Many thanks for those who were able to join the Racial Equity in the Garden Brown Bag webinar this week. We had a wonderful dialog and appreciate the active participation we had from everyone! Many thanks to both Marisa and her co-facilitator, Elaine Lander, UC IPM Urban and Community Educator, for the resources they have compiled and safe space they have created for all of us to engage and learn together.

With the events of late May 2020 to the present, it has become more important than ever to eliminate racism and anti-Blackness in our workplaces, in our classrooms, and in our lives. UC and UCANR students, academics, staff, and community members have initiated events and posted resources for personnel interested in supporting colleagues and furthering their own learning. We at the UC Master Gardener Program are committed to reviewing our policies and practices and institute change that will lead us to a more equitable and brighter future.

Using resources thoughtfully compiled by Marisa, Melissa has built a new Racial Equity Resources webpage on the UC Master Gardener Coordinator website.

The following resources are now available:

• Racial Equity Resources webpage
• Racial Equity in the Garden Presentaion (PDF) 
• A portion of the Racial Equity in the Garden presentation was recorded and will be uploaded to YouTube early next week. A notification will be posted in this discussion thread once the recording is available.

If you have any questions about racial equity resources, concerns about program policies or would like to have a dialog about our program's goals around diversity, equity and inclusion, please reach out to Marisa Coyne and or Missy Gable.