statewide Comprehensive Recreation Plan for Oregon State Parks which is renewed every 4 years, While conducting research for the Metro-Inclusion Initiative, I also reading and studying the SCORP laws learning about what needs to be improved among park attendees. I am now on Chapter 5. I am also analyzing past data from survey collection of park attendees from the years of 2009-2011. Both projects will be ongoing throughout my time working for OPRD.
- In my research, I am learning about how other states push their Inclusion Initiative. The first state the I looked at was Texas. Texas doesn’t have a huge initiative because they are building up on the practice for the future. They has a huge park systems with multiple pools and nature learning centers. Perhaps we should look more into it as we continue into the integration process.
- The next toolkit that I looked into was in Albert, California. In this system, they are focused mainly on language barriers and diversity. They already created a language in the parks initiative and they are also opening more opportunities of nature for all.
- I analyzed these toolkits and shared some ideas of how they can be utilized in the future. I am also working on some other projects as well. They are all in the progress. I am creating an inventory for themes gathered from the Inclusion meetings as well. I attended my first meeting on February 17, 2016 and I took notes on the themes in those meetings. I also am gathering themes from other meetings as well. This part of the project will be completed soon.
- Once all of the data is complete from the Metro Inclusion Initiative and the theme analysis from the meetings, the next step will be organizing data from new non-profit organizations of my own knowledge. I will be researching their websites and contacting them to see if they would like to become involved om the initiative. I will also be doing research on another inclusion initiative such as Metro Parks and Nature, so that we can work and continue building more diversity into the parks.
- So that’s all the work that I have been doing for the Inclusion Project. I have completed projects and some will continue to be into the works throughout my time here. Thanks and now I am open for questions.