June 28 is Pride Day, a day during June Pride Month that marks the date of the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village. The following year, activist Brenda Howard organized the first Pride Parade.
As an organization, the Village of Vernon Hills is committed to identifying and removing barriers and providing equitable opportunities for all people. As part of those efforts, the Village worked with consultant Dr. Bryan Watkins to to study our efforts toward creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. Note that while specific data outlined the Diversity & Inclusion Report relates to demographics of race, that is largely because that is the data available for analysis. Further, the benchmark data was taken from the 2010 Census, as the 2020 Census data has not yet been release.
While the study discusses race, it is the intent of the Village of Vernon Hills to create an equitable opportunities and a welcoming environment for all individuals. This work is just beginning, and it is hoped that these efforts undertaken within the structure of the Village organization will support similar discussions and initiatives throughout the community.
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“It takes no compromise to give people their rights.
It takes no money to respect the individual.
It takes no political deal to give people freedom.
It takes no survey to remove repression.”
— Harvey Milk