Q&A
CORE's current community engagement initiatives
2:10:45
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3 min
Linda Tigani outlines CORE's various community engagement efforts, highlighting multiple ways for the public to participate and provide feedback on their work.
- CORE offers a public response form on their website, available in multiple languages
- They host introductory sessions for organizations interested in learning about CORE's work
- CORE participates in community events through tabling and outreach activities
- They have issued a call for public testimony on the draft equity priorities
- CORE is open to suggestions from council members for organizations to engage with
Linda Tigani
2:10:45
a few steps that we well, a few offer different offerings for a community.
2:10:50
So the first is we have a public response form.
2:10:53
You can go to our website at wwwny I believe it's myc.gov/core.
2:11:01
I admit, I just type in core.
2:11:03
I don't know the whole URL.
2:11:05
So you can go to our website, you can download the response form.
2:11:09
We currently have a response form in English, but we are gonna be uploading the response form in 11 other languages so that folks from different languages are also able to participate.
2:11:21
You can join an introductory session, and you can do that by emailingascor@core dotnyc.gov, and you can just get an intro session on what is core, who are we, and what are we doing, and then be invited to host a community conversation.
2:11:36
And then you let us know, do you wanna host it and have 1 of your team members train to lead the conversation, or would you like a member of core to lead it.
2:11:46
We've also done tabling at various events.
2:11:50
Sometimes it's a block party, some times.
2:11:52
It's a health wellness event.
2:11:54
Some we attended a cute Queen's youth summit.
2:11:58
And I'm saying we, but I do wanna uplift that that's really the director of community organizing and engagement who started and on their 1st day was joining our introductory 3 sessions and then took them over by the end of the week, which has been a huge blessing that they've been able to leave that work.
2:12:15
And I would say the last piece is we did issue a call for public testimony.
2:12:21
And we're going to also update that particular page just so that we can shot and some light.
2:12:27
We're gonna be reaching out to advocacy organizations across New York City to offer written testimony to court on a reflection on the draft equity priorities.
2:12:37
We are hoping to receive all feedback by August 16th so that we can properly prepare memos and brief impact kids for commissioners as they get ready to finalize the community equity priorities.
2:12:50
I would also say we're open to talking to any organization that you would advise that we speak with.
2:12:56
I spoken to some council members who would like to share lists of organizations that they work with, and I would like that for you and your team as well, as well as for all of counsel.
2:13:06
If there is someone, whether it's a group or an individual that you want us to talk to.
2:13:11
Certainly, please either send them our way, ask for them to email, ask court court dot nyc.gov, or they can reach us through social media.
2:13:21
All of our social media handles are at racialequity NYC.
2:13:26
And we have I really can't say this enough.
2:13:29
We have an amazing team, and our director of communications is also amazing.
2:13:34
And is very much on social media all the time and being able to connect us with different groups as well as different opportunities.
2:13:44
To table that.
2:13:45
So we're open to all.
Nantasha M. Williams
2:13:47
Thank you.
2:13:48
And you definitely well, what I wanna say, I always appreciate your proactive of nature, even your testimony attaching the draft community equity priorities.
2:13:58
And, you know, we had a series of questions around your process thus far, but we have, you know, the proof is is here in terms of your process and determining the community equity priorities.
2:14:10
So what kind of engagement have you seen from communities from communities you work with and from the general public with respect to core's work, including what you have shared with us today, the draft community equity priorities.