OBRA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

OBRA Community,

The events over the last few weeks have shone a spotlight on the systemic racism prevalent in our communities. OBRA recognizes that the cycling industry, and the sport of cycling, has contributed to this. OBRA’s organizational vision statement is that each and every person in the state of Oregon has an awareness of the sport of bicycle racing and the opportunity to participate. We continue to fall short of supporting this vision in our outreach and support of cycling with communities of color, specifically Black communities, in our state.

Earlier this year the OBRA Board revised our committee structure to include a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee. This committee is tasked with exploring ways to make the sport of cycling more accessible for and accepting of communities that have historically been underserved by our organization and sport.

We invite you, our members, and community members, to join the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee if you feel you can offer leadership, guidance, and ongoing support. We invite you to share your feedback, experiences, and ideas to help make bike racing in Oregon to serve all of our communities.

 

 

 

 

Thank you,
Stacy Westbrook & Christy Hawkins
Membership Committee
OBRA Board of Directors

Please write to Stacy: swestbrook@obra.org and Christy: chawkins@obra.org if you are interested in joining this committee.

 

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