Resilience and Racial Equity

We lead efforts to help Boston plan for and deal with catastrophes and slow-moving disasters, like persistent racial and economic inequality.

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Our department works to develop and put in place Boston’s Resilience Strategy. We want to ensure all of us have access and support to thrive from childhood to retirement. We're focused on social and economic resilience in a City affected by historic and persistent divisions of race and class. Our department also keeps an eye toward potential shocks the City may be exposed to.

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  • 1 City Hall Square, Room 817
    Boston, MA 02201
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    Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Artivism Pilot Program

The Artivism Student Project is an initiative that focuses on the power of youth voice and art as a tool for social inquiry.

Artivism Pilot Details

Racial Equity and Leadership training

Citywide racial equity training
Citywide training in Racial Equity and Leadership

Our office is excited to have launched a citywide effort to train more than 15,000 City of Boston employees in the Racial Equity and Leadership (REAL) Training program led by HRiA.

Training Steps
  • Step 1: eLearning session about overcoming unconscious bias 
  • Step 2: Session about laying the foundation for racial equity 
  • Step 3: Session about transforming our systems 
Registration Resources

Resources and publications

Racial Equity: Resilient Cities at the Forefront

This 2019 report grew out of the Boston Network Exchange.
Boston's Preliminary Resilience Assessment

The beginning of a shared journey to healing, connections, and action.
The Blueprint (Resilience November 2016)

A preview of the principles and framework for Boston's Resilience Strategy.
Executive order

An executive order relative to racial equity and leadership.
Resilient Boston

Boston's first ever strategy for advancing resilience and racial equity.
Watch: 2nd annual Boston Talks About Racism event

Mayor Walsh hosts a 2017 public discussion about racism in Boston.
Boston rally celebrates the legacy of George Floyd

(Boston Globe, May 29, 2021)
Racial Equity and Leadership training

Message from City of Boston Leadership; Chiefs Barrios-Millner, Martinez, Nelson and Mayor Kim Janey on the importance of the...

Our partnerships

Resilient Cities Network
Resilient Cities Network is the world’s leading urban resilience network.
BMA Tenpoint
The Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston (BMA), now BMA Tenpoint, was founded during the 1960’s civil rights movement with a mission to provide spiritual nurture to clergy, advocacy and program services for the larger Black community.
The Rockefeller Foundation
Opportunity Zones Initiative
Encouraging long-term investments in communities across the United States.
Boston Ujima Project
The fund is a democratic investment vehicle helping communities of color.
Black Economic Council of Massachusetts
A leading organization in the advancement of Black economic development.
Museum of African American History
Preserving, conserving, and interpreting the contributions of African Americans.
King Boston
Highlighting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King and their time and work together in Boston
Mass Council Of Churches
The Massachusetts Council of Churches is a network of individuals, congregations and denominations convinced that what binds us together in Christ is stronger than what divides us.
Northeastern University Dukakis Center
Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
Producing state-of-the-art applied research and implementing effective policies and practices based on that research

Our Team

Our Team
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