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Description
The Arlington Engagement Brigade is a cohort of community volunteers who help support County engagement initiatives. The Brigade members help expand engagement efforts by supporting the design, implementation, and facilitation of community feedback opportunities across a range of different topics. This info session will provided general information about the Brigade, how to apply and a question and answer portion with previous members of the Brigade.
A
B
C
D
Right:
hey
how
we
doing
tonight,
we're
gonna
go
ahead
and
get
started
I'm
as
more
people
come
in
we'll
admit
them
as
we
go
along
I'll,
be
adding
them
to
the
to
the
information
session
session.
Tonight
we
are
recording
it
tonight
so
that
we
can
share
out
after
we're
over,
so
that
other
people
can
go
back
and
watch
the
video
and
learn
more
about
the
Arlington
engagement
Brigade.
E
Thanks
Justin,
hey,
you
know,
I
thought
we
could
do
introductions,
I,
know
and
I
think
we're
still
waiting
for
a
few
people
right,
because
there's
there's
more
people
that
signed
up.
So
maybe
we
just
do
a
round
of
introductions
here
and
before
we
get
into
anything
official
here,
but
I'm,
Brian
and
I
work
in
the
county,
manager's
office
and
I
get
to
do
awesome
work
with
a
bunch
of
people
here
and
hopefully
maybe
with
you
guys
so
Jerry.
A
D
F
E
I
B
E
A
E
J
E
A
E
Oh
very
cool,
nice,
okay
and
Edgar.
Are
you
oh
I
think
we
lost
Edgar,
okay,
maybe
he'll
dial
back
in
because
he
he
might
have
just
not
had
a
good
connection.
So
we're
gonna
get
started
and
you
know
I
I'm,
I'm,
very
excited.
We
actually
have
had
a
lot
of
interest
and
more
people
had
signed
up
for
tonight.
E
E
K
E
E
But
I'll
just
give
you
some
examples
of
where
we
have
maximized
and
benefited
from
past
engagement
grades,
and
then
some
of
our
Alum
here
are
gonna
share
more
in
depth.
But
we
have
worked
very
closely
with
Brigade
members
to
you
know,
facilitate
Roundtable
discussions
with
our
lowest
income
residents.
We
have
used
Brigade
members
to
be
out
in
the
community
Gathering
feedback
on
specific
types
of
projects
that
are
developing
throughout
our
neighborhoods.
We
have
worked
closely
with
Brigade
members
to
chair
important
initiatives
of
the
County
Manager,
including
our
new
logo
committee.
E
When
we
did
our
logo,
you
know
we
had
a
brigade
member
shared
and
facilitated
that
entire
process.
We
worked
with
Brigade
members
who
are
very
closely
during
census
and
and
the
vaccination
work
to
make
sure
that
we
were
connecting
with
the
hardest
segments
of
our
community,
because
you
know
government,
you
know
they
didn't
really
want
to
hear
from
you
know.
Government
officials,
assistant,
County
manager,
who
cares
but
hearing
from
Neighbors
and
engaging
with
neighbors
and
with
lived
experience,
makes
all
the
difference
in
the
world
and
so
and
there's
more
opportunity.
E
But
those
are
just
some
examples
of
really
co-producing,
with
government
and
neighbors
together
residents
to
bring
about
input
into
government
for
decision
making,
whether
that's
budget,
whether
it's
an
element
of
the
comp
plan,
whether
it
is
about
a
specific
project
or
a
plan
or
a
policy,
that's
coming
before
the
board,
and
so
I'm
just
ecstatic
that
we
have
so
much
interest.
Jerry
and
Justin
will
talk
about
the
process
and
how
we'll
go
about
that
and
I
see
that
we
have
we're
joined
by
two
more
people.
E
J
E
E
C
E
E
D
Bye-Bye
so
Brandon
nailed
it
yeah
I
mean
that's
really
the
heart
of.
What's
going
on
tonight,
we
wanna
let
everybody
know
why
the
Arlington
engagement,
Brigade
is
so
important
and
also
what
benefit
you
can
look
forward
to
as
being
part
of
it.
So,
let's
just
talk
about
what
it
is.
First,
so
Arlington
again
engagement.
Brigade
is
a
cohort
of
individuals
who
have
obviously
graduated
from
neighborhood
College,
which
gives
you
a
certain
skill
set.
