<div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;color:rgb(117,117,117);word-spacing:1px">I’ll join this one for sure. Alberta has had to navigate a lot of gnarly issues around racism, equity & inclusion over the years. We’ve learned how to bring our businesses & community to come together in a force for positive change and that has really strengthened our district as a whole. It’s never easy, every community & situation is different, but specific actions around racism can be a positive force in community building. </div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(117,117,117);word-spacing:1px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;color:rgb(117,117,117);word-spacing:1px">I look forward to learning from others here and sharing what we’ve learned at Alberta. </div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(117,117,117);word-spacing:1px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;color:rgb(117,117,117);word-spacing:1px">(In short summary: we tap into the power of our businesses and community in specific positive actions in everything from multicultural family friendly events (for example we are working with businesses & the city to have a monthly #BarrioOnAlberta arts, music, food, culture evenings one a month to support & showcase different Latin American cultures). Other actions: partnerships & events with nonprofits that serve minority businesses & communities; BIPOC specific small business support programs to help retain & recruit historically marginalized owned businesses; AAPI awareness month campaign; ongoing communications campaigns / social media to highlight diversity in our district. All this simply drowns out & bipasses racists. </div></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;color:rgb(117,117,117);word-spacing:1px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;color:rgb(117,117,117);word-spacing:1px">If I had one piece of advice I would see if you and that Councilperson can reach out to the person who wrote the email and offer them your support, let them know OC does not tolerate racism, period. I would be honest that you are still trying to figure out how to address this, and ask them for their opinion. That way they will at least know you are aware, you care, you respect them and they are important & welcome in this district. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;color:rgb(117,117,117);word-spacing:1px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;color:rgb(117,117,117);word-spacing:1px"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 11:18 AM Director, Executive <<a href="mailto:exec@newbergdowntown.org">exec@newbergdowntown.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">That is an excellent idea, Sheri. See you all at 9:30a tomorrow. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 9:39 AM <<a href="mailto:director@coosbaydowntown.org" target="_blank">director@coosbaydowntown.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><div>Hi Sheri,</div><div><br></div><div>I won't be able to attend, I will be at our Board of Directors meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Holly</div><div><br></div><div>Holly Boardman</div><div>Executive Director</div><div>Coos Bay Downtown Association</div><div><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/320+Central+Ave.+Suite+410+Coos+Bay,+Or+97420?entry=gmail&source=g">320 Central Ave. Suite 410</a></div><div><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/320+Central+Ave.+Suite+410+Coos+Bay,+Or+97420?entry=gmail&source=g">Coos Bay, Or 97420</a></div><div>541-266-9706</div><div><br><br></div>
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Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Changing racist behavior from downtown<br>
business owners<br>
From: STUART Sheri * OPRD via OMS_MANAGERS<br>
<<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
Date: Wed, July 21, 2021 9:30 am<br>
To: Oregon Main Street program managers <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
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<div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">Hi all – catching up and reflecting on this email thread. I am saddened and disheartened to hear about these experiences. At the same time, I am heartened to hear that our local programs are formulating strategies to respond. I think this will be a good point of discussion for our mornings on main call tomorrow – let’s plan on sharing your experiences, resources you might know about, steps you have already taken. 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At our last meeting on Monday, we decided to create a subcommittee to create a statement on inclusivity and anti-racism due to some recent events in our town:<u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">1. The school board's new members voted to re-write (or recend) the school district's <a href="https://www.newberg.k12.or.us/district/committing-be-anti-racist-school-district" target="_blank"> anti-racism proclamation</a>,<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">2. The recent tearing down and burning of Pride Flags from downtown storefronts,<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">3. A Proud Boy rally a few weeks ago at our flag pole, the entrance to our downtown core,<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">4. A new City Council Member's <a href="https://pamplinmedia.com/nbg/142-news/512410-409738-mcbride-says-pride-month-is-discriminatory" target="_blank"> statement </a>against Pride Month proclamation. <u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">We are meeting next week to work on our statement. In anticipation of that meeting, I told my board I would find out what statements other Main Street organizations have made on these issues. And I looked up what Main Street America has said for anti-racisim, inclusivity. I was heartened by the Main Street approach -- <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/mainstreetsareforeveryone" target="_blank">Main Streets are for Everyone</a> and found it a good place for us to start as we craft our statement. <u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><b>I am interested to hear if any of your organizations have statements about inclusivity and/or anti-racism, etc.</b><u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">-Polly<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 1:51 PM Elisa Joy Payne <<a href="mailto:ej@downtownhillsboro.org" target="_blank">ej@downtownhillsboro.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">I coincidentally had a racist situation happen with one of our businesses this week. It was one of the business' employees. She was confronting a contracted sidewalk chalk artist for not including white people in the art - in front of a black youth standing nearby (who happened to be my 10 year old niece who was fortunately focused on her shaved ice and oblivious to the interaction). The business' employee later told a city employee that BLM art shouldn't be approved (it was a drawing of four bipoc women playing instruments - no words). We are going to be reaching out to the business owner, so I don't know what we'd do if this was the owner like in your situation, Liz. And we'll see how the owner replies.<u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">Where does your board stand on this? I wonder what would happen if we stopped including/supporting any businesses that refuse to be willing to empathize with the harm they are doing to members of our communities and commit to learning from it? This situation is so complex in our society. <u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><br clear="all"> <u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Elisa Joy 'EJ' Payne</span><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">| </span></b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">Executive Director </span><u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">| Hillsboro Downtown Partnership </span></b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">| <i>Cultivating a vibrant community.