The Cities and Social Solutions webinar series is co-organized by the City Diplomacy Lab and Columbia Global Centers | Paris.
This webinar is co-sponsored by the Leeds City Council and Global Leeds.
Inequities of all kinds often find their most pronounced and visible expression in cities. In response to this, a growing number of municipal administrations are combining local participatory action with national and international knowledge exchange, thus becoming laboratories for impactful and sustainable social solutions.
This webinar brings together representatives from Leeds, Durban, and New Orleans to discuss the topics of inclusive growth, housing, employment, education, access to amenities, and support for families and young people. The discussion is moderated by City Diplomacy Lab Director Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi.
Speakers
Durban
Roshini Bob holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa where the focus of her research was Women in Management. She is the Project Executive for the Community and Emergency Services Cluster within EThekwini Municipality and deals with matters relating to Health, Safety, Security and Social Cohesion. To this end she provides planning, policy, strategy, information and research, direction and advise, to 9 (nine) units of which many are service delivery units within the Municipality. Her skills obtained previously as a Corporate Relationship Business Banker within the private sector contributes to the efficient and effective management of the Cluster Budget planning, implementation and monitoring processes. Currently, she also performs a role as the City Coordinator for the National Integrated Safer Cities Programme.
Leeds
Liz Jarmin joined Leeds City Council in 1999 as part of the city’s 1st Community Involvement Team (CIT). She soon progressed to manage the team that led on the development and delivery of the city’s large scale social regeneration programmes, managing a budget of over £40m per annum. In 2007, Liz was appointed as Neighbourhoods Services Manager and whilst in this role, she led on the development of the city's Prevent programme, which continues to support the city and its residents to be less vulnerable to radicalisation. Liz also studied for an MA in Urban Regeneration during this time.In 2010 Liz led the city's Community Safety Partnership, here she was responsible for the city’s CCTV and security network, Prevent, locality working and the service’s commissioning programme.In 2021 Liz took on her current role as Head of Locality Partnerships. She currently manages a portfolio of services including work to address poverty and inequality in the city's most deprived neighbourhoods, Community Centres, locality-based Youth Services and providing support to the city's 99 Elected Councillors as part of the Councils commitment to democratic renewal and community engagement.
New Orleans
Kahlida Nicole Lloyd is an attorney, community organizer, racial equity consultant and speaker but most importantly a reconciler. Kahlida currently serves as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Human Rights & Equity for the city of New Orleans in the Cantrell Administration. In this role, she has the opportunity to work with city departments to bake equity in city programs, services and funding and promote human rights. Kahlida brings to this role her experience as a Community Organizer where she worked with community leaders and identified local winnable issues to fight for ... and win. Kahlida believes that equity and human rights is in everyone’s lane.
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