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Evaluation is Not Neutral
Over the past few weeks, we have been turning our methods inward to critically examine how we do our work, as well as listening to each other and investigating our experiences, assumptions, and approaches related to equity and oppression. Together we are rebuilding “the Elevate way” based on clearer articulations of why and how our work advances equity.
Listening, Learning, and Planning for Action
We unequivocally believe that Black lives matter, and we recognize the power that data and narrative have in the fight for justice. We recognize that as a team of mostly White women, we are privileged in that, most days, we are able to compartmentalize these conversations. We know we don’t have the answers, and we know we will not get it right, but we are committing to making space to reflect, learn, unlearn, and grow.
Evaluative Thinking in Times of Crisis
Last week, while listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Pantsuit Politics, something that one of the cohosts really stood out to me. She said, “What a ‘pandemic world’ does is accelerate change and clarify problems.”