Theme CU 4: Diversity

Theme Statement

Collectively, Kingstonians strive to develop positive relationships between persons of differing races, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, socioeconomic status, genders, sexual orientations, physical abilities, and/or religions. Kingston embraces diversity and values acceptance and understanding of differences, the reduction of prejudice and intolerance, and the importance of building a better society grounded in a common understanding of the ideals we share.

Indicators

• Residents by ethnic background (Percentage of the population that is member of a visible minority)

Goals

• Welcome, support, and foster awareness and understanding about people of differing races, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, socioeconomic status,sexual orientations, genders, physical abilities, and/or religions.
• Develop consciousness about the nature and occurrence of racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, sexual, gender, physical, and/or religious discrimination and abuse.
• Provide people of diverse backgrounds with opportunities to know, understand, and appreciate each other.
• Accept and respect our diversity of beliefs, values, and faiths.
• Encourage, honour and accept the need for freedom of expression.
• Support and nurture organizations that develop capacity, empower, and provide a network for racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, gender,sexual, physical, and/or religious groups.
• Develop indicators that measure quality of relationships, understanding, or acceptance between groups.

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