D
That's
going
to
make
you
an
outstanding
Community
Advocate,
it's
going
to
make
you
a
person
who
can
connect
with
different
organizations.
It's
gonna
give
you
that
institutional
knowledge
that
you
need
for
policies
and
procedures
within
Arlington
County
and
references,
the
Departments
that
you're
going
to
need
to
know
about
and
how
they
function
across
the
county,
which
would
help
will
help
you
to
be
able
to
you
know,
connect
with
other
community
members,
facilitate
certain
meetings.
Answer
basic
questions,
figure
out
how
to
get
feedback
back
to
the
correct
department.
D
So
this
sort
of
gives
you
that
inside
knowledge
that
we're
really
looking
for
for
a
group
of
individuals
that
will
be
working
within
the
community.
The
other
thing
is
it's:
it's
not
concrete,
but
we
do
hope
that
we
get
a
two-year
commitment
from
people
that
want
to
do
it.
It
is
a
volunteer
position.
So
obviously
we're
not
saying
you
have
to
do
two
years,
but
we
really
want
if
you're
going
to
come
in
and
and
work
for
us,
help
us
and
support
us.
D
If
we,
if
we
had
that
two
years
to
work
together,
we're
going
to
be
able
to
give
you
all
the
training
and
the
one-on-one
first-hand
experience,
that's
going
to
make
you
an
outstanding
engager
and
now
you
know
someone
who's
Adept
in
the
best
practices
for
public
engagement.
So
that's
really
the
key
for
this
program
and
that's
what
you
get
in
exchange
for
it.
So
yeah
two
years
seems
like
you
know,
a
tough
commitment.
D
You
know,
but
honestly,
when
what
you
get
in
exchange
is
invaluable,
so
that's
really
really
cool.
It's
also
gonna
expand
our
engagement
efforts,
because
what
we
hope
we
can
get
out
of
it
out
of
it
as
well.
Well
is
a
new
connections
to
new
organizations.
Community
Advocates,
you
know
Partnerships
that
you
all
have
that
you
can
bring
Under
the
Umbrella
of
our
engagement.
D
So
we
have
those
people
that
you
may
already
know
that
you
know
are
cornerstones
to
of
the
community
and
if
you
can
bring
them
in
or
help
us
make
connections
with
those
people
to
get
the
word
out,
that's
going
to
make
it
even
better
for
us
because
you're,
you
really
are
our
ears
and
eyes
on
the
ground.
You
know
you're
the
you're,
the
individuals
representing
those
communities
that
are
going
to
be
able
to
bring
people
in
and
also
help
get
people
to
participate
that
historically
may
not
have
participated
in
feedback
for
local
government.
D
So
it's
essential.
It's
a
it's
something!
That's
really
going
to
improve
the
overall
quality
of
our
engagement.
But
then
it's
also
going
to
teach
you
all
some
incredible
skills
that
you
can.
You
can
put
down
on
a
resume
and
get
all
sorts
of,
maybe
a
new
career
path
out
of
it,
and
so
we'll
get
more
into
that
as
we
get
down
the
road.
D
But,
but
really
it's
also
going
to
just
help
you
to
learn
more
about
where
you
live,
learn
more
about
Arlington
as
a
whole,
learn
more
about
the
way
that
local
government
functions
in
Arlington,
learn
about
the
best
practices
for
public
engagement
that
we
use
our
sixth
step
guide.
You
know
how
our
facilitator
guide
as
well,
learn
how
to
do
the
different
things
that
we
do
on
a
daily
basis,
all
right.
So
that's
really
the
key
to
what
it
is
all
right.
Jerry.
A
Sure
all
right,
so
you
know
this
is
a
great
opportunity,
but
it's
also
a
great
responsibility
and
it's
when
I
say
opportunity.
It's
an
opportunity
to
engage
the
your
neighbors
and
communities
that
we
serve,
but
also
get
to
know
one
another
and
learn
from
one
another
and
engage
in
some
professional
development
along
the
way.
So
there
are
a
few
ways
in
which
we
want
to
approach,
training
and
onboarding,
because
we
don't
want
to
just
throw
anyone
in
there.
A
There's
a
lot
that
we
have
learned,
so
you
know
we
want
to
take
you
along
on
that
Journey
with
us
there's
so
much
when
it
comes
to
public
engagement.
It's
it's
still
relatively
new.
