Category: Equity Ambassadors

What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Aging

This article is written by Lindsay M. Miller is a National Civic League Senior Fellow and ELGL COVID-19 Equity Ambassador. Lindsay wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. This article originally appeared on the National Civic Review.  During the first few months of … Continued

The Questions Public Servants Should Ask to Promote Racial Equity

This article is written by Eric Walcott, Government and Public Policy Specialist, Michigan State University Extension. Eric wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  I once heard someone say about local government, “Don’t tell me your priorities, show me your budget and I’ll … Continued

How to Lift Up Communities with Opportunity Zones

This article is written by Chelsea Gaylord, Senior Economic Development Specialist, City of Colorado Springs. Chelsea wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  For 2.5 hours, Colorado Springs’ nine city council members grilled representatives of a proposed 427-unit housing development in Southeast Colorado … Continued

Centering Equity in Climate Action Planning

This article is written by Samantha Roberts, Climate Policy Analyst AIC, Sustainability, City Manager’s Office, City of Eugene, Oregon. She wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  As we use COVID-19 to rethink emergency response in light of mitigating impending climate impacts, … Continued

Acknowledging the Past & Learn From the Mistakes of Our Ancestors

This article is written by Melissa Bridges, performance and innovation coordinator, City of Little Rock, Arkansas. She wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  “Mom, why are all those people at the Capitol building downtown? Why are the police shooting at them? … Continued

We’re Better Together (So Let’s Not Let COVID Tear Us Apart)

This article is written by Christopher K Orlea, PhD – Director of Parks & Recreation Pearland, TX. He wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  You’re more than a number or a test result. Your life as you’ve lived it until this … Continued

The Pandemic Exposes Our Equity Crisis — Now It’s Up to Us to Fix It

This article is written by Fabio Ramos de Andrade, Human Rights and Equity Analyst, City of Eugene, Oregon. Connect with Fabio by LinkedIn or email. He wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  Since the novel coronavirus and the Covid-19 disease spread … Continued

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