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JCCI to Study
Race Relations
-Seeks Study
Participants-
July,
2001, Jacksonville, Florida -- Jacksonville Community Council Inc. is seeking study
participants for its newest study titled Beyond the Talk: Improving
Race Relations in Northeast Florida. This United Way funded
study will address the issue – How can the Jacksonville community
break the cycles of tension, blame, and denial to improve race relations
for the benefit of the entire community. Interested volunteers can
sign up on line at
www.jcci.org
or by calling JCCI at (904) 396-3052. The study group meets for six-months
generally from October to May.
JCCI ‘s
previous research has found the following:
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The 1992 JCCI study
on Young Black Males states "The fear of being labeled a
racist often leads people to avoid dealing with problems involving
persons of another race."
For additional information log onto
www.jcci.org/studies/ybm1992.pdf
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JCCI’s
2000 Quality of Life Indicators reported that 34% of African Americans
experienced racism while shopping in Duval County during the past year.
For the other survey questions log onto
www.jcci.org/qol/qol.htm
Ben Warner,
Senior Community Planner at JCCI
adds, "The face of Jacksonville and all of Northeast Florida is changing.
In the past 10 years, the Hispanic, Native American, Asian and African American
communities have more than doubled the growth of the white population." He
sites the percentages of change in Duval County from the 2000 U.S. census.
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The Hispanic
community grew by 84.4%
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The Asian
community by 66.9%
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The Native
American community by 36.4%
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The African
American community by 32.3%
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The White
community by 4.7%
Jacksonville Community Council
Inc. (JCCI) is a
nonprofit civic organization that seeks to improve the quality of life in
Northeast Florida. Since 1975, JCCI has convened diverse groups of citizens to
identify two significant community issues for in-depth study. Its goal is to
increase public awareness and promote positive action. JCCI’s processes and
reports have served as a model for hundreds of community indicator projects
across the nation.
Ben Warner
Senior Community
Planner
Jacksonville Community Council
Inc.
2434 Atlantic Blvd. Suite 100
Jacksonville, FL 32207-3564
Phone: (904) 396-3052
Fax: (904) 398-1469
Visit JCCI online at
www.jcci.org
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