Indivisible

Indivisible is a six-week Steamboat Pilot & Today reporting project that focuses on the issues of diversity, equity and inclusivity by exploring the divides that exist in Steamboat Springs and Routt County. The series also looks at the efforts underway locally to bridge those gaps.

The name for the series is rooted in the knowledge that people feel invisible for a variety of reasons, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, geography and income. By bringing these issues into the light, reporting on them and discussing them openly, the community can discover ways to break down these divides and build a stronger, more “indivisible” society.

The series published every Wednesday from Sept. 23, 2020, to Oct. 28, 2020.


Week 1

An introduction to Indivisible, a deeper look at the community’s racial, ethnic and cultural makeup as well as bringing to light other divides that exist in Steamboat and Routt County.

Bridging the divides: Pilot & Today series exposes local divides, searches for solutions

From the editor: Join me on this Indivisible journey by bringing an open mind and an open heart

Immigrant Voices: Maria Paula Gonzalez

Week 2

While by no means representative of the wide range of people who have either been here their whole lives, or come from different parts of the country or world, we will talk to a handful of people about their experience as a person of color in the Yampa Valley and where they see connectivity and where they see division and inequality.

Voices of color: Racism and reconciliation in Routt County

The religious divide: Incidents of anti-Semitism spotlight divisions in Routt County, one of nation’s least religious counties

It’s not just ski resorts that are white. That’s why the snow sports, outdoor industry seek to diversify

Defining white privilege is part of the race discussion

Immigrant Voices: Ly Dinh

Week 3

Exploring some of the greatest barriers — like language and job opportunities — that exist for people of color and immigrants who call Routt County home. It will also highlight the efforts underway to create a more inclusive community.

Talking about race in Routt County: Change can only come through acknowledgment, understanding and reconciliation

Connections to the Yampa Valley remain long after Utes forced out

Language remains the main barrier for immigrants moving to Steamboat

Is Northwest Colorado ahead of the curve in providing opportunities to those with disabilities?

Immigrant Voices: Jorge Avila


Resources and definitions

Are you biased? Take an Implicit Bias test

Take any of Project Implicit’s Implicit Bias Tests


Videos

https://www.facebook.com/steamboatpilot/videos/639486240066262/

WATCH: Implementing efforts to improve diversity in Steamboat

https://www.facebook.com/steamboatpilot/videos/371707740543303/

WATCH: Discussing Steamboat Springs School District’s emerging bilingual and newcomers programs for English language learners.

WATCH: Discussing the diversity, equity and inclusivity toolkit created by the 2020 Leadership Steamboat class.


Related reading

From the editor: One Book Steamboat pairs perfectly with the Pilot’s new reporting series

Participate in One Book Steamboat by reading Ibram X. Kendi’s books and then using them as a launching pad for important conversations.
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Library launches 2020 One Book Steamboat featuring Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s ‘How to Be an Antiracist’

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One Book Steamboat community read helps kick off Indivisible series

Bud Werner Memorial Library is collaborating with the Pilot & Today in an effort to bring issues of diversity, equality and inclusivity to the forefront of conversation and active change in the Yampa Valley. The library’s annual One Book Steamboat, a community read, will focus on the antiracist works of award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi.
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Thanks to our underwriters and partners

Series underwriter: Steamboat Springs School District

In partnership with: Integrated Community and Bud Werner Memorial Library