Goal 3: Diversity & Heritage STRATEGY 3.1: Support Diverse Cultural Communities and Identities Garland benefits from the diverse cultural communities that have made the city their home. Work to increase civic connections and representation for culturally diverse residents through increased participation in the arts.
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LEAD AND PARTNERS
Barriers to Participation: Identify and address barriers to participation, in collaboration with leaders and community members from diverse cultural communities, the disability community, and more. Create recommendations for how to address barriers such as increasing Spanish, Vietnamese, and other language accessibility needs on City website and communications for arts activities.
GAC/Plaza lead
Culturally Specific Offerings: Building from successes like the Dia de los Muertos celebration, collaborate with leaders of racial/ethnic community organizations to identify gaps, needs, and opportunities for culturally-specific creative offerings and celebrations, especially Garland's large Hispanic and Vietnamese communities.
Special Events, CMC, cultural nonprofits
Diverse Program Participation: Within City sponsored cultural programming, continue to cast, curate, program, and reach out to performers, participants, and audiences from diverse backgrounds that represent the current and future population and communities of Garland.
GAC/Plaza lead /PRCAD
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