Exclusive Content: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Defining the Standard

Posted on September 10, 2020

One of the challenges to promoting equity and understanding is we have not adequately defined the status quo, the accepted norm, the set standard we place on various aspects and functions of society. It’s difficult to question, critique, and ultimately change the way we perceive and engage in our work when our current methods are...

Podcast: Public Art & Black Lives Matter with Amina Cooper, Arts & Science Council

Posted on September 8, 2020

Amina Cooper Program Director, Public Art CLT Arts & Science Council LinkedIn | Twitter Authentically reflecting community values. Amina Cooper, Program Director of Public Art CLT for the Arts & Science Council, joined the podcast to talk about creating more equitable and diverse public art. She discussed the recent efforts by communities across the country...

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What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Aging

Posted on September 4, 2020

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...

Podcast: Reducing Reliance on Police with Alex Vitale, Brooklyn College

Posted on September 4, 2020

Alex Vitale Professor of Sociology Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project Brooklyn College Bio | Twitter Making communities safer. Alex Vitale, Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College, joined the podcast to talk about rethinking public safety and his book, The End of Policing. He...

The Questions Public Servants Should Ask to Promote Racial Equity

Posted on September 1, 2020

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...

How to Lift Up Communities with Opportunity Zones

Posted on August 26, 2020

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...

Questioning Ethics

Posted on August 14, 2020

Ethics is not a conversation of what we actually do, but of what we should do. It’s important to make this distinction as this post will focus on the compass, the lighthouse of our profession but that alone will not mean we’ll walk in the right direction or won’t run ashore. Still, it is far...

Here’s How to Advocate for Racial Justice

Posted on August 13, 2020

Chris Stokel-Walker is a journalist for Apolitical, a global learning platform for public servants. Find Chris on Twitter at @Stokel or tell Apolitical what you think about this article at hello@apolitical.co Police brutality. Higher death rates from COVID-19 within Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities worldwide. A prison population disproportionately made up of people from ethnic minority backgrounds....

Police Reform Resources

Posted on August 12, 2020

We're asking ELGL members to share the resources their organizations are developing for police reform. This may include policies, budgets, strategic planning tools, press releases, information sheets, FAQs, best practices, community alerts, etc. Please add your resources to this shared document. If your resource is better shared as an attachment or as a blog post,...