{"id":5029,"date":"2020-11-16T22:43:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T22:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopchicagodev.wpenginepowered.com\/chicago-loop-alliances-commitment-to-inclusion-diversity-equity-and-accessibility\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:47:39","slug":"chicago-loop-alliances-commitment-to-inclusion-diversity-equity-and-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/chicago-loop-blog\/chicago-loop-alliances-commitment-to-inclusion-diversity-equity-and-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Loop Alliance\u2019s commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

2 MIN READ \u2013 In June, Chicago Loop Alliance released a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement<\/a>, issuing a commitment to work in the areas of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. In the interest of progress and transparency, Chicago Loop Alliance wishes to share the current initiatives and goals of the organization within this realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the summer, Chicago Loop Alliance revised its bylaws to establish the IDEA Committee (inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility) as a standing committee of the organization. This committee held its first monthly meeting in September. Members are responsible for the development of programs and policies that address the issue of organizational unconscious bias; the identification, recruitment, nomination, and orientation of new Board members; and education, promotion, and engagement of existing Board members. Chicago Loop Alliance also created an intentional policy to phase out unrepresentative leadership\u2014particularly with regard to race, ethnicity, and gender\u2014and fill vacant Board seats in such a way that reflects the city of Chicago\u2019s demographics, beginning with the nomination process currently in progress. CLA anticipates a Board representative of the city\u2019s demographics will be in place within 3-5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other steps taken since June in the name of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n