Mission:
To give smart people an audience and a microphone.

To produce events that provide meaningful, shared experiences that cultivate a sense of community by actively seeking to uncover commonalities, promote understanding and tolerance, and foster a network of support for those who participate.

Non-Discrimination Policy

enroot is a 501(c)(3) organization that creates welcoming, safe spaces and utilizes storytelling as a vehicle to help participants connect with others in their community. These opportunities are designed to contribute to quality of place, DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging), and talent attraction and retention in York.

Within enroot and the programs it operates, ALL individuals are celebrated and welcomed with appreciation for their race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, immigration status, refugee status, national origin, disability, age, employment or education status, socioeconomic status, marital or family status, veteran status, religion or absence of religion, and lived experience. To celebrate and welcome a person with appreciation is to create a space free from harassment and shame where they feel safe and comfortable expressing their whole and authentic self. 

It is the policy of this organization to not discriminate against any volunteer or program participant on the basis of sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition, military or veteran status; or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation.

Land and History Acknowledgement

enroot acknowledges that we are located on stolen land - the traditional territory of the Susquehannock or Conestoga people and related communities (including Shawnee, Piscataway, as well as Seneca, Nanticoke and Lenape) that are known and unknown to us, whose relationships long precede the arrival of colonizing settlers. The organization also acknowledges that the geographical area where we host our programming was built on a complicated history that reflects the City of York and County of York’s struggles with racism and white supremacy. We know we cannot undo the history of injustice where we operate, but we acknowledge this difficult past and its ongoing ripple effects, and we are committed to justice, equity, and highlighting historically marginalized voices in our programming. We welcome difficult conversations that help us be better stewards of this commitment.