DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION STATEMENT

MCM Productions d/b/a Music City Mystique is committed to fostering a welcoming community that celebrates the unique contributions of each person and promotes inclusive learning and workplace environments.

To promote our core values, we respect diversity, seek equity, create accessibility, and practice inclusion. Everyone benefits from a diverse learning/workplace environment and the sharing of differences in ideas, experiences, and beliefs. Dimensions of diversity include, but are not limited to, sex, race, age, national origin, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, intellectual and physical ability, sexual orientation, income, socio-economic class, faith and non-faith beliefs, religion, political affiliation, ideology, educational background, linguistic background, family or marital status, military experience, and geographic identity.

Positions with Music City Mystique are open to any person of eligible age and are awarded through a rigorous audition process.

Music City Mystique expects students, staff, and volunteers to respect the individual intersection of experiences and characteristics in our community and activity.

We are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment. If you witness or experience an act that undermines these commitments to diversity, equity, access, or inclusion at Music City Mystique, immediately approach a staff member or director in person or by email. An effective report is specific and should include the who, what, where, when, and how of the situation.

Terms:

Diversity

Diversity is the presence of difference within a given setting. Differences typically refer to identities like race, gender, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. A person brings diversity to a group through participation. Music City Mystique supports and protects diversity by valuing individuals and groups, free from prejudice.

Equity

Equity is an approach that ensures everyone has access to the same opportunities. Equity recognizes that we do not all start from the same place because advantages and barriers exist. Equity seeks to correct that imbalance. Equity is the process an organization engages in to ensure that people with any identity can grow, contribute, and develop.

Accessibility

Accessibility is often used to refer to the barriers that may prevent a given individual from entering an area or participating in an activity. In the indoor percussion context, it also complements the idea of equity. Music City Mystique aspires for programs and opportunities to be equally accessible to all interested individuals.

Inclusion

Inclusion and diversity are outcomes. Inclusion has to do with all people feeling and/or being included, valued, and welcomed within a given setting (whether in a team, workplace, community, or industry). Inclusion is not a natural consequence of diversity. An organization can have a diverse team of talent, but that does not mean the team members feel welcomed or valued or are given opportunities to grow.