Morning plenary of the
2010 Lakeshore Region Summit on Racism, Dimnent Chapel at Hope CollegeOur Future Depends on Inclusion
The Lakeshore Region Summit on Racism gathers hundreds of individuals to a day-long conference focused on the effects of racism and designed to stimulate a year of action. The goal for individuals from the community, businesses, government, nonprofit or faith-based organizations, and academia is to learn, share practices, form strategies and develop concrete plans for shaping a prosperous, inclusive future.
- Engages ... 3,000 attendees since the first Summit in 2001
- Involves ... multiple breakout sessions, including a CEO breakout group
- Creates ... strategies defined and implemented by participants
- Known For … nationally recognized keynote speakers such as David Rush and George Herrera in 2008 and Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum and Dr. Tony Campolo in 2010.
2001 began the first year in the five-year Summit on Racism series, now continuing to occur bi-annually due to demand and great success. Each year-long program is kicked off with a one-day conference, and is designed to develop strategies to eliminate racial barriers in the lakeshore region. It is sponsored by the Diversity Alliance and hosted by Hope College.
Participants come to learn how racial segregation affect all of us, economically and socially; understand how racial inclusion benefits everyone; take home tools to make a positive difference in our community; and join others to develop concrete plans for shaping a prosperous, inclusive future.
Conferences & Outcomes
2010 Summit
2008-2010 Strategies
2008 Summit
2001-2008 Accomplishments
2005 Summit
2004 Summit
2003 Summit
2002 Summit
2001 Summit
Fair Housing Initiative
Now merged with the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, this project originally began as a interested community members, brought together by the Lakeshore Region Summit on Racism, started to investigate the need for fair housing services in Ottawa County. learn more...
Educational Forums: The Diversity Alliance, many times in partnership with other racial justice organizations, help community members build their cultural competency, creating a more comfortable environment for all residents.
Diversity Alliance Business Toolkit
"Recruitment, Retention and Advancement: Strategies to Achieve a Diverse Workplace"
Compiled by volunteers as a project born of the Lakeshore Region Summit on Racism, this toolkit is the result of a study of successful practices in recruitment, retention, and advancement of a diverse workplace. download...
2010 Summit
2008-2010 Strategies
2008 Summit
2001-2008 Accomplishments
2005 Summit
2004 Summit
2003 Summit
2002 Summit
2001 Summit
Major Projects Born from the Summit
Fair Housing Initiative
Now merged with the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, this project originally began as a interested community members, brought together by the Lakeshore Region Summit on Racism, started to investigate the need for fair housing services in Ottawa County. learn more...
Educational Forums: The Diversity Alliance, many times in partnership with other racial justice organizations, help community members build their cultural competency, creating a more comfortable environment for all residents.
Diversity Alliance Business Toolkit
"Recruitment, Retention and Advancement: Strategies to Achieve a Diverse Workplace"
Compiled by volunteers as a project born of the Lakeshore Region Summit on Racism, this toolkit is the result of a study of successful practices in recruitment, retention, and advancement of a diverse workplace. download...