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150 Broadway, Suite 303 Tel: (212) 248-2785 www.centerforsocialinclusion.org New York, NY 10038 Fax: (212) 248-6409 racialequityalliance.org The Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) is a national network of government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunity for all. GARE is a joint project of Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society (HIFIS). GARE builds on the growing movement of local government committed to racial equity; across the country, we are seeing more cities, counties, and states make a commitment to achieving racial equity—focusing on the power and influence of their own institutions, and working in partnership across sectors, with community-based organizations, to maximize impact. GARE has extensive experience moving a racial equity agenda, including in trainings, strategic planning processes, development of racial equity work plans, implementation of racial equity tools, building organizational infrastructure, supporting coalitions, and developing measurement tools. This partnership is critical to our big picture strategy: working effectively with community based organizations and government to achieve structural racial equity. THE MOVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT WORKING FOR RACIAL EQUITY Government’s proactive work on racial equity has the potential to leverage significant change, setting the stage for the achievement of racial equity in our communities. GARE uses a three-prong approach to build our movement: 1. We are a membership network of jurisdictions working to achieve racial equity – Some jurisdictions have already done substantive work, while others are just getting started. Our network shares effective practices, tools, and resources to build a national movement for racial equity. Our network has continued to expand over the past year, with twenty jurisdictions now as members. 2. We offer pathways for new jurisdictions to begin doing racial equity work – An exciting field of practice has developed over the past decades that jurisdictions can utilize, with no need to start from scratch. Using GARE tools and resources positions new jurisdictions for success. We currently work with over 100 jurisdictions in 30+ states, via year-long learning cohorts, contracts, and technical assistance. 3. We support and build local and regional collaborations that are broadly inclusive and focused on achieving racial equity – To eliminate racial inequities, it is necessary to develop a collective approach firmly grounded in community. Government can play a key role in collaborations for achieving racial equity, centering community, and leveraging institutional partnerships; GARE supports regional governmental collaborations and community organizations to engage with government. Our government–community partnerships have resulted in multiple regional convenings with thousands of participants. Our recent convenings in Boston and the Twin Cities attracted 600 people each, and our convening in Chicago attracted over 300. THE STRATEGY FOR GOVERNMENT Developing a network of government focusing on racial equity is critically important if we are to achieve different outcomes. Currently across the country, regardless of region, racial inequities exist across every indicator for success—including health, criminal justice, education, jobs, housing, and beyond. Our goal goes beyond closing the gaps; we must improve overall outcomes, focusing efforts on those who are faring worst. Deeply racialized systems are costly and depress outcomes and life chances for us collectively; to advance equity, government must focus not only on individual programs, but also on policy and 1