League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson (LWVGT) is fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. LWVGT aims to build a participant base that is representative of all dimensions that make each individual unique. Our aim is to be inclusive, affirming, and welcoming of all identities. We intend to ensure that each individual has access to the same opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop within the organization. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the organization's current and future success in engaging all individuals, households, communities, and policymakers in creating a more perfect democracy. 

Agenda

DEI Meeting Opening Guidelines for Decorum: Welcome to a gathering of League members who are pursuing the League’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in principle and practice.  Our process for respectful discussion is by asking questions and actively listening with kindness, sensitivity, and openness.  We acknowledge that we are each learning and searching.

Announcements and Updates  

• DEI Outreach – Nancy Norton 
•  DEI Book Discussions –  Kathy Aros  
•  DEI Tours – Pam Burris 
•  National Day of Racial Healing – Victor Bowleg 
•  DEI Survey of Members – Judy Wood

Five Minute Connection – Barb Colvin

Speaker –  Chelsea Curtis, Reporter, Arizona Luminaria – “The Missing and Murdered Indigenous People”

Chelsea Curtis is a reporter at Arizona Luminaria, where she focuses on uncovering data and stories about Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Arizona. She recently launched a first-of-its-kind MMIP database with support from the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists and the Data-Driven Reporting Project. Chelsea is a enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and has worked as a journalist across Arizona for almost a decade. She previously covered criminal justice and breaking news at The Arizona Republic and a wide range of community news at the Today's News-Herald in Lake Havasu City and Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff.

Next DEI Meeting – Wednesday, April 9