You
know
we're
still
trying
to
find
what
works
best
and
what
is
best
received
by
the
community
as
well.
So
there's
as
we're
learning
the
skills
and
the
theory
behind
it.
We
hope
to
take
you
along
with
us,
so
we
are
asking
that
we
would
do
six
half
day
training
sessions
each
year.
A
They
would
typically
be
on
a
Saturday
afternoon.
They
would
be
in
person
or
virtual,
so
we'll
kind
of
go
back
and
forth,
and
the
kinds
of
topics
that
we
would
talk
about
are
in
getting
to
know
more
about
the
County's
processes
and
available
tools,
for
example,
or
learning
about
how
to
encourage
more
participation
amongst
different
subsets
of
our
communities,
how
we
build
more
Partnerships,
how
we
diversify
participation
and
make
sure
that
people
find
engagement,
accessible
But.
A
Ultimately,
we
are
always
trying
to
improve
our
processes
in
making
space
for
people
to
be
able
to
share
feedback
and
help
inform
the
decisions
that
we
make
as
a
county.
The
decisions
that
impact
all
of
our
community
members.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
Community
voice
is
an
integral
part
in
those
decisions
that
are
being
made,
and
you
all
are
a
huge
part
of
that,
so
these
trainings
are
meant
to
be
partially.
You
know
us
getting
to
know
each
other,
but
also
building
the
the
skills
in
order
to
make
that
successful.
With
your
help.
A
So,
following
the
training
we
typically,
you
know,
we
have
a
ton
of
stuff
in
the
County's
portfolio.
We
are
constantly
asking
for
feedback
if
you
all
aren't
familiar
with
our
engagement
page,
for
example,
at
any
given
time,
you
can
see
all
the
ways
all
the
projects
that
we're
asking
for
feedback
on,
or
we
have
an
upcoming
community
meeting
for
so
everything
that's
active
in
the
community
and
our
staff
typically
call
on
Brigade
members
to
help
in
many
different
ways
that
we'll
discuss
following
this
slide
so
after
or
during
trainings.
A
You
know
throughout
the
year
we'll
put
a
call
out
to
Brigade
members
and
ask
if
you
all
can
help
represent
the
Brigade
by
serving
on
one
of
their
efforts.
Maybe
it's
helping
staff
a
community
meeting.
Maybe
it's
helping
staff
a
pop-up,
maybe
it's
helping
talk
through
design
or
testing
some
feedback
opportunities.
So
you
know
you
all
are
a
very
important
part
of
that
and
you
know
again
we
don't
want
to
just
Dive
Right
In.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
you
all
feel
supported
along
the
way.
D
That's
an
excellent
point
Jerry
and
that's
something
we
want
to
emphasize
tonight.
This
is
a
process
that
builds
we're,
never
going
to
drop
members
of
the
Arlington
engagement
Brigade
into
a
situation
where
they
haven't
been
properly
trained
and
we're
never
going
to
leave
you
without
the
support
of
staff,
so
feel
reassured
in
that
and
and
I
think.
The
other
thing
that
to
bring
up
is
that
we
work
within
the
county
manager's
office.
D
So
previously
it
was
really
had
a
cphd
focus
now,
as
a
member
of
the
Brigade
you'd,
be
looking
at
working
with
staff
and
liaison
across
all
the
Departments
of
Arlington
County
government.
So
if
you
have
an
interest
in
sustainability
or
Parks
and
Rec,
or
you
know,
health
and
DHS,
like
Department
of
Health
and
service
Health
Services,
like
though
you're
going
to
meet
staff
and
liaison
from
those
different
departments
through
the
engagement
process.
So
it's
it's
a
good
way
to
make
those
connections.
D
D
So
we're
looking
at
individuals
that'll
be
able
to
support
the
facilitation
of
events,
so
we
have
tons
of
different
events
that
take
place
throughout
the
county.
You
know
the
county
fair
goes
on
every
year,
but
we
have
all
sorts
of
things
like
Tanya
had
a
block
party
that
you
put
together
for
Public
Safety.
So
there's
all
these
really
neat
pop-up
events
and
events
that
happen
all
across
Arlington
and
we
just
be
looking
at
building
capacity
for
people.
D
That'll
help
us
to
support
those
events,
help
with
Outreach
whether
that
means
going
and
doing
flyering
in
a
certain
neighborhood
or
meeting
individuals
at
a
high
traffic
area
and
setting
up
a
table
and
sharing
information.
