IDEA

The mission of the Short North Alliance is to nurture the Short North Arts District, High Street, East 5th Avenue, and North Fourth Street commercial corridors as vibrant, creative, and inclusive communities, and leading arts destinations.

We believe that diversity represents the differences among people, equity means fairness, regardless of differences, and inclusion is achieved for all through intentional engagement and welcoming behavior.

We value inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in the Short North Arts District community.

We recognize that there are differences among the many individuals who call the Short North Arts District their home, their place of business, and their playground. It is our vision that those differences define the Short North Arts District as a diverse community; are to be embraced, celebrated, and treated with fairness – equitability; and that intentional engagement of all individuals, regardless of differences, is paramount to the Short North Arts District existing as a community where all people can feel welcome, supported, safe, and, equal.

We are committed to fostering inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in the programs and services we offer to the community, in the policies that guide our organization, in public positions we take, and in how we model leadership behaviors in the community.

We will actively work to educate all in our community about actions, services, or business models that are exclusionary, propagate structural inequity on the basis of race, class, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ability, or nation of origin, or fail in their opportunity to be anti-discriminatory.

We value the diverse perspectives of all Short North Arts District stakeholders and will actively seek out those perspectives in the ever-evolving delivery of our programs and services.

The purpose of the SNA IDEA Council is to support keeping inclusion, diversity, equity, and access at the forefront of the Short North Arts District community through continuous feedback and evaluation of Short North Alliance programs, services, public positions, and models of leadership behavior and the continuous contribution of diverse perspectives in the co-creation of the Short North Alliance’s evolving vision for the District.

Email us to let us know if you have an interest in being considered for the inaugural SNA IDEA Council.

Check back often for updates on the SNA Idea Council.

Report Issues of Discrimination, Exclusion, or Harassment

The Short North Arts District is a community where everyone deserves to feel safe, included, heard, and supported. If you believe that you have experienced or witnessed an incident involving discrimination, exclusion, or harassment we encourage you to report your experiences through a number of channels so that we can hold everyone to the highest standard of accountability.

Call the Short North Ambassador hotline at 614.636.5100. Short North Ambassadors are trained to use techniques that prevent escalation of conflicts and aid in conflict resolution, while ensuring all involved parties are safe. Short North Ambassadors can stay on site with a person who calls for support in an instance of discrimination, exclusion, or harassment until they feel comfortable to leave the site.

Email the Short North Alliance. The Short North Alliance is deeply committed to offering programs, services, education, and leadership to the community. If members of our community are falling short of advancing the Short North Arts District as a welcoming place for all, we want to know about it and make an intervention.

Contact the City of Columbus Community Relations Commission. The City of Columbus Community Relations Commission is tasked with administering programs that eliminate discrimination in our community.

We are here to listen and actively encourage candid dialogue as we work to foster the Short North Arts District as a welcoming community.

Email us to share your thoughts, ideas, reflections, and perspectives.