Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Subcommittee (DIB)

Vision Statements

• To promote open and shared communication about DIB within Residents’ Council Handbook guidelines
• To acknowledge, respect, value, and welcome individual differences of all cultures, attitudes, races, religions, gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, ethnicities, and disabilities.
• To promote collaborative participation and decision-making within the DIB subcommittee.
• To foster collaborative relationships between the Residents’ Council DIB Subcommittee and the Charlestown DIB Council.
• To encourage the use of Mission Moments in support of DIB.
• To agree to disagree, civilly.

Action Steps 

• Inventory current resident DIB activities including clubs to inform residents and encourage them to submit other activities.
• Submit Mission Moments forms in support of DIB
• Work with the Charlestown DIB Council to present meaningful activities and programs to the community.
• Plan and sponsor activities that enrich understanding of DIB within the Residents’ Council Handbook guidelines.
• Improve interpersonal communications by developing appropriate activities.
• Provide a forum to allow respectful discussion about DIB.

Prepared by Phil Benzil, Millie Finck, Merci Izquierdo-Whitaker, Diana Mood, Hope Tillman, John Remias