Again.
You'd
have
support
there,
but
you'd
be
out
in
the
community,
interacting
with
people
looking
for
an
opportunity
to
get
feedback
or
share
information
with
the
public.
D
That's
also
something
that
we'll
be
doing
down
the
road
where,
if
you've
gotten
a
significant
amount
of
training,
we'd
be
looking
at
you
leading
a
group
of
volunteers,
so
you'd
still
have
staff
support,
but
it
might
get
to
the
point
that
you'll
be
sort
of
the
head
volunteer
for
a
group
of
volunteers
doing
a
certain
task.
So
it
would
give
you
the
leadership
experience
that
you
could
put
on
your
resume,
saying
that
you
oversaw
you
know
10
or
15
volunteers
for
this
Initiative
for
the
county
of
Arlington.
D
D
Just
earlier
today,
I
was
at
two
different
mosques
meeting
the
Imam
who
runs
the
mosque
in
Arlington
County
and
having
conversations
with
them
about
what's
going
on
in
the
community.
Where
do
they
need
additional
support?
What's
some
feedback
that
we
could
bring
here,
you
know
to
be
able
to
get
some
feedback
from
the
members
of
your
congregation,
and
so
you
know
that
kind
of
stuff
is
going
to
connect
you
to
groups
within
the
population
that
maybe
on
a
regular
basis.
You
wouldn't
have
interacted
with.
D
You
know
we
have
these
in
place
for
a
reason
to
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
the
best
that
we
can
to
support
the
people
of
Arlington.
You
know
and
provide
the
services
necessary
so
you're
going
to
learn
about
the
different
policies
and
procedures
that
we
have
in
place
to
support
the
people
of
Arlington,
so
that'll
be
very
interesting
as
well,
so
we're
gonna.
D
We
have
this
really
cool
graphic
here,
just
kind
of
showing
again
different
examples
of
what
the
Arlington
engagement
Brigade
might
look
like
and
then
on
this
slide
we're
going
to
kind
of
open
it
up
to
the
members.
The
former
members
of
the
Arlington
engagement
Brigade
to
again
sort
of
just
quickly
introduce
themselves
and
answer
the
question.
D
H
So,
thank
you
Justin
and
yeah
thanks
everybody
for
joining.
If
you
hopped
on
a
little
bit
late,
my
name
is
Allison
Jordan
tamushevsky
I
was
in
the
2018
class
for
Arlington
neighborhood,
College
and
I.
Currently,
work
for
Arlington,
County
I
just
started
a
couple
months
ago,
so
it's
kind
of
a
long
road
to
getting
here
but
but
happy
to
join
the
team
and
and
work
on
public
engagement
in
my
day-to-day.
H
I
knew
I
wanted
to
get
more
involved
with
Arlington,
but,
unlike
a
lot
of
my
peers
in
neighborhood,
College
I
wasn't
quite
sure
what
I
wanted
to
do,
because
I
had
many
different
interests
and
issues
that
I
cared
about,
whereas
many
of
my
peers
like
knew
exactly
what
they
wanted
to
get
into
and
we're
ready
to
get
involved.
So
when
I
heard
about
the
engagement,
Brigade
I
knew
it
was
like
a
fantastic
opportunity,
because
I've
always
been
passionate
about
Community
engagement
and
I
also
have
a
background
in
communication.
H
So
I
saw
this
as
a
great
professional
opportunity
as
well
to
continue
growing
that
then
skill
side
in
a
brand
new
area
and
for
me
I,
ended
up
applying,
because
what
appealed
to
me
was
just
seeing.
This
is
a
great
way
to
serve
the
entire
community
in
multiple
issue
areas
not
being
able
to
pick
just
one
to
get
into
and
really
having
that
opportunity
to
bring
more
of
my
neighbors
voices
into
the
discussion,
including
people
who
are
not
often
heard
from
so
very
happy
I.
H
G
I'm
Tantra
Turner
I,
if
I
remember
correctly,
I
graduated
from
neighborhood
College
in
2013.
and
part
of
the
the
first
class
of
the
Arlington
Brigade
program,
and
so
what
attracted
me
to
the
program?
A
lot
of
my
experiences
reflected
in
what
has
already
been
said.
So,
hopefully
it's
not
kind
of
this
ongoing,
broken
record.
