EQUITY & INCLUSION
We recognize that Caldera communities face many systemic injustices. We recognize the history and ongoing impact of racism in our country, state, and institutions.
We commit to integrating equity and inclusion into all areas of our work to better serve our mission. When we do this, we get closer to the world that we want for our youth.
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Seek deeper relationships with and feedback from our larger community.
At Caldera, we are striving toward racial equity and inclusion, which we define as the same power and resources being held equally by organizations and by the communities we serve. We create opportunities for all to lead and thrive.
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Use our Equity Plan to guide ongoing work.
We acknowledge that we will always have room to grow as an organization and as individuals in our understanding of racism and oppression. We commit to continually examining our role in both perpetuating and combating institutional racism. We also commit to ongoing alignment of our policies and practices to advance racial equity, inclusion, and freedom of expression.
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Apply our Equity Lens to decision making and seek inspiration from artistic and cultural traditions.
We celebrate the identities of all involved in Caldera, past and present. We are an inclusive, creative community that welcomes marginalized voices and historically excluded people and groups.
We are an organization that strives to respect the race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, size, disability, national origin, age, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, criminal background, religious background, marital status, military status, strengths, and differences of all people.