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Here s how a group of Batavia residents turned a Facebook post into a nonprofit organization aimed at bolstering diversity. (Shutterstock)
BATAVIA, IL A group of Batavia residents-turned-activists on Thursday announced the official launch of the Community Diversity Initiative (CDI), a new nonprofit group aimed at bolstering diversity, equity and inclusion in the city.
The organization came to be over the summer of 2020 after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. In a news release, organizers said CDI sprang forth from a Facebook post written by Kathleen Meeks, who now serves as the CDI leadership council s education committee team leader.
Batavia Community Diversity Initiative launches, names leadership council
This fall, the Batavia Community Diversity Initiative helped register voters ahead of the general election and began working with community leaders on future partnerships and coalition building. John Starks | Staff Photographer, 2017
Updated 12/17/2020 1:14 PM
On Thursday, the Batavia Community Diversity Initiative formally launched as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and publicly introduced its inaugural leadership council.
The organization formed virtually over the summer of 2020 in response to the racial justice protest movement that arose and quickly spread throughout the country, including here in Batavia, following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn.