Dine and Talk we want to provide opportunities for more racialized and immigrant families to actively participate in these consultations, to ensure their voices are heard and can be part of a strategic planning process. We also want to provide an alternative option to community gatherings given the impact of COVID-19.
We believe that in its success this will provide a methodology of outreach and engagement that could be adopted by our partners as a sustainable practice to gather important opinions from the community.
As residents of our community, we have learned that there have been multiple public consultations over the last 3 years however they are not well attended and, in many cases, do not represent the diversity intended of residents in the Region of Durham.
Black Led Engagement Network of Durham (Research and evaluation) is created to support the empowerment of Durham’s Black community through a collaborative, solutions-based approach to the challenges and opportunities being faced.
The primary objective of BLEND is to bring together the various segments of Durham’s Black community in order to celebrate cultural diversity, increase individual and collective opportunities, vocalize widespread challenges and build a vibrant and unified local people.
DurhamONE’s vision extends beyond ‘celebrating diversity’ and culture throughout the Region of Durham. We look to empower individuals and groups, increase voice and recognition, bridge community gaps, increase and improve community engagement.