You
hearing,
but
looking
to
get
involved
in
Arlington
County,
wasn't
sure
in
what
way.
G
As
Allison
mentioned,
there
are
many
ways
you
can
get
involved
in
Arlington,
so
you
know
whether
that's
after
school,
whether
that's
working
with
the
county
on
a
committee,
whether
that's
through
your
own
neighborhood
association,
a
lot
of
ways
to
get
involved,
but
I
couldn't
really
find
my
Niche.
So
when
this
opportunity
came
up,
it
sounded
like
a
great
opportunity
one
because,
as
mentioned
before,
it
gives
you
insight
into
the
county
the
professional
development
opportunity
of
it
sound,
really
great.
G
It
also
aligned
with
some
of
the
work
that
I
was
doing
professionally,
but
it
allowed
me
to
contribute
to
my
local
community
so
contribute
those
skill
sets
of
interviewing
well,
not
interviewing,
but
talking
with
people
engaging
people
getting
information,
Outreach
communication.
So
taking
those
skill
sets
that
I
was
using
professionally
and
using
it
for
the
benefit
of
my
community,
but
once
I
got
into
the
program,
I
will
say
that
I
deeply
enjoyed
it
because,
as
Jerry
mentioned
and
as
Justin
mentioned,
the
ongoing
support
so
the
training
that
was
provided
the
network
Allison
Tanya.
G
D
F
F
This
is
really
exciting,
because
I'm
not
only
learning
these
different
skills,
these
facilitation
skills
and
Etc,
but
then
I'm
actually
being
able
to
put
them
to
use
while
still
learning
about
different
elements
within
the
community
and
within
the
county.
So
when
Brigade
opened,
I
was
a
member
of
the
initial
class
along
with
Hannah,
drawn
Allison,
and
one
of
the
things
I
loved
is
that
you
take
the
theory
and
the
practice,
and
you
put
it
to
use
and
you're
able
to
do
it
in
a
very
tangible
way
to
support
your
community.
F
Do
was
one
of
the
round
tables
that
we
did
and
it
was
part
of
the
partnership
with
Community
progress,
Network
and
it
had
over
150
I,
think
residents
attend
and
every
table
was
broken
down
into
languages.
So
I'm,
a
native
Arabic
speaker,
so
I
got
to
be
part
of
the
arabic
speaking
table.
I
will
be
honest.
F
So
not
only
did
it,
you
know
bring
everyone
to
the
table,
but
it
did
so
in
a
way
where
you
can
actually
see
the
impact
that
it
has
on
the
community.
So
I
could
not
speak
highly
enough
of
this
program
and
damn
really
thank
you
guys
for
inviting
us
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
it.
I
currently
work
for
the
county
as
well.
F
I
work
in
the
Department
of
Public,
Safety,
Communications
and
Emergency
Management,
so
I
I
literally
took
my
zest
for
outreach
and
engagement
and
turned
it
into
a
career,
I'm,
very
passionate
about
so
but
I
I
think
it'd
be
great
to
to
hear
from
you
guys,
actually,
if
you're,
okay
with
that.
So
if
any
of
you
are
willing
to
to
share
your
interests
and
why
you're
here
and
what
you
love
the
most
about
engagement,
we'd
love
to
hear
from
from
you.
D
I
D
Thank
you
so
much
Stephanie,
that's
awesome
and
you
you
touched
on
a
key
point.
You
know.
Good
public
engagement
starts,
as
empathy
starts,
with
the
ability
to
connect
with
other
people
that
may
have
not
lived
the
same
experience
that
you
have,
but
you
can
find
a
way
to
find
the
common
Humanity
between
the
two
of
you
and
find
those
connections
that
make
everybody
better
so
yeah.
That's
amazing.
J
Hey
I'll
go,
this
is
tramik.
Can
you
guys
hear
me?
Okay,
good,
good,
okay,
so
I
I'm
actually
new
to
the
area
too.
So
that's
why
I
just
kind
of
jumped
in
as
well
my
husband
and
I
moved
here
in
February
and
we
absolutely
love
it
here
and
I
got
involved
with
neighborhood
College,
because
I
love
being
a
part
of
the
community
that
I
live
in
I
love,
giving
back
to
the
community
that
I
live
in.
J
We
came
up
from
Georgia
where
I
ran
a
non-profit
for
socioeconomically
disadvantaged
youth.
