RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Local residents are being encouraged to sign on to a Riverside Anti-Racist Vision formulated by the Mayor’s Multicultural Forum.

Earlier this summer, the City Council adopted a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis in the City of Riverside.

Mayor Rusty Bailey and Dr. Carlos Cortés, a UC Riverside professor emeritus of history, pointed out that anti-racism is more than just acknowledging racism is wrong; it is the active effort to combat it in the community.

Going forward, the City Council on October 20th adopted the ‘Vision’s’ principles and will annually reassess their implementation.

“The City of Riverside can become a true national leader in creating and sustaining an anti-racist community,” Mayor Bailey said.

Story Date: November 2, 2020