Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement

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The OpenGate Urban Initiatives believes in a world that is inclusive in approach and where equal opportunities and equitable outcomes exist for all. The OGUI is committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community, where all members create and feel a sense of belonging. Through our collective deliberate efforts, OGU provides a basis for social justice. It is critical for OGUI to be explicit in the expression of our collective drive toward these ideals.

Valuing the diversity of the families we seek to engage in a broad range, both in size and scope, of community members that are represented by, but not limited, to:

• Geographic location, urban, rural, and suburban communities;
• Government, religious, public, private, for-profit and non-profit organizations.

The drive toward diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and social justice is an ongoing process and requires us to identify and address both unintended/intended and visible/invisible barriers arising from bias, discrimination, racism, and organizational structures that support such attitudes and actions.