Our
organization
in
five
years
helped
a
hundred
plus
disadvantaged
students
going
to
higher
education,
with
mentoring
programs
and
with
enrichment
programs
and
things
of
that
nature,
and
so
I
love,
giving
back
supporting
helping
getting
involved,
making
a
difference,
and
so,
as
I
was
kind
of
going
through
the
website
for
the
county.
Looking
for
some
other
information,
I
came
across
the
neighborhood,
College
information
and
so
I
thought
that
might
be
nice.
I.
J
Don't
know
that
much
about
the
area,
that's
a
cool
way
for
me
to
kind
of
be
nosy
and
learn,
but
at
the
same
time
you
know
figure
out
how
can
I
give
back
to
the
community
that
I
live
in
I.
Think
that's
the
piece
that
kind
of
resonates
the
most
with
me
is
serving.
Is
you
know,
I
want
to
live
in
a
community
that
I
feel
like
I
can
put
something
back
into,
and
so
I
just
love
to
do
that
wherever
I
go?
J
It's
just
a
giving
back
piece
for
me,
so
I'm,
hoping
that
possibly
by
coming
on
and
learning
about
the
Brigade
is
another
way
for
me
to
elevate
my
level
of
giving
back,
because
the
neighborhood
College
was
amazing.
We
got
to
learn
so
many
things.
I
mean
it
was.
It
was
wonderful,
but
I
think
this
would
be
another
level
of
learning
how
to
get
engaged.
How
to
get
connected.
I
listened
to
what
you
said,
I
think
your
name
is
Tandra.
J
Unfortunately,
I
didn't
get
I
didn't
get
the
same,
plug
with
my
class
I'm,
very
new
that
my
class
was
this
year.
People
were
great,
but
I
didn't
get
the
same
kind
of
connection,
so
I
would
love
to
have
that
ongoing
connection
with
members
of
my
community,
so
yeah
and
I
can
talk
so
I'm
gonna.
Just
stop
myself
like.
D
L
Yeah
hi
there,
my
apologies
because
I
really
wanted
to
do
this
and
I
recognized
Stephanie
from
we
just
recently
graduated
yeah,
our
hearts
from
the
neighborhood
community
college,
so
yeah
I
want
to
get
involved
and
my
God
I
want
to
get
involved
with
the
public
schools.
I
wanna
I
wanna
help
the
young
people
who
are
in
12th
grade,
and
they
don't
know
what
life
is
gonna,
be
many
of
them
and
I
go
to
college
because
of
I.
Don't
know
the
society
just
change.
L
A
few
days
ago,
open
AI
launched
the
chatbot
I,
don't
know
if
you
know
about
it,
so
you
can
ask
any
question
and
it's
so
accurate.
It's
so
good.
Like
we're
gonna
interview
next
week
on
Monday
for
a
DBA
position
and
my
boss
said:
hey
Manuela,
you
can
ask
open,
Ai
and
I
did,
and
the
questions
were
amazing
and
then
I
asked
each
question
to
get
the
answers.
It's
just
never
happened
before
this
is
gonna
change
the
society
so
much,
and
especially
in
I.T.
L
That's
so
much
so
the
demand
is
so
high.
That
is
not
a
requirement
anymore
to
have
a
college
degree.
So
if
you
have
your
high
school
diploma
and
then
you
take
some
classes,
you
do
some
certifications.
You
prove
you
know
what
you're
doing
you
can
get
in
so
yeah
I
have
I
want
to
help.
You
know
with
education
and
I
definitely
want
to
help
with
anxiety
depression.
L
L
You
know
educated
people
and
he
was
actually
born
in
Foster
City
right
in
Washington
DC
area
very
open,
mind
area
where
we
have
lots
of
immigrants
I'm
an
immigrant
too,
but
you
know
in
theory,
we
talk
about
something
but
in
reality
so
different
and
in
the
workspace
we
have
legislation
right.
So
if
a
person
identifies
as
she
or
he
and
another
employee
is
not
respecting,
May
face
being
fired.
But
what
do
you
do
inside
the
family
and
from
the
family?
Every
everything
starts
so
education.
You
know
we
don't
want
to.
L
D
The
good
news
is
that
we
recorded
it,
so
you
can
go
back
and
watch
it
again
because
it's
being
recorded,
so
you
can
go
back
and
check
it
out,
but
you
have
such
great
experience
to
be
able
to
connect
with
other
people
in
the
population.
