More recently, the horrific murder of George Floyd and the shooting death of Mike Ramos have refocused our attention on the legacy of institutional racism. Out of these troubling experiences, the new CTCRE is celebrating and exploring community-based ideas to be implemented right here in Central Texas. Ideas include creating an Action Center for Educational Equity & Racial Justice and Center for Financial Empowerment, adopting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach, increasing affordable housing in high opportunity areas, and implementing comprehensive policing reform measures.  The Collective is also uniquely positioned to engage community leaders in the ongoing dialogue about atonement, reconciliation, and reparations for racial injustice as it is directly related to our commitment to truth, racial healing, and transformation. 

After nearly four years, we continue to build on the work of community leaders and the Task Force members for a beloved, more transformational and inclusive community. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. inspires us: “Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” Part of the goal involves cementing our involvement in the national racial equity dialogue as well as strengthen our regional commitment, unite people, offer credible solutions, and instigate lasting change. 

Please join us to build a peaceful, just, equitable, and thriving beloved community.  Become a corporate investor with your contribution to the Beloved Community Campaign through a corporate, organizational, or individual tax-deductible contribution. Please review the sponsorship levels and make your commitment today!