Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Virtual Workshop - Workshop Ended Friday, May 5, 2023

The City of Milwaukie prioritizes equity, inclusion and justice in how it serves the community. The city is currently working with Keen Independent Research to assist in the development of a comprehensive diversity, equity and inclusion plan to help further these goals. Input is crucial to creating a plan that resonates with the community. A virtual workshop, similar to an online survey, has now closed. All community members were invited to participate by providing feedback about the city’s services, events, communications and more.

For more information or other ways to get involved, visit keenindependent.com/milwaukiedei2022 or contact Keen Independent at 503.482.8386 or cityofmilwaukieoregondei2022@keenindependent.com.

Equity Steering Committee (ESC)

The ESC is comprised of community members of all backgrounds working to help reduce inequalities in city services, recruit and retain city staff from communities of color and other marginalized communities, and collaborate with local agencies and organizations to facilitate equality, justice, and inclusion actions.

You can view the committee's current roster and find meeting agendas and minutes at www.milwaukieoregon.gov/bc-esc. The terms of the initial committee members were randomly staggered to ensure that at no point will all members be term-limited at the same time.

Initial Conversations With BIPOC Community

In response to the national reckoning around race and policing, City Council and staff have been meeting with Milwaukie's Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) community members about their personal experiences interacting with the city. The goal of these initial conversations has been to hear directly from BIPOC community about how to make Milwaukie a place that truly lives up to its vision of being safe and welcoming to all, and begin charting a course forward. On Aug. 18, 2020, City Council made equity, inclusion and justice its newest goal.


Meet & Greet - Video Available from January 29, 2021!

Thanks to everyone that participated in the Meet & Greet on January 29, 2021 with Police Chief, Luke Strait, and Equity Program Manager, Jon Hennington. The event focused on the city's new police transparency efforts and responding to questions that were asked during the recent equity, justice, and inclusion listening sessions. If you missed the event you can watch it on the City of Milwaukie YouTube Channel below.

Join the equity conversation! If you have ideas or questions related to this meet and greet and/or equity in general please be sure to use the ideas and questions tools below to join the conversation!


Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Virtual Workshop - Workshop Ended Friday, May 5, 2023

The City of Milwaukie prioritizes equity, inclusion and justice in how it serves the community. The city is currently working with Keen Independent Research to assist in the development of a comprehensive diversity, equity and inclusion plan to help further these goals. Input is crucial to creating a plan that resonates with the community. A virtual workshop, similar to an online survey, has now closed. All community members were invited to participate by providing feedback about the city’s services, events, communications and more.

For more information or other ways to get involved, visit keenindependent.com/milwaukiedei2022 or contact Keen Independent at 503.482.8386 or cityofmilwaukieoregondei2022@keenindependent.com.

Equity Steering Committee (ESC)

The ESC is comprised of community members of all backgrounds working to help reduce inequalities in city services, recruit and retain city staff from communities of color and other marginalized communities, and collaborate with local agencies and organizations to facilitate equality, justice, and inclusion actions.

You can view the committee's current roster and find meeting agendas and minutes at www.milwaukieoregon.gov/bc-esc. The terms of the initial committee members were randomly staggered to ensure that at no point will all members be term-limited at the same time.

Initial Conversations With BIPOC Community

In response to the national reckoning around race and policing, City Council and staff have been meeting with Milwaukie's Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) community members about their personal experiences interacting with the city. The goal of these initial conversations has been to hear directly from BIPOC community about how to make Milwaukie a place that truly lives up to its vision of being safe and welcoming to all, and begin charting a course forward. On Aug. 18, 2020, City Council made equity, inclusion and justice its newest goal.


Meet & Greet - Video Available from January 29, 2021!

Thanks to everyone that participated in the Meet & Greet on January 29, 2021 with Police Chief, Luke Strait, and Equity Program Manager, Jon Hennington. The event focused on the city's new police transparency efforts and responding to questions that were asked during the recent equity, justice, and inclusion listening sessions. If you missed the event you can watch it on the City of Milwaukie YouTube Channel below.

Join the equity conversation! If you have ideas or questions related to this meet and greet and/or equity in general please be sure to use the ideas and questions tools below to join the conversation!


No current engagement opportunities are available related to this project. 

  • Statement from Chief Luke Strait and the Milwaukie Police Employees’ Association Regarding the Mass Shooting in Buffalo

    As we all continue to process the deadly hate crime that happened in Buffalo on Saturday, we wanted to reach out specifically to our BIPOC community. Every indication is that this was a racially motivated and targeted attack of truly shocking proportions. We can only try to imagine all the ways incidents like this make our communities of color feel, and the lasting impact they have. Although the right words can be impossible to find, we know silence is also not the answer. We want to acknowledge how horrific this was and share the heartbreak, confusion and outrage this incident once again reignites. You’re not alone.

    We can only commit to continue to work closely with our BIPOC community and the members of the Milwaukie Police Department to try to ensure our communities most impacted feel safe and supported. We cannot undo the harm that this incident has caused, but we will continue to combat the kind of hatred and evil that led to this horrific event.


    Chief Luke Strait and the Milwaukie Police Department


  • Equity Updates

    Here is the spot to check for ongoing updates related to Milwaukie's Equity, Inclusion and Justice goal.

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