cli community update · 2019. 5. 6. · leadership, advocacy, and community engagement skills,...
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Going against the norms of
discrimination that is
perpetuated; in the end you do
good for all.
~ 2019 CLI Attendee
Equity recognizes that we
don’t all start at the same
place. It recognizes that
persistent disparities will not
be solved without targeting
certain opportunities and
supports to individuals who
start further behind or face
additional barriers.
~ 2019 CLI Attendee
We have a choice. We can stay
as we are and perpetuate
inequities and
disproportionalities or we can
embrace equity, and give every
child the opportunity for their
best possible life. This was
what I took away.
~ 2019 CLI Attendee
Follow your heart, not your
homies.
~ Dr. Victor Rios
CLI Community Update Thank You! To all of our thought provoking presenters, diligent
volunteers, educational exhibitors, attentive hotel
staff, and committed attendees - Muchísimas
Gracias for helping us create a meaningful 2019
CLI experience! Your participation, feedback, and
continued effort to create positive change within New
Mexico’s child welfare, juvenile justice, and
children’s court systems cultivates the progress we
are striving for.
As Natalie S. Burke reminded us, we are the system
we are trying to change, and the words, actions,
expectations, and perceptions we choose everyday,
make the difference between our intent verses our
impact.
This year’s conference provided an opportunity to
deepen our impact through the development of
leadership, advocacy, and community engagement
skills, while broadening our understanding of others’
lived experiences related to addiction, abuse, and
overcoming adversity.
Promoting purpose, hope, and change is each of our
daily responsibility. Dr. Victor Rios challenged us to
project our vision of a brighter tomorrow as a
beacon for others. Con mucho cariño! We at CLI
encourage you to continue to challenge the status
quo and to invest your power in the promotion of
empathy, collaboration, and equitable resolution,
with the goal of protecting New Mexico’s children
and youth through more inclusive and effective
systems of support.
Moving Forward (Step by step…)
Conference Materials: can be accessed on the
mobile app, web browser (https://
event.crowdcompass.com/cli2019 ; click the
sessions tab) or by an email to
Send an update about how you or your
organization has been acting on information and
ideas inspired by the conference. Share to
Check out Dr. Rios’ documentary The Pushouts .
Don’t forget to take Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test
if you haven’t already.
Preparing for 2020
Have an excellent idea for who or what you
would like to see at CLI next year? Send your
recommendations to [email protected].
Keep an eye on your inbox for this year’s Call for
Proposals and share it far and wide!
From Left to Right: Natalie S. Burke, CommonHealth Action; DeAngelo, Micaela, Shantel,
2019 Excellence Award Winners, NMCAN; Dr. Victor Rios, University of California.