Exclusive Content: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Self-Awareness First

Posted on October 22, 2021

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 of the courses I recently completed is “Intercultural Communication”. What I found was that though there was some good information about...

DEI and the “Too Far”, “Too Much” Dilemma

Posted on September 22, 2021

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 engaging with diversity, equity, and inclusion eventually, if not immediately, run into the challenge of exasperation. “This is going...

Christopher Leonard, City of Fort Lauderdale

The Concept of Live, Work, Play, & Invest

Posted on September 22, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Christopher Leonard, Administrative Supervisor for the City of Fort Lauderdale. You can connect with him via LinkedIn What I’m Listening To: “Meditation” on Apple Music. What I’m Watching: Normally not much into shows, but I just finished America's Got Talent What I’m Reading: Crisis Intervention Research Live, work,...

Why Poverty Mitigation Matters in Emergency Management

Posted on August 10, 2021

Jalesha Smith serves the City of Norfolk, VA, as a Management Analyst for the City Manager’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She is a proud HBCU graduate, having earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Norfolk State University. Connect with Jalesha on LinkedIn. I know you are asking yourself, “What does...

Homelessness and a Choice

Posted on July 29, 2021

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. My fifth project as part on my ongoing degree and the Social Justice -> Local Government series is an infographic created for...

Contribute to the Splash into Local Government Series!

Posted on June 29, 2021

Many of us have heard many times from colleagues and even when telling our own stories of how we just happen to fall or "splash" into local government. In local government we know that recruiting graduates fresh out of school can prove to be difficult and many of us, didn't even know what our local...

The Best Time To Build Housing

Posted on June 9, 2021

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: Clips from "This Old House" on YouTube What I’m reading: Your Computer Is On Fire, about the death of techno-utopianism, and starting to uncover the biases built into computing structures What I’m listening to: Nirvana - Breed ... classic & perfect for 30 years now. As a suburban...

Call for Mentors!

Posted on June 1, 2021

Mentors Needed! Here at ELGL our cohort learning programs have been growing tremendously! Due to the rapid growth of these programs, we are in need of more dedicated and inspiring Local Government leaders to serve as mentors! Particularly we need mentors for these cohorts: Anti-Racism & Local Gov: Equity as an Experience We are looking...

What are our 1,000 Words?

Posted on June 1, 2021

This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, local government professional in transition. Read all of Matt's other articles at the Social Justice --> Government homepage. We say that a picture is worth 1,000 words, recognizing that visual images can communicate many different messages both explicit and implicit in a single moment. As local...