Education and Awareness
Does our community:
- Have programs to recognize our diversity and celebrate our differences?
- Make use of public art to celebrate differences as well as our common humanity?
- Promote programs and services that help people of the community get to know each other and learn about each other’s cultural background(s)?
- Provide forums for discussion of cultural differences, literary works, art traditions etc. that would enhance understanding and acceptance?
United Nations Sustainability Goals:
- Achieve gender equality, social inclusion, and human rights for all.
- Empower inclusive, productive, and resilient cities.
- Transform governance and technologies for sustainable development.
“The World We Want 2015” Priorities:
- Equality Between Men and Women
- Political Freedoms
- Freedom from Discrimination and Persecution
Compassion and Outreach
Does our community:
- Recognize and celebrate diverse faiths as we consider how to live with compassion?
- Remove barriers to participation in the community by providing translations for people who do not speak the native language well?
- Reach out compassionately to immigrant groups (and any new neighbors) to welcome them and help them adjust to a new environment?
- Reach out to other communities—in the region, the nation, or the world—to celebrate multiculturalism, offer trainings, and focus on compassion for all beings?
