Delaware River Watershed Racial Justice Resource Hub

For new trails and parks to best serve existing communities, it is important to plan them with support and input from the current surrounding community.
The process of achieving community buy-in is not always clear, however.
As planners seek to build new or improved public spaces, it is important to consider all the potential effects these new spaces could have on the surrounding communities.
Non-profit and advocacy organizations play an important role in supporting the outreach efforts of urban planners by providing a critical link to the community.

This is a robust hub with resources related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This brief webpage offers some insight about why environmental organizations must incorporate racial justice into their cultures.

Racial equity tools are designed to integrate explicit consideration of racial equity in decisions, including policies, practices, programs, and budgets. It is both a product and a process.
Use of a racial equity tool can help to develop strategies and actions that reduce racial inequities and improve success for all groups.

Research shows that bias in the hiring process can shape a company’s culture and norms. Left unchecked, the hiring process – from candidate sourcing to final interview – can undermine an organization’s goals to improve the diversity of its teams

DEI expert and consultant Verna Myers has developed a series of racial justice discussion guides for organizations.

This resources includes links about racial justice and equity, particularly as it relates to the field of ecology and conservation.

The Montgomery County Trail Access, Diversity, & Awareness Plan was developed out of a desire to ensure that the county’s trail network is accessible to all who wish to use it, whether for recreation or transportation.
The plan was developed using best practices that can be applied to any trail network, including taking an inventory of existing physical conditions, engaging with non-traditional audiences to gain their perspective about trails, and working with local community organizations to identify solutions to address user needs.

Building skills to have an empathic, civil dialogue on justice issues in public, at school and at work is critical.
This resource hub includes many tools and links for individuals and organizations.

The summer of 2020 forced a reckoning for the country, Philadelphia, and its newspaper.
But after perpetuating inequality for generations, can The Inquirer really become an anti-racist institution?