The City of Long Beach released the Racial Equity and Reconciliation Initiative – Initial Report to Mayor Robert Garcia and City Council. The report details actions to address anti-Black racism, advance racial equity, and reconcile with the vision that race should not determine social and economic outcomes for those who live or work in Long Beach. The...
Ben Duncan Chief Diversity and Equity Officer Multnomah County, Oregon Bio | LinkedIn Community organizing in government. Ben Duncan, Chief Diversity and Equity Officer for Multnomah County, Oregon, joined the podcast to talk about his career working on equity issues which began with environmental justice and health issues. He discussed the County's Workforce Equity Strategic Plan...
When I started conceptualizing Social Justice -> Local Government last year, I came up with a basic premise which I spoke of in my introductory post this January. “In this series I will take the most critical, interesting, and relevant lessons I learn in my coursework and research [on social justice topics such as feminism...
This webinar originally aired on July 14, 2020 and was presented in partnership with ResourceX CEO, Chris Fabian. Government can be a powerful force for equity. A critical player in that transformation is local government. With its substantial authority and influence over significant policies, services and resources, government can play a vital role in dramatically improving outcomes...
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,...
Join us this week for five events. Please RSVP and you'll receive the link to the online meetings: Webinar: #MPAsForBlackLives July 19, 2020 Webinar: Building Better Together: CARES Act Collaboration Across Local Gov Sectors July 20, 2020 Webinar: Local Government Preparation for Presidential Candidate Visits July 21, 2020 Census 2020: Best Practices & Community Conversations...
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?...
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...
July 14, 2020 - ELGL members Leisha Dehart-Davis and Kimberly Nelson's "Near the Top Project" is available from Cambridge University Press for two weeks for free. Click here to view this publication You can also listen to Leisha and Kimberly's GovLove podcast on their research: Click here to listen to GovLove
