TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Nadine Nader, Assistant City Manager
Kendra Davis, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Discuss City Support for Manhattan Beach Inclusion Pledge (Assistant City Manager Nader).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council discuss the possibility of endorsing the Manhattan Beach Inclusion Pledge and provide direction.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
Leaders with the Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD) requested the City consider lending support for the Inclusion Pledge as proposed by the EMPact group, which is comprised of Manhattan Beach leaders and citizens.
Over the past year, the EMPact group has been working together to make the community as inclusive as possible. There are many ways that Manhattan Beach is abundantly inclusive, but in spite of that, there have been incidents in that point to the fact that more inclusivity is possible. MBUSD and other organizations in the City can be models for how communities can work together to stop prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion.
One such way is to raise awareness by asking community members to read and sign an Inclusion Pledge. This pledge is based primarily on the pledges developed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) (Stand Up Against Hate) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) (Not On Our Ground). It reads as follows:
"Today I pledge to #StandUp against Hate and #StandUp for Respect. I pledge to #StandUp to all forms of hate, bigotry, violence and bullying.
I will:
* Speak out when I hear someone being attacked based on race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, religion, ability or any other factor;
* Talk about how stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion hurt our society;
* Ask legislator...
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