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32 <br /> welcome in the high-end space. Any new development in Rogers Road should be <br /> fully integrated and not create exclusive benefits for its own residents but instead <br /> contribute to community improvements and accessible recreation spaces. <br /> Promote intercultural Increase space for community gatherings and support intercultural <br /> connection and mu/ti- festivals and community events. We have always been a community of <br /> cu/tura/ism celebration. As our community has grown, we have continued to find ways to <br /> extend our festivals and community events to all who reside in Rogers Road and <br /> have a stake in its future. <br /> Add multi-lingual sign welcoming people to the neighborhood in the <br /> many languages of our community. Our community is one of the most <br /> ethnically diverse in the whole County. Signage should reflect and support this <br /> diversity in the major languages of our community. This should be an immediate <br /> action item, integrated with the building of neighborhood gateways. <br /> Provide opportunities for multicultural businesses in any <br /> community-commercial spaces. This would take proactive engagement with <br /> the diverse groups of people who call Rogers Road home and would help make any <br /> such businesses successful. <br /> Provide educational opportunities about the community's history. <br /> RENA has partnered with UNC to document our oral histories. These efforts can <br /> be expanded, sustained, and given space to be brought into dialogue with the <br /> broader community. <br /> 15 <br />