Exclusive Content: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

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

Posted on July 14, 2020

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...

Understanding Gender Imbalance in Public Sector Leadership

Posted on July 14, 2020

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

This Week With ELGL: Week of July 13, 2020

Posted on July 13, 2020

Please join us for four events this week: Webinar: Driving Equity Solutions Through Program Level Data July 14, 2020 Webinar: How Public Servants Can Fight for Racial Justice July 16, 2020 Virtual Ideation: #ELGL20 Conference Sessions July 16, 2020 #CityHallShelfie: ELGL’s Book Club July 16, 2020

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

Posted on July 8, 2020

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...

What’s in a Name?

Posted on July 8, 2020

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I'm watching: Trigger Warning with Killer Mike What I'm listening to: Run The Jewels — RTJ4 If you're interested in becoming a better anti-racist, Killer Mike is a great, outside-the-box (read: hilarious and NSFW) resource. If you're not ... now might be a good time to stop reading. Let's start at...

The Time for Systemic Change is Now

Posted on July 7, 2020

This guest blog is by ELGL member Jacquelyn McCray, Ph.D., a senior manager with Management Partners. My background is in urban planning, so I believe that neighborhoods and communities, and the people who reside in them are the bedrock and foundation of cities, counties and states. Communities are “where the action is,” where people gather...

3CMA Event: Unconscious Bias Training for Local Government Communicators

Posted on July 6, 2020

Our friends at 3CMA shared this free two-part event with ELGL members. Register and sign up today! July 9 & July 16, 2020 at 2:00 ET Registration Link In every community across America and beyond, important conversations, events, and protests are taking place on the issue of social justice and equity. 3CMA’s commitment is to...

Rewind: Defunding Police – An Interactive Discussion

Posted on July 3, 2020

This webinar originally aired on July 1, 2020. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked nationwide and global protests against police brutality on Black Americans. As an outcome of these protests, many communities are calling for defunding of the police. This concept is not new but has only recently gained national attention. Janice Jackson, of Janice...

Podcast: Race and Equity in Minneapolis with Joy Marsh Stephens

Posted on July 3, 2020

Joy Marsh Stephens Director, Division of Race & Equity City of Minneapolis, Minnesota LinkedIn | Twitter Planning for a stronger, more equitable Minneapolis. Joy Marsh Stephens, the Director of the Division of Race & Equity for the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, joined the podcast to talk about the work her team is doing to advance...