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State Office of Racial Equity outlines mission, data work and warns federal actions could chill equity work
Summary
Susana Davis, executive director of Vermont's Office of Racial Equity, briefed the Senate Judiciary Committee on the office’s vision, values and a new racial justice statistics division, and warned that federal executive actions and funding conditions could chill state and local equity efforts.
Susana Davis, executive director of the Office of Racial Equity, told the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22 that the office was created by the Legislature in 2018 and now includes a division dedicated to racial-justice statistics.
"We envision a Vermont that treats its staff, contractor, vendors, and partners equitably throughout their tenure," Davis said, describing the office’s three-part vision for equitable employment, service delivery and…
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