An important Zoom meeting – EDI campaign update & next steps

Register here for our Zoom meeting on Sunday, March 27^th from 1:00 – 2:30 pm.

We’ll share important updates about recent meetings we had with Village officials to discuss what the Village is doing related to EDI (equity, diversity and inclusion) and what we want. Based on their response, we have work to do and we need your help.

We’ll discuss all the work the VMG leadership team and EDI action teams have done to date for our campaign to have the Village of Morton Grove form a commission and develop and implement EDI plans for all aspects of life in the Village.

Our guest speaker will be Naushina Rahman who graduated from Niles West and lived in Morton Grove. She’s been a teacher for over 30 years and has been involved with equity work most of her life. She’ll discuss the importance of EDI in our community and ways to mobilize the community to advocate for EDI.

We’ll present our plans for next steps in our EDI campaign. In order for our campaign to be successful, your involvement will be crucial. Options for this will be presented for discussion, input and sign-ups.

This continues to be our ask of the Village.
We call on the Village of Morton Grove to develop and implement equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) plans for all aspects of life in the Village that include:

1) A new commission with a diverse and representative composition specifically charged with creating and monitoring EDI plans.

2) Trainings in EDI for all Village staff, officials, employees, departments and commission members, and also be offered to residents and businesses. EDI trainings will provide attendees with the necessary awareness, skills and knowledge to create a more equitable, diverse and inclusive community.

3) Plans for more diversity in recruiting, hiring and retaining employees in all Village departments and in appointing individuals to commissions.

We hope you’ll help make our ask a reality,