Social Justice -> Local Government

In this monthly blog series, Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO, writes about the most critical, interesting, and relevant lessons he learns in his coursework and research and applys them to a local government context.

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...
$Equity$

$Equity$

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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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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The Other Half of Equity

Posted on January 25, 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. Equity does not exist within a vacuum. In order to have true meaning, it needs to apply to something. Equitable hiring practices,...
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The Existential Shuffle

Posted on December 21, 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. In part, to engage with equity and social justice is to take action, to implement policies, practices, projects, programs, communication, and other...

Meet Matt

Matt Hirschinger earned his BA in International Relations from Drake University in 2010. Afterwards he joined the U.S. Peace Corps in 2011 for his two-year service in the Philippines, followed by a third-year extension taking on the role of a "Volunteer Leader" to train new volunteers and be a liaison to the host country staff. It was in 2015 he entered into local government, starting his MPA and Colorado's Best and Brightest Internship program working in Delta, CO.

Currently, he is the Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO and pursuing a Masters in the Humanities - Social Justice. As much as possible, Matt is trying to incorporate social justice topics into the local government profession, to see where the two can find common ground.

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