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Cary’s Human Relations, Inclusion, and Diversity task force just became a permanent board in the town.

For over two decades, Abia Akram has been a leading and vocal advocate for the rights of women with disabilities, in more than 30 countries, especially in the context of gender justice, financing for development, and inclusive DRR.

HOLLAND — Ottawa County Democrats held a special meeting of their elected County Committee on Nov. 10, where Larry Jackson was elected the committee’s chairperson following resignation of Tim Smith.

In order to develop a more equitable future, practitioners must plan for it now. Urban planning has historically been an exclusive space — leaving out the voices of residents of color and poor people. With new leadership in many of the field-defining associations, leaders of color are supporting a diversity of talent and changing the ways that city landscapes — and the residents who reside in them — are being planned for.  They’re bringing intention and an eye toward equity to their work — whether that looks like urging the current decision makers to apply th...