Re-imagining Rotary: Embracing Our Community
Gary Howard, Jill Duerig & Mark Poniatowski
Jill explained that there are many ways to define diversity, equity, and inclusion and that Rotary International uses the following definitions:
- Diversity - Rotary welcomes people of all backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and identities.
- Equity - Rotary strives for the fair treatment, opportunity, and advancement of all Rotary participants.
- Inclusion - Rotary is working to create experiences where all people feel welcomed, respected, and valued.
Mark Poniatowski reviewed what the Racial Discrimination Forum has done and plans to do. He stressed its motto,
We want to be part of the solution Racial Discrimination rather than part of the problem: Silence is not an option.
The presentation was powerful, timely, and challenged all Rotarians to take action. Since the Meeting Highlights cannot capture the power of the presentation, everyone is encouraged to view the video of the presentation here and to click here to see the slides from the presentation. The full version of Meeting Highlight is available here.