You
know
that
may
be
reluctant
to
engage,
so
that's
an
incredible
advantage
that
you
would
have
as
well
and
then
I.
Think
too
you
hit
on
something
with
younger
people.
D
We
I
think
we
struggle
at
Arlington
making
that
connection
with
Millennials
and
the
younger
generation
and
getting
them
to
engage
in
the
process
because
I
think
a
lot
of
times.
You
know
they
they
maybe
don't
see
Arlington
as
a
permanent
place
for
them.
So
they
don't
see
the
value
in
engaging
in
local
government,
but
I
think
we,
you
know
we
have
the
power
to
change
that
so
great
stuff.
Any
other
questions
that
anyone
else
might
have.
You
know
we
will
again
like
I
mentioned.
D
We
are
recording
this
so
we'll
get
a
copy
of
this
out.
I'll
update
the
website
so
instead
of
a
link
to
joining
this
info
session,
it'll
be
a
link
to
the
recorded
video
and
we're
also
I
reached
out
to
cphd
to
see
if
they
would
send
the
link
to
the
video
out
to
their
neighborhood
College
alumni
so
hopefully
we'll
get
that
sent
out
that
way
as
well,
so
but
yeah
really.
D
This
is
your
opportunity
to
ask
those
Brigade
members,
those
pressing
questions
that
in
your
head,
like
what
is
this
going
to
be
like
what
you
know,
what
what
am
I
going
to
learn
about?
What
are
the?
What
are
some
of
the
experiences
that
you
all
have
had
that
were
just
amazing.
You
know
tell
us
a
little
bit
more
about
that
I
guess
so,
let's
roll
around
to
each
one,
maybe
just
think
of
one
great
experience
that
you
had
with
the
Arlington
engagement
Brigade
that
you'd
love
to
share.
D
H
H
H
So
I
will
say
that
what
what
really
was
great
was
kind
of
how
the
Brigade
morphed
with
the
pandemic
I,
did
kind
of
turn
into
an
opportunity
to
support
the
complete
vaccination
committee,
which
helped
get
the
word
out
about
getting
the
coven
vaccine
in
Arlington
and
really
making
communities
that
maybe
had
some
more
mistrust
about
the
vaccine
or
just
didn't,
have
the
same
like
level
of
access
to
information
and
getting
to
a
clinic
to
get
the
vaccine.
Making
that
more
available.
H
So
I
was
able
to
to
use
a
lot
of
what
I
learned
through
the
huddles
in
the
engagement,
Brigade
and
kind
of
build
on
those
really
great
relationships
with
folks
in
in
Arlington
County
to
to
help
bring
more
people
into
into
the
clinics.
Get
the
vaccine
and
really
get
our
vaccination
rate
up
to
something
that
was
was
really
promising
and
great
for
the
community.
G
G
So
those
those
were
memorable
moments,
but
then
the
one
that
Allison
mentioned
in
terms
of
the
Outreach
and
the
flyer
it
was
I,
think
I
think
it
was
very
last
minute
prompt
two.
As
mentioned,
that
was
good
just
because
it's
just
one
of
those.
This
means
not
that
anything
else
doesn't
mean
something,
but
it's
just
one
of
those
kind
of
like
squishy,
Philly,
feel-good
type
of
moments
when
you're
doing
Outreach
to
let
people
know
about
something
so
and
is
it
Tamika
I'm
also
from
Georgia,
by
the
way.
A
G
D
F
In
terms
of
a
favorite,
well,
that's
that's
tough
I
mentioned
the
one
that
I
really
resonated
with
me,
which
was
the
the
round
table
and
getting
to
be
part
of
that,
and
seeing
so
many
folks
there
that
usually
have
barriers
to
participation
and
having
those
barriers
removed.
I
think
was
really
really
exciting
right
and
it,
and
it
goes,
it
speaks
to
what
you
guys
were
talking
about
earlier
in
the
session
about
values.
F
I
think
Brianna,
maybe
kicked
it
off
with
like
engagement,
starts
with
values,
and
if
one
of
our
values
is
to
have
everyone's
voice
heard
in
our
community,
how
do
we
meet
them
where
they
are
so
and
that
one
resonates
with
me?
I
was
also
at
the
housing
one
as
well.
I
will
say:
one
of
the
things
that
I
felt
I
was
nervous.
I
will
be
very
honest.
