Overview
About The California Racial Equity Coalition (CREC)
The California Racial Equity Coalition represents a strong group of policy and government program advocates, researchers, organizers, capacity builders, and partners, dedicated to institutionalizing racial equity policy and programmatic work within government. In 2021, Senate Bill 17 authored by Senator Pan sought to create an Office of Racial Equity which inevitably became the Racial Equity Commission via Executive Order N-16-22.
As a result of the coalition’s legislative advocacy efforts, the next phase of our work seeks to ensure the Racial Equity Commission fulfills all aspects of its directives that materializes in systemic change within government and the people whose lives they impact. Our objective is to advance toward making California’s communities healthier, safer, more equitable, and better served by California’s government. The process by which state government, state and local agencies, local government or any entity wanting to effect systemic change is a continuous journey.
Coalition Purpose and Values
Equity Principles & Purpose
We strive to influence and engage California state government to intentionally center and institutionalize Racial Equity within all its practices, processes, and policies, including through the 2022 Equity Executive Order and the Racial Equity Commission, by prioritizing the experiences of those who have been most harmed and negatively impacted by the systems, policies and programs the state operates.
Our values:
- Racial Equity
Transforming systems so they can generate just outcomes for all, regardless of race, ethnicity, language, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, income, veteran status, class, immigration status, or other key demographic variables. Racial Equity, as both a process and an outcome, calls attention to the impact of human-constructed racial classifications on creating inequitable systems. Racial equity approaches require dismantling institutional and systemic racism in order to create a more equitable California for all. - Community Power:
Integrating power-building groups rooted in communities who have been most harmed, including, but not limited to, low-income Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in our decision-making process to develop policies, advocacy, narrative, and strategies to enhance their collective power at the state and local levels. This includes supporting and advocating for governmental efforts to foster democratic participation and equity through community-driven decisions-making and bridging the divide between community and governance. - Multiracial and Intersectional Solidarity
Building a coalition inclusive of multiracial and multi-issue groups to eliminate systemic inequities that impact individuals differently across intersections including income, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, age, disability, education, language, etc., and amplify the concerns and needs of marginalized communities
