King County Offering Virtual GIS for ESJ Training

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05-28-2020 05:39 AM
MargotBordne
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Registration is now open for a new session of the King County GIS workshop Introduction to GIS for Equity & Social Justice, on Wednesday, June 17, from 8:00am-12:30pm (Pacific Time) 11:00am-3:30pm (Eastern Time)

This class will be presented live, via Zoom (credentials to be emailed to registered attendees in advance). Register today: GIS for Equity and Social Justice - June 17, 2020 Tickets, Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite 

Overview
"This workshop will serve as an introduction to recent trends and practices related to using GIS for equity and social justice (ESJ). We will explore critical race theory (CRT) and trends in critical race spatial analysis. We will review recent literature and academic programs around the topic of GIS for ESJ. Most importantly we will outline best practices for GIS professionals in doing GIS for ESJ work. This includes creating a data/mapping/application support framework both for their own work and to support the work of non-GIS professionals.

This session of the workshop also includes new material being developed for a new GIS for Equity and Social Justice Best Practices document being developed for the Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge."

Please reach out to Gregory Babinski‌ with any questions.

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Margot Bordne is an Account Manager on Esri's Global Business Development team. Margot supports organizations across industries who leverage GIS to improve their operations and decision making capabilities, with a focus on the use of GIS for advancing equity and social justice. Margot also founded and leads Esri's Women's Enablement & Career Advancement Network (WeCan) and is currently working toward a Master's Degree in Diversity & Inclusion Leadership at Tufts University.