Salt Lake County has program for immigrants and refugees and they refer to this group as New Americans, which I like. I have never used it in the context of my Public Art Programs, but I will when the opportunity arises.
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On Behalf Of Bloom, Roberta
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 2:42 PM
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Subject: RE: More inclusive proclamation
How about something like “residents and visitors”?
As a highly diverse community, with a large population of immigrants and refugees, we struggle with this also.
Roberta
Roberta Bloom, Public Art Coordinator
Department of Library and Cultural Services | City of Aurora
14949 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
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Send your change in wording. Obviously
“citizen” would not fit your model, nor “resident” so would like to know what you come up with for our purposes as well
Andy witt
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Good morning Network,
I am in the process of getting the Arts and Humanities month proclamation to my mayor and I struggled over this bit of language and found it pretty non-inclusive.
In these times when the title of American is being co-opted, stripped from certain people and defined to exclude others; when
legal immigrants, foreign nationals like me choosing to reside in the US are being targeted; where there are communities with undocumented immigrants living in fear and in the shadows we have to be that much more careful about the language that we use.
The
template proclamation provided that reads "the arts and humanities enhance and enrich the lives of every American" doesn’t feel like it is the best way to demonstrate inclusiveness when talking about the people that the work we do impacts every
day.
I am going to change the language for the proclamation that I advance to the mayor and I encourage you all to think about it and do the same.
Thanks J
Debra Alleyne
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City of Indio ◦ Community Development Department
100 Civic Center Mall ◦ Indio, CA 92201
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