Giovania Tiarachristie Neighborhood Planner, Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development City of New York, NY LinkedIn Giovania Tiarachristie argues that if planning was a room, the elephant in it would be race. Giovania is the author of an amazing report exploring the barriers to recruiting and retaining planners of color. In this episode she discusses her … Continued
Dr. Brian Williams Associate Professor, Public Administration & Policy University of Georgia School of Public & International Affairs Bio | SPIA Twitter Dr. Brian Williams from the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs, joins GovLove to talk about policing. From community policing to representative bureaucracy we covered it all. Dr. Williams has … Continued
We are continuing to release results from our diversity and inclusion survey. Today we reveal impediments to advancing the #13Percent. Previously State of Diversity in the Local Government Workforce Is Diverse People Influence Decisions in Government What Else You Should Know About Diversity and Inclusion Survey Diversity And Inclusion In The Local Government Video: Moving … Continued
The Case for More Racially Diverse Public Service Leaders by Deepti P. I remember exactly how it felt when I was staring at the piece of paper prompting me to write down that number. I paused. I looked around. Was anyone looking at me? Why do I have to do this? Writing down the eight digits … Continued
Engaging Women in Public Service – The Download By Sarah Hazel Wow. It has been three weeks since a couple hundred professionals descended upon Chapel Hill to discuss how we can promote and engage women in public service leadership at the School of Government’s Engaging Women in Public Service Conference. The ELGL team had an … Continued
13 Percent: Stay Hungry by India Adams, City of Tacoma, WA (LinkedIn and Twitter) Last October, I was asked to serve on a panel titled, “What the Young Guard, Can Teach the Old Guard” at the Virginia Municipal League 109th Conference.
ELGL continues the #13Percent focus on racial diversity in the local government workforce. Race Doesn’t Exist in a Vacuum by Casie Yoder, City of Decatur, GA, penned our first entry. Today we hear from Brittany Bennett, Self Help.
Over the past few months we’ve had great contributions from guest bloggers to the #13Percent conversation on the lack of growth in the number of women in local government. Now we want to expand the #13Percent conversation to include racial diversity and need you to lead the discussion!
The Outsider’s View is a monthly column written by Brittany Bennett on community economic development in North Carolina. Breaking Barriers with the Building Integrated Communities Project By: Brittany Bennett – LinkedIn and Twitter In continuation of January’s theme of breaking barriers and building community, I wanted to learn more about the Building Integrated Communities Project, an … Continued
ELGL is partnering with the City of Salem (OR), the Oregon chapter of the American Planning Association & the Chinook Institute to bring you a great learning opportunity. Join us in Salem, OR to learn about how to get meaningful citizen input. “Breaking down barriers to involvement of diverse populations in our public process.”
