The City of London is looking for input from Black Londoners to create a sustainable, community-informed Anti-Black Racism Action Plan to help make London a more welcoming, supportive, and safe city for Black people.
The City is committed to combatting hate and discrimination of any kind within our community. To support our commitment to prioritize issues facing Black Communities, and to reduce barriers to participating in City services and programs, Londoners are being asked to share their experiences and recommendations on how the City can address Anti-Black Racism in our community.
“At the City of London, we recognize the adverse social and health consequences that social inequity and disproportionate access to programs and services has had on members of Black communities,” says London Mayor Morgan. “This Anti-Black Racism Action Plan will help us develop measurable actions and recommendations on how the City can deliver better services that meet the needs of Black Londoners.”
Throughout the development of the plan, the City will engage the community and collect feedback through a variety of community consultations, including: an online survey, focus groups, one-on-one interviews, and community pop-up events.
“It’s important for us to meet this community where they are at,” says Yvonne Asare-Bediako, City of London Black Community Liaison Advisor. “We will be speaking with Black Londoners about their experiences accessing City of London services and the barriers they face. We will also be asking them about what areas of priority they feel the City should be focusing on.”
The Anti-Black Racism Action Plan will provide recommendations and measurable actions on how the City can better deliver services that meet the needs of Black Londoners and will happen in three phases. The first phase is engagement. In the second phase, data obtained from consultations will be analyzed and developed into a draft action plan. The third phase involves incorporating the feedback from the second phase and finalizing the plan. The final plan will then be submitted to Council for consideration.
Londoners have until May 31, 2023, to provide feedback through the online survey. Visit Get Involved for more information.