Coffee Talk Replay: Park Equity and Racial Justice — Episode 083

As we continue to work on centering equity in all that we do, and
as the fight for racial justice and equity in the United States
continues, we wanted to revisit a conversation we had last year
about what equity in parks and recreation really means for
today’s episode of the podcast. We were fortunate to have each
one of the individuals you’ll hear from today on previous
episodes of the podcast, and if you joined us at the 2020 NRPA
Annual Conference: A Virtual Experience (NRPA Virtual) last
October, you may have already heard this conversation — however,
it’s never a bad time for a refresher on how we can build
healthier, more equitable communities, and with Black History
Month coming up in February, we thought it was a good time to
reflect on this conversation.


On today’s episode, we’re replaying our Coffee Talk, “Park Equity
and Racial Justice” from NRPA Virtual, with Glenn Harris,
president of Race Forward and last year’s NRPA Virtual keynote
speaker, and Autumn Saxton-Ross, NRPA’s vice president of
education and chief equity officer. We’ve already had the
privilege of talking with Glenn on our October 2020 Bonus
Episode, “Why Conversations About Racial Equity Matter for Parks
and Recreation,” and Autumn on episode 76, “How to Center Equity
in All That We Do” — and for this Coffee Talk, we were thrilled
for them to come together to have a very powerful, insightful
conversation.


Tune in below to hear Autumn and Glenn’s full conversation from
their Coffee Talk at NRPA Virtual and learn:


What equity in parks and recreation looks like in practice.

How park and recreation professionals can work towards
meaningful change in forming a more just and equitable world.

How we can take an objective look at the history of our parks
and open spaces and apply that to creating a more equitable
future.

How a park and recreation department can create a framework
like Race Forward’s that supports implementing racial equity.

How park and recreation professionals can ensure racial
equity is addressed in their agency’s master plans, and more!