Members of this group have created and follow these guiding principles:
- Attack the Issue not the Person
- Bring your community with you
- State views and ask genuine questions
- Share all relevant information
- Use specific examples and agree on what important words mean
- Explain reasoning and intent
- Focus on interests, not positions
- Test assumptions and inferences
- Jointly design next steps
- Discuss undiscussable issues
- Maintain confidentiality
- Collaborate internally and externally
- Be decisive and bold
- Maintain transparency
- Be accountable to each other and to our communities
Aaron Easter Gardner, City of Providence staff member
Abdurahamin Shabazz, American Descendants of Slavery ADOS
Adama Brown-Hathaway, United Way RI
Alexus Lee, Community Member
Alice Dele
Allegra Schell, City of Providence staff member
Anastacia Williams, State Representative
Angela Ankoma, United Way RI
Angie Leary, Community Member
Anita Bruno
Anjel Newman, AS220
Annette Alves
Anthony Carnevale
Anthony Carrion
Anthony Roberson
Barbara Mullen, Providence Public School District
Bernice Morris, Crossroads RI
Beverly Mills, The Heart Speaks All
Bishop Jeffery A. Williams, The King’s Cathedral – Providence
Bret Jacob, City of Providence staff member
Brooke Waldron
Caterina Cable
Cedric Huntley
Celeste Johnson
Chace Baptista
Channavy Chhay, Center for Southeast Aaians
Charles Newton
Charon Rose, Office of General Treasurer
Cheryl Galloway
Cheryl Isom Wie
Christine Alves, RI School for Progressive Education
Corey Brown
Cris Potter
Crisolita Figueiredo
Damali Metts-Ferruzola
Dannie Ritchie, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Brown University
Deborah Harris
Debra L. Sharpe, Center for Reconciliation
Denise Debarros
Desmond Ranglin
Ditra Edwards
DJ Rukiz
Doug Victor
Dwayne Boo Hackney
Eileen Hayes, Amos House
Elise Swearingen
Ellen Cynar, City of Providence staff member
Erroll Lomba
Gerald Carbone, Freelance writer
Gerald Perkins
Gina Fisher-Cook
Hannah Kahn, City of Providence staff member
Harold Metts, State Representative
Herlin Perry, City of Providence staff member
Howard Jenkins, Bethel AME Church
Hume Johnson
Isabella James Indelliciati, Gen Z: We Want To Live
Jacob Brier
Jael Lopes, Providence Public School District
James Monteiro
Jamiere Wilson
Janice Falconer, Impact RI
Jaychele Schenck, Gen Z: We Want To Live
Jennifer Cruz
Jennifer Hopgood
Jessica Brown
Jessica Vega
Jill Van Leesten, Amos House
Jim Vincent, NAACP
Jose Rodriguez, College Unbound
Joseph Bruce
Joseph Dipina, Providence Public School District
Joshua Franco
Juan Cameron
Juan Carter, Nonviolence Institute
Juan Wilson, Youth Empowerment Society, YesPVD
Julius Hoff, Awakening Church
Julius Kolawole
Justin Lester, Congdon Street Baptist Church
Justin Russillo
Kadeem Leslie, City of Providence staff member
Katherine Quinn, Founder of BCEI- Barrington Collaborative for Equity and Inclusion-active
Kathleen Egersheim
Katie Riley, Community Member
Keith Stokes
Kendra Ault
Kenia Richards
Khalif Androzzi
Kie Hamrick
Kyle Bennett, United Way RI
LaJuan Allen, City of Providence staff member
Lanre Ajakaiye, Team Providence Travel Boys
Larry Warner, Co-chair, RI Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity
Latifat Odetunde
Leah Bamberger, City of Providence staff member
Lisa Niebels, Community Member
Lisa Pina-Warren, Nonviolence Institute
Lisa Ranglin, RI Black Business Association
Lizzie Araujo, City of Providence staff member
Marchae Belcher
Marco Williams
Mary Beth Meehan
Maryann Fonseca, Thundermist Health Center
Matthew Buchanan, Providence Public School District
Meko Lincoln, Amos House
Melissa Husband, Office of Secretary of State RI
Melody Thompson, WorshipArtsRestoration
Michael Shepherd
Michael Stephens, City of Providence staff member
Monsurat Ottun, City of Providence staff member
Morris Akinfolarin, OASIS INTERNATIONAL
Nico Page
Nicole da Cruz
Nicole Purcell, Community Member
Nicole Tingle, NAACP Providence
Nina Harrison
Nirva LaFortune, Providence City Council
Nkolika Etell Onye, DC, Board Member, OASIS African Cultural Center
Obed Papp, City of Providence staff member
Olayinka Oredugba, City of Providence staff member
Pamela Hughes
Patricia LaSalle, Providence Human Relations Commission
Paul Williams, Bethel AME Church
Phillip Miller, CCRI
Pilar McCloud, A Sweet Creation Youth Org
PJ Fox, Community Activist
Rachel Newman Greene, City of Providence staff member
Ramel Moore, Fortified Church
Ray Rickman, Stages of Freedom
Ray Watson, Providence Cultural Equity Initiative and Providence Human Relations Commission
Regina Clement
Richard Hemphill,
Roberto Gonzalez, Steambox RI
Rochanda Delves
Rosedelma Seraphin, Bethel AME Church
Rudolph Moseley, Bread of Life International Worship Center
Sade Lee
Sal Monteiro, Nonviolence Institute
Sandra Miller, Co-founder Shekinah Family Worship Center-Founder of “Daughters of Naomi” Mentoring Network
Shane Lee, Bread of Life International Worship Center
Sharon Ashley, PRYSM
Sharon Morris, Omni Development
Shawndell Burney-Speaks, African American Ambassador Group Organizer
Sherri Bevel, Nonviolence Institute
Sherrod Jones, Judah Multicultural Worship Center
Shirley Hood, Destiny Productions
Shirley Moore, Fortified Church
Simona Simpson, Providence Public School District
Sonia Thomas
Takina Lee, Corporate Prayer New England
Taritha Hill-Cooper
Tarshire Battle, Roots 2Empower, CEO
Taylor Jackson, Providence City Arts
Teresa Guaba
Terrell Osbourne, MusicOne
Tiarra Mack
Tim Quainoo, Hill City Church
Traci Picard, Public Historian
Ty’Relle Stephens, Community Member
Valerie Tutson, RI Black Storytellers
Vernon Martin, Kin Folk Ben Org
Wanda Brown, College Unbound
Wanda Schell, Playwright
Wayne Montague
Willie Borkai, Community Member
Zuli Vidal, College Unbound
