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signs, which bring a unique and vibrant
lens to traditional park signs,
are featured in newly-designed parkuse
kiosks featuring new maps and
artwork at all parks within the Ramsey
County system.
Those are just a few of the local
wins we have seen in 2024!
Looking back a bit more globally,
I'd be remiss if I didn't also
mention the work of NRPA's DEI
Network.
These dedicated park
and recreation professionals led the
development of NRPA's first set
of Equity Quick Guides (tinyurl.
com/ybdwrasf). The quick guides
are bite-sized toolkits designed for
park and recreation professionals
across all occupation levels and
types, and especially for those aiming
to make a tangible difference in
their communities, while juggling
limited capacity. Two quick guides
were released in September: Developing
an Inclusive Swimwear
Attire Policy and Inclusive Event
and Program Naming. We look
forward to sharing four more quick
guides with you in 2025!
We also had the opportunity to
learn from more than 100 education
sessions specific to equity
and inclusion at the 2024 NRPA
Annual Conference this past October.
Topics ranged from creating
inclusive " all wheel " skateparks,
to exploring what inclusion means
in the up-and-coming world of artificial
intelligence,
to cultivating
belonging through mentoring, the
arts, and even line dancing!
To top that all off, we had nearly
Classic TimberForm
Child's play, nature's way
®
SM
100 park and recreation professionals
participate in our Equity in Practice
certificate program in 2024.
That's just outright incredible!
More to Come
As we wrap up 2024 and this first
peek into NRPA's " Equity in Practice "
digest, we hope you're as excited
as we are to dive into the full
experience in 2025. Think of the
digest as a little sprinkle of inspiration,
maybe a celebration here
and there, and I'm even betting on
a few giggles - all in the name of
inclusion in parks and recreation.
So, stay tuned - there's plenty
more to come!
Tiff Cunin is Senior Manager of Education,
DEI at NRPA (tcunin@nrpa.org).
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https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2024
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https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2023
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https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2023
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https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2023
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2022
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https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2021
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2021
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https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2021
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