- Have you heard anything about Asheville’s reparations process?
- Yes
- No
- If so, what have you heard?
- Thinking about the reparations process, what is important for you to see?
- How would you like to see the city/county engage and include the Black community in the reparations process?
- What has the city or county promised you or your community that they did not follow through
- Are there any other specific harms done to you or your family members you would like to name?
- Are those specific harms still happening?
- What could they do that would address the harms you and your family have experienced?
- What could they do that would repair the generational harm the Black community overall has endured?
- On a scale of 1 to 5, how concerned are you with the following? (5 very concerned, 1 not concerned)
- Criminal Justice
- Economic Development – Increasing Black home ownership, business ownership, and other strategies to support upward mobility and build generation wealth within the Black community
- Education
- Healthcare
- Housing
- How would you like to see the criminal justice system changed through the reparations process?
- How would you like to see the city and county change law enforcement through the reparations process?
- What do you think could help build a better relationship between your community and law enforcement?
- Do you think that Asheville is a place where Black people can thrive financially and in their quality of life?
- Yes
- No
- If you feel comfortable sharing, why?
- How would you like to see this change?
- Do you believe that Black students in Buncombe County have the resources to attend higher education? (not just currently but historically)
- If you feel comfortable sharing, why?
- How would you like to see this change?
- Do you believe that Black students receive a culturally-relevant and historically accurate education in Asheville/Buncombe County?
- If you feel comfortable sharing, why?
- How would you like to see this change?
- Thinking about the healthcare system, what would reparations for the Black community look like?
- What has been your experience with being able to access housing in Asheville?
- Have you or your family experienced any of the following
- Gentrification
- Displacement
- Housing scarcity
- Houselessness
- Lack of affordability
- Housing discrimination
- How would you like to see this change?
- Do you own the residence you live in or another property in Buncombe County?
- Yes
- No
- Not applicable
- If yes, what has been your experience with the tax appraisal system?
- Do you or have you ever lived in public housing?
- On a scale of 1 to 5, how confident are you that the reparations policy will bring about change that will positively impact the Black community in Asheville? (5 very confident, 1 not confident at all)
- Do you mind clarifying why?
- What is currently happening in your community that you are proud of or that inspires you?
- Is there anything you would like to add that we didn’t address?
Walk the Walk Campaign Final Report
October 5, 2022
Walk the Walk was a campaign to engage community members in a survey envisioning what an anti-racist Asheville City and Buncombe County would be like.