Our Organization
For over 35 years, we have served east Multnomah County, offering media training and production to members of our community.
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Mission Statement
MetroEast uses media to invigorate civic engagement, inspire diverse voices, and strengthen community life. MetroEast Community Media is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community media center based in Gresham, Oregon.
Equity Statement
MetroEast is committed to addressing the inequity caused by systemic oppression, regardless of a person's race, ethnicity, faith, culture, language, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, veteran or family status. We understand that many communities, especially Black, indigenous, and communities of color are significantly under-represented in east Multnomah County and face barriers. We are committed to responding to the need for media and digital literacy in east Multnomah County by dedicating time and resources at every level of our organization to identify solutions to barriers.
Our Core Values
We believe that electronic media can and should be used to encourage artistic creation and free expression of a broad range of ideas and opinions. Ideas and opinions that represent all of the communities we serve. We are dedicated to supporting and promoting the free exchange of ideas to ensure a healthy and thriving democracy that is nondiscriminatory and equitable to all.
Accessibility and Inclusion
We are dedicated to education and personal growth for all people. We seek to make electronic media, and the training to use it, accessible to all. We seek a volunteer corps, staff, and board that is diverse in talents, skills, ideas, interests, and backgrounds. We value the gifts and contributions each individual brings and embrace diversity in representative of the community we serve.
Civic Engagement
We are engaged in filling the gap of unrealized potential that technology has to build community, by engaging people and organizations, especially those who face systemic racism and oppression. We support active participation in the democratic process by providing all people with access to communications technology and opportunities to engage in civic dialogue.
Community Collaboration
We are committed to collaborating with local governments, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations and individuals to bring our collective resources together to achieve community aspirations. We believe in the right to a public electronic green space and are committed to preserving, nurturing, and expanding that space.
Diversity of Voices and Information
We value and respect the contributions of people across the spectrums race, ethnicity, faith, culture, language, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, veterans, and family status. personality, culture and politics. We support the economic and social development of our community by providing media resources to all people, with a focus on ensuring everyone has access to digital content, training, and tools. This includes actively cultivating the participation of underrepresented groups.
Democracy and Intellectual Freedom
We believe that electronic media should be used to encourage artistic creation and free expression of the broad range of ideas, and opinions of the communities we serve. We are dedicated to supporting and promoting this exchange of diverse ideas to ensure a healthy and thriving democracy that is nondiscriminatory and equitable to all.
Equity In Action at MetroEast
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team
MetroEast's Diversity Equity and Inclusion team formed in Winter 2019 with representation from each department. Team members identified, researched and created action plans to support knowledge gaps including staff training, revamping surveys, and joining inclusion centered cohorts.
Of/By/For Change Network
Since 2019 we have been reassessing and developing an inclusive strategic plan guided by Of/By/For and the Change Network a collective of nonprofits, culture and art centers, libraries working towards equity.
Of: Representation. Where all kinds of people feel represented not only in programming but also on Board, Staff, Team, Partners, Content
By: Co-creating. Programs are not solely created by staff but co-created by community partners as well as events, projects, strategy is co-created
For: Welcome. Providing a true sense of welcoming in belonging to the community.
2020 - Guided by the Change Network and input from our community partners, we developed our Resilience Plan with a focus on community assets and sustainability.
Community Driven
We choose to be active change-makers and acknowledge the only way to move forward is by engaging and taking responsibility to address the needs of the underserved. This ranges from staff training, board diversity, compensated community input and deeper collaboration.
Change Plan
Having a good understanding of how communities communicate and operate is essential. Involving everyone is key to success; this applies to working with partners and internal departments. Our Change Plan has gone through a rigorous process with input from community members as well as staff.
This is our plan in implementing lasting changes to ensure authenticity and integrity in our work.