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Public Service for Everyone – What Happens When All Are Welcome

Public Service for Everyone: What happens When all are Welcome WEBINAR

Description:

Creating a welcoming and respectful environment for all members of the community and municipal staff is essential to effective public service. Public Service for Everyone: What Happens When All Are Welcome explores how embracing varied perspectives, promoting fairness, and fostering a sense of connection can strengthen trust, improve relationships, and lead to more responsive and inclusive local governance.

This training from the League equips local officials with foundational tools to recognize and meet the unique needs of their communities. Participants will reflect on their own experiences and apply insights from the course modules to support policies and practices that ensure equitable access, representation, and opportunity for everyone—both within the organization and across the community.

The course is taught by Abe Amoros, Executive Director for Operations at The League. He completed the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion certificate program at Cornell University and has a passion for sharing and supporting DEIB principles.

Key Topics:

• Overview of the evolution of inclusion
• Race Relations
• Microaggressions
• Implicit and Unconscious Biases
• Importance of Allies 

Who should attend: All municipal elected and appointed officials and staff

At the end of the webinar, you can expect to be able to:

• Recognize the value of varied perspectives in shaping inclusive public services and community engagement. 
• Identify barriers to fairness and access within municipal systems and explore strategies to address them. 
• Apply principles of respect, empathy, and cultural awareness to strengthen relationships with staff and constituents. 
• Reflect on personal and professional experiences to better understand how individual actions impact community trust and inclusion. 
• Develop practical approaches to policy-making that promote equal opportunity and representation for all community members. 
• Foster a sense of connection and shared purpose within municipal teams and across diverse populations.

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