The goal of the CHART project (August 2021 - August 2022) was to engage the diverse citizenry of the city and county of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in dialogue and activities that would solicit their perspectives and opinions about issues that matter to them as well as to foster a mutual understanding of shared values.

 

Though sparked by controversies about monuments and statues, the project is much broader in scope and purpose. The original proposal was for the formation of a  committee that would deliberate and make recommendations for the disposition of monuments and statues that became controversial flashpoints in the summer of 2020.

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Upon further research and reflection, the City of Santa Fe Governing Body decided that far better outcomes would be achieved through a grassroots process that invites and facilitates community member-to- community member dialogue.

 

Ultimately, hundreds of citizens who participated in the many and various activities of the project contributed to a large body of information, feedback, and data that informed a comprehensive report with forward-looking recommendations. This report was submitted to the City of Santa Fe Governing Body (Mayor and City Councilors) in August of 2022. Subsequently, the CHART Co-Directors conducted a study session with the Governing Body in November of 2022. You can view that study session here.