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002: Vanessa Westley: Equity in the workplace and in the world
Officer Vanessa Westley is a twenty-five year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. She has served in various positions within the Department’s Patrol Division and other units. She began her service in Community Policing in 2004 under now-retired First Deputy Dana V. Starks, as project manager in the Department’s CAPS Project Office. She later served as project manager for the Mayor’s Office of Faith Based and Community Partnerships. Currently she is the program manager for the Chicago Police Department’s and the Metro YMCA’s “Bridging the Divide” program. She is the special projects coordinator for the CAPS Revitalization effort launched in 2013. She leads the community engagement training program for the Department through DePaul University’s Center for Urban Education. Vanessa is a Restorative Justice and Art of Hosting practitioner and trainer.
In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Vanessa Westley discuss:
- What true equity is all about
- Acknowledging the voice of the youth
- Honoring the voice of the community
- Collaboration rather than command
Key Takeaways:
- Equity is all about truly making everybody feel like they belong where everyone feels safe to share their ideas without fear of being judged or shut down.
- The voice of the youth must be acknowledged, heard and validated. Make sure that you don’t have a judgement for what standard they have to live up to.
- Leaders of the government today must understand and honor the voice of the community. There exists a great need for dialogue between them and the people they supposedly serve.
- Public safety can be achieved through collaboration between the system and the community. The community, however, has more stakes in the issue since they are the ones that are pretty much affected if not the most.
“If you value the voices in that community, you would’ve probably went and asked them first.” - Vanessa Westley
Connect with Vanessa Westley:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-westley-98a4002b/
Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang:
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show, so that you don’t miss a single episode; and please leave a rating and review. I would greatly appreciate it.
Follow our show on Facebook and check out our Website for more details and to engage with our podcast community. You can also follow Dr. Lang on LinkedIn.
Download Three Vital Practices to avoid a potential lawsuit for free by clicking this link: www.WorkplaceRestorativePracticesInc.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaye-lang-1735761b5/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaye.lang.779/
KEY WORDS:
Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.
Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
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Officer Vanessa Westley is a twenty-five year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. She has served in various positions within the Department’s Patrol Division and other units. She began her service in Community Policing in 2004 under now-retired First Deputy Dana V. Starks, as project manager in the Department’s CAPS Project Office. She later served as project manager for the Mayor’s Office of Faith Based and Community Partnerships. Currently she is the program manager for the Chicago Police Department’s and the Metro YMCA’s “Bridging the Divide” program. She is the special projects coordinator for the CAPS Revitalization effort launched in 2013. She leads the community engagement training program for the Department through DePaul University’s Center for Urban Education. Vanessa is a Restorative Justice and Art of Hosting practitioner and trainer.
In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Vanessa Westley discuss:
- What true equity is all about
- Acknowledging the voice of the youth
- Honoring the voice of the community
- Collaboration rather than command
Key Takeaways:
- Equity is all about truly making everybody feel like they belong where everyone feels safe to share their ideas without fear of being judged or shut down.
- The voice of the youth must be acknowledged, heard and validated. Make sure that you don’t have a judgement for what standard they have to live up to.
- Leaders of the government today must understand and honor the voice of the community. There exists a great need for dialogue between them and the people they supposedly serve.
- Public safety can be achieved through collaboration between the system and the community. The community, however, has more stakes in the issue since they are the ones that are pretty much affected if not the most.
“If you value the voices in that community, you would’ve probably went and asked them first.” - Vanessa Westley
Connect with Vanessa Westley:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-westley-98a4002b/
Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang:
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show, so that you don’t miss a single episode; and please leave a rating and review. I would greatly appreciate it.
Follow our show on Facebook and check out our Website for more details and to engage with our podcast community. You can also follow Dr. Lang on LinkedIn.
Download Three Vital Practices to avoid a potential lawsuit for free by clicking this link: www.WorkplaceRestorativePracticesInc.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaye-lang-1735761b5/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaye.lang.779/
KEY WORDS:
Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.
Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.