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Changing Narratives and Engaging Communities Toward Better Policy: New York City’s Low-Density Neighborhoods Event Recap

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

“And that leads us to: how do we not just better communicate, but better understand and engage with the residents across the city of what it means for everyone in every neighborhood to help address the housing crisis?” ’” said Torres-Springer.

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What We Learned After Analyzing 5 Months of Active Mobility Responses to COVID-19

The City Fix

In 2020 and into 2021, transportation agencies, companies and advocacy groups acted swiftly in the face of the unique public health crisis and disruption caused by COVID-19. They provided solutions that kept frontline workers, groceries, health services and other critical. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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CFP: Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies #ACRL #ACRLPublication

A Library Writer's Blog

Dear Colleagues, We are issuing a call for proposals for an edited volume tentatively titled, Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies to be published by ACRL (forthcoming Spring 2024).

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What is Deliberative Engagement and Why Should You Try It?

Social Pinpoint

Why is deliberative engagement important? This is where the role of deliberative engagement comes in. This is where the role of deliberative engagement comes in. Deliberative engagement also operates in more private settings, such as community panels and citizens’ juries. Why should you use deliberative engagement?

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State of Land Banking: 2023 Survey Highlights 

Center for Community Progress

35 percent of respondents reported their land banks are currently engaged in vacant lot stewardship and 25 percent are planning vacant lot stewardship projects within the next three years (Figure 3). Continued support, education, and advocacy towards local-level political leadership is necessary for effective long-term partnerships.

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The Benefits of Volunteerism For Local Governments: Strategies To Engage Volunteers With GovPilot

GovPilot

In the complex world of local governance, volunteers serve as the backbone of community based initiatives such as a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), sustainability committees, local health advocacy groups and much more.

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Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

GovLoop

The passage of the ADA was preceded by years of activism and advocacy-group efforts. Significant changes across the public and private sectors were needed so disabled individuals could fully participation in public and economic life in the United States. That March, for example, more than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S.

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