Local governments encouraged to
expand racial equity policies
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[June 25, 2020]
University of Illinois Extension is facilitating discussion on
racial equity in local governments during a free, online webinar on
July 16. Register early to receive access to the noon webinar.
Racial Equity: From Agency-wide Initiatives to Social Service
Delivery Programs will cover how to implement and expand racial
equity policies and practices, including racial equity in
decision-making, team-building, and leadership development; and
cover technical models, such as racial equity impact analysis tools,
to improve the impact of policies and services for the communities
we serve. By starting from the internal environment of the state and
building a learning culture based on racial equity approaches, we
seek to strengthen government so it can respond comprehensively and
collaboratively to the new American public of the 21st century, says
Nancy Ouedraogo, Illinos Extension community and economic
development specialist.
Kathleen Yang-Clayton brings extensive legislative, advocacy,
organizing, and applied research experience to her clinical
professor position in the Department of Public Administration,
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of
Illinois-Chicago. She is director of Undergraduate Studies and Civic
Partnerships for the Department, ensuring that the growth and
expansion of the bachelor’s degree program in public policy engages
the top government, nonprofit, and philanthropic leaders in the city
and state.
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Her experience in social justice and racial equity campaigns
includes immigrant and voting rights issues, with a current focus on
expanding the use of racial equity policy analysis across a range of
sectors and issue areas.
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Her cross-movement work on voting rights resulted in the passage of landmark
legislation in Illinois that expanded access to under-served communities through
Same Day Registration. She has given presentations and participated on
panels related to voting rights, redistricting, and racial equity at numerous
conferences and meetings. She is a co-founder of a racial equity leadership
development organization, sits on several boards and associations, is the
faculty adviser for UIC’s chapter of the Roosevelt Institute and recipient of a
civic engagement research award for UIC faculty by the Institute for Policy and
Civic Engagement at UIC for spring 2018.
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Yang-Clayton received her Ph.D. in Sociology from The University of Chicago. She
also holds a master's degree in Natural Resource and Agricultural Economics from
the University of Arizona and has worked as an agricultural economist for the
World Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has served on numerous committees and
commissions such as the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and the
Institute for Translational Medicine at the University of Chicago and is a 2014
Edgar Fellow.
University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and
employment. For reasonable accommodation, please contact Ouedraogo as early as
possible.
[SOURCE/WRITER: Nancy Ouedraogo,
Specialist, Community and Economic Development, University of
Illinois Extension] |