My name is Elizabeth Glidden and I would like to introduce myself as a candidate for the 8th Ward City Council. I am seeking and will honor the DFL endorsement. I am an 11-year resident of Kingfield neighborhood, where I live with my husband, Eric.
For the past ten years, I have been an advocate for social and economic justice. I am an employment and civil rights attorney with the firm Hedin Goldberg & Glidden, P.A. My public service work on behalf of immigrants, working people, and victims of discrimination includes working with many non-profit, community, and professional organizations such as the Somalian Women�s Association, the Interfaith Center for Worker Justice (a program of the Religion and Labor Network), Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, the National Employment Lawyer�s Association (Minnesota Chapter and national), and others. A City Council member must have the skills to provide good service to constituents - listening to and working with individuals and community groups - as well as to set policy, improve governance practices, and prepare the City for the future. As someone who has worked with community groups and has worked on shaping policy, I have the ability and experience to do both. Key issues that I am eager to work on include transportation, affordable housing, economic development, and crime and public safety. I look forward to contributing more as issue discussions develop - time constrains the length of my post right now. Elizabeth Glidden Candidate for 8th Ward City Council REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
