DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, & ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, & ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

LANDSCAPE

Advancing economic and racial equity is the defining challenge of our time. The Bay Area has some of the nation’s greatest inequities in wealth and income, with many families being left behind. As the country’s second most diverse area with the majority of communities representing people of color, the region is a microcosm of the nation’s future. Our diverse, growing population is a major asset that can only be fully realized when all communities have the resources and opportunities they need to participate, prosper, and reach their full potential.

COMMITMENT

Living Jazz has been committed to the belief that music transforms lives since its inception in 1984. The organization’s programs are known for their artistic quality; commitment to build community based on diversity, inclusion and accessibility; distinctive way in which they encourage and support artists of all skill levels; and the artistic and personal growth they foster in participants of all ages.  We continue to evolve our programs engaging music as the platform to support our community and foster participation in an inclusive space.

Racial diversity and equity inclusion should embody the values, policies, and practices that ensure all people—including but not limited to those who have been historically underrepresented based on race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion—are represented in the development of our arts policy; the support of our diverse artists; the belief in and nurturing of accessible, thriving venues for expression; and in support of fair distribution of programmatic, financial, and informational resources.