CORE Conversation on Racial Equity with County Departments (08-31-2021)
Channel: Core Investments
Date: 2021-09-06

Hosts: Nicole Young & Nicole Lezin
Guests: 
• Najeeb Kamil, Senior Human Services Analyst, Human Services Department – Family & Children’s Services Division
• Sven Stafford, Principal Administrative Analyst, County Administrative Office
• Valerie Thompson, Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department

Interpreter: Stella Lauerman
Bilingual Chat support: Gisella Carrasco

Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish. 
Bilingual slides: https://bit.ly/CORE-Slides-Diapositivas-Aug31

Watch this CORE Conversation between Najeeb, Sven, and Valerie and learn about how three County departments are working on racial equity. In this video, you will hear them describe the types of discussions happening within their departments, early signs of progress, the inevitable challenges, and how they and their coworkers are helping and holding each other accountable for “turning talk into action.” 

[0:00] Welcome, CORE Overview
[14:51] Discussions happening within the County Administrative Office - Sven Stafford
[21:55] Discussions happening within the Human Services Department (Family & Children’s Services Division) - Najeeb Kamil
[28:03] Discussions happening within the Probation Department - Valerie Thompson
[36:36] Early Signs of Progress - Sven Stafford , County Administrative Office
[39:58] Early Signs of Progress - Najeeb Kamil, Human Services Department (Family & Children’s Services Division)
[46:56] Early Signs of Progress - Valerie Thompson, Probation Department
[53:26] Discussing Challenges - Valerie Thompson, Probation Department
[54:44] Discussing Challenges - Sven Stafford, County Administrative Office 
[58:52] Discussing Challenges - Najeeb Kamil, Human Services Department (Family & Children’s Services Division)
[1:03:47] Questions & Answers 
[1:16:09] Closing comments

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