</i></span><u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">|</span></b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span><b><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">o.</span></b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"> 503-640-6145<b> | </b></span><b><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">m.</span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span> </b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">503-341-8639</span><u></u><u></u></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">|</span></b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span><b><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">e. </span></b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><a href="mailto:ej@downtownhillsboro.org" target="_blank">ej@downtownhillsboro.org</a> <b>|</b> </span><b><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">w.</span></b><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"> <a href="http://downtownhillsboro.org" target="_blank">downtownhillsboro.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">Follow what's happening Downtown on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dwtnhillsboro/" target="_blank"> INSTAGRAM</a>.<u></u><u></u></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 12:29 PM Liz Hannum <<a href="mailto:liz@downtownoregoncity.org" target="_blank">liz@downtownoregoncity.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">Hey all,<u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">I had an email forwarded to me by a City Commissioner from an OC resident who felt mistreated at a downtown salon. The email is below but I'd like to hear from you, how you've either helped business owners understand that what they were saying was unacceptable from a customer service perspective, or called them out on behavior that can be easily construed as racist. We have All Are Welcome signs in some of our business windows, but this salon is definitely not the first complaint we've had about being unwelcoming to minority groups who want to spend their money here. Any and all advice would be helpful.<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">Email from OC Resident: <i>"My family moved to Oregon City from downtown Portland 3 years ago and have enjoyed living away from the hustle and bustle of the big city. I am an elementary teacher who understands the importance of learning and teaching about diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Today my wife, who is mexican, went to get her hair cut and colored at XXX Hair salon in downtown Oregon City. This is a process that can take many hours. During this time the owner of the salon was also getting her hair done. After many hours my hispanic wife was the only customer left, with the owner still getting her hair done. The owner of the store then made continued disparaging comments about mexicans. The owner and her stylist were looking at a picture and stated, "this looks like two Mexicans looking for work in a berry field'' and "that is the only place Mexicans could work anyway." She repeated this multiple times loudly for my wife to hear. During this time she also was playing songs with the "N" word in it. My wife was very uncomfortable as was the stylist working on her hair. She wanted to complete the cut and color and the stylist working on her hair was very apologetic and was also uncomfortable with what the owner was saying. When my wife got home she was in tears. I called the owner right away and I told her how unacceptable this was and that if this is the way she talks and acts at her business, I am sure it is much worse at home. She told me she was just joking around with a friend at the salon and that she has a lot of "Mexican Friends'', so it wasn't discriminatory. I don't have any social media accounts, so I cannot post this, but I also do not want to stay silent. Minorities in this country have too often remained silent; whether black, brown, asian, and every other minority. I am not a minority, so I do not know first hand how it feels to be discriminated against by the color of your skin, but my wife does know how this feels and I know my mixed children will have this occur to them. It is a sad reality. I want to educate them about it, but it saddens me that it still happens in this day and age. The behavior at XXX Salon was completely unacceptable and I would like the city council and Mayor of Oregon City to speak up and not tolerate hateful and discriminatory behavior. I want to live in an Oregon City where I know my wife and children are able to go into any business without prejudices and/or derogatory things being said. Thank you for your time."<br clear="all"> </i><u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">-- <u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">Liz Hannum</span><u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">Executive Director<u></u><u></u></span></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">Downtown Oregon City Association<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=814+Main+Street+Oregon+City,+OR+97045&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">814 Main Street</span></a><u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=814+Main+Street+Oregon+City,+OR+97045&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Oregon City, OR 97045</span></a><u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">liz<a href="mailto:jon@downtownoregoncity.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">@downtownoregoncity.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">Office (503) 802-1640<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">Direct (503) 802-1638<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.fb.com/downtownoc" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">fb.com/downtownoc</span></a><u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.downtownoregoncity.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">downtownoregoncity.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">Subscribe to our email list for:<u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://eepurl.com/HBw0D" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Property and Business Owners and Volunteers</span></a><u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://eepurl.com/HvgAX" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Downtown Events and Promotions</span></a><u></u><u></u></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><br clear="all"> <u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> </div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></span></div></blockquote></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><blockquote id="m_2209471275291619116gmail-m_7615475390617573687replyBlockquote" style="border-left:2px solid blue;margin-left:8px;padding-left:8px;font-size:10pt;color:black;font-family:verdana"><div id="m_2209471275291619116gmail-m_7615475390617573687wmQuoteWrapper"><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt">-- <u></u><u></u></div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><i><span style="color:black">Polly Peterson</span></i><u></u><u></u></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Executive Director, <b>Newberg Downtown Coalition</b></span><u></u><u></u></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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</blockquote></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Lizzy Caston <br>Alberta Main Street <br>Ph: 503-683-3252<br>Albertamanst.org<br></div>