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Brazen Reform

Brazen Reform

Posted on September 15, 2022

This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt's other articles at the Social Justice --> Government homepage. As I write this, I’m done with my graduate degree that’s served as the foundation of this ongoing series with ELGL. I’ve...
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Supporting Stronger – and more Representative – Water Leaders

Posted on July 25, 2022

This database of training opportunities was shared with us by our friends at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center. Check out this new database containing over 100 training opportunities for water leaders, run and administered by a range of organizations. Need: Support and Training for Water Leaders Water utilities often do not resemble the water customers they...
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$Equity$

Posted on July 22, 2022

This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt's other articles at the Social Justice --> Government homepage. One challenge in bringing equity into our lines of work is how to adequately measure it. How do we effectively measure whether...
Be Critical; Social Justice to Government Series; Matt Hirschinger

Be Critical

Posted on June 6, 2022

This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt's other articles at the Social Justice --> Government homepage. I took a Planning Law and Institutions class so I could tell Colorado City Planners that they have the ability to make...
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Government Debt Gone Wild

Posted on April 19, 2022

In 2015 while opening mail, I came across a letter from a law firm. Out of curiosity, I opened this letter first. It was a debt collection agency hired on behalf of the City of Chicago to collect a parking ticket that I supposedly hadn’t paid ten years prior. The letter stated that I had...
Analyst Academy Brainstorm

Help us Build the First Analyst Academy!

Posted on March 24, 2022

Have you ever been asked what you do for work and had to quickly think through how do I explain this in way that makes sense? Have you ever sat and asked yourself, what do I actually do for work!? If so, join the club! Many of us that have worked in analyst roles know...
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Hate & Humanity

Posted on March 8, 2022

This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt's other articles at the Social Justice --> Government homepage. Those of us who advocate for social justice within local government largely contend with changing the status quo, with trying to make...
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Reshaping the “Most Segregated City in America”

Posted on February 28, 2022

  This article was written by Councilor Carol Clarke, Birmingham City Council, District 8 as part of the Black History Month writing series. Connect with Carol on email, LinkedIn, and Facebook. See all posts in this series and more Equity & Justice resources.   I recently read through Charles Connerly’s book, “The Most Segregated City...
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