{"id":1114,"date":"2023-07-31T15:29:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actec.matrixdev.net\/?page_id=1114"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:10:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T20:10:25","slug":"actecs-commitment-to-inclusion-and-anti-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/actec.matrixdev.net\/about\/actecs-commitment-to-inclusion-and-anti-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTEC’s Commitment to Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ACTEC Policy Statement of Commitment to be Actively Welcoming and Inclusive of Diverse Communities, Including by Taking Active Steps to Combat Discrimination and Systemic Racism Against Minority and Marginalized Communities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ACTEC is a non-partisan, apolitical organization. However, the College considers the historical, continuing, and devastating impact of systemic discrimination against racial, ethnic, gender, LGBTQ and other minority and marginalized groups in our society to be a humanitarian, rather than a political, issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individually and collectively, ACTEC condemns racism, sexism and discrimination in all its forms.  ACTEC acknowledges that a failure to confront racist, sexist and discriminatory practices and policies will merely perpetuate the status quo, which continues to take the lives and dignity of our fellow human beings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACTEC strives to be, and publicly commits to be, actively anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-discrimination, and further commits to be actively welcoming and inclusive of minority and marginalized individuals and groups.  Accordingly, ACTEC affirms its commitment to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment within the College.  And, we commit ourselves to undertake concrete actions in our personal and professional lives to eliminate racism, sexism and discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n