I
was
nervous
because
I
think
that
was
the
first
engagement
event
where
I
got
pulled
in
and
I
was
you
know
just
just
a
little.
F
F
Poorly
Etc
and
I
will
say:
I
felt
very
supported
by
the
team
by
Jerry
by
then
someone
named
Roger,
who
was
involved
Brina
because
they
gave
me
all
the
tools
I
needed
to
feel
that
I
could
succeed
down
to
a
facilitator
guide
of
what
to
expect
some
tips
and
tricks
and
funny
enough
I
mean
now
that
obviously
I
know
I
could
speak
for
I.
Think
myself
and
Allison
in
this,
that
we
both
work
in
engagement
professionally
now,
but
you
and
we
end
up
creating
those
ourselves.
F
So
it's
it's
funny
and
it
kind
of
comes
full
circle
right
of
being
really
nervous
and
anxious
the
first
time
and
and
having
that
tool
to
really
help
me
and
having
the
support
of
the
staff
and
now
being
on
the
other
side
of
the
coin
and
doing
that
for
volunteers
when
they
get
involved.
So
I
could
speak
for
hours,
but
I
I
don't
want
to
take
up
everyone
else's
time.
So
I'll
just
leave
it
at
that.
D
I
think
what
I
love
about
this
program
I
had
a
history
of
working
in
education,
so
I
had
been
a
teacher
for
years
and
years
and
years,
and
the
2020
census
gave
me
the
opportunity
to
dip
my
toe
in
the
public
engagement
realm
and
see
what
it
was
like.
This
is
the
equivalent
thing
that
exists
here
in
Arlington
County,
for
residents
of
Arlington
to
sort
of
dip
their
toe
in
and
say,
wait
a
minute.
This
is
what
I
should
be
doing.
D
This
is
what
I
love,
and
so
that's
a
really
really
unique
opportunity
and
I
and
and
I
hope
that
people
in
Arlington
appreciate
that
and
I
hope
that
you
all
having
learned
about
this
tonight,
go
out
in
the
community
and
say
hey.
This
is
an
amazing
thing
you
should
be.
You
should
look
into
this
because
you
know
really
I.
Think
more
people,
if
they
knew
this
existed,
would
be
very
excited
about
beingcoming
part
of
it
so
yeah,
that's
the
last
thing
I
have
to
say:
go
for
it.
Jerry
I'll.
A
So
our
goal
is
to
let
people
know
that
we're
here
to
listen,
and
that
shows
up
in
so
many
different
forms
that
have
been
described
today,
some
more
robust
than
others,
but
all
of
it
counts,
and
we
all
have
such
different
capacities
and
such
different
networks
that
one
of
the
beautiful
things
about
the
Brigade.
It
really
is
the
connection
that
we
have
with
our
own
neighbors.
You
know
how
do
we
leverage
the
capacity
of
the
people
who
live
in
my
apartment?
A
Building,
for
example,
I
know
where
the
community
board
is
I,
know
the
pro
the
property
manager
who
may
be
able
to
share
the
opportunity
through
our
Weekly
Newsletter.
You
know,
or
you
know,
I'm
I
might
have
time
on
a
random
Thursday
night
to
be
able
to
staff
a
meeting.
I
think
we,
we
are
very
amenable
to
the
fact
that
this
is
a
volunteer
position.
We
know
that
people
have
very
hectic
schedules.
We
want
to
see
where
this
could
fit
into
your
schedule,
so
trying
not
to
make
it
hard.
A
We
typically
would
you
know
know
that
an
event
is
coming
out
up,
put
out
a
call
to
our
Brigade
superheroes.
We
put
up
the
Brigade
bats
and
symbols
and
and
see
who's
available
to
help
at
any
level,
and
we
might
share
that.
You
know.
If
you
can't
come
to
the
community
meeting.
We
have
these
flyers.
Would
you
be
able
to
share
those
you
know
and
we're
still
trying
to
develop
the
resources
that
help
Reach
people
in
different
ways?
D
Fantastic
and
Just
One
Last
Time.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
being
here.
Take
I
know
we
all
have
busy
schedules
and
so
taking
the
time
on
an
evening
from
6
30
to
7
20,
hopefully
we'll
be
done
here
in
a
minute.
It's
just
amazing
and
we're
so
glad
that
you're
here
and
like
I
said
before.
If
you
know
anyone
who
might
be
interested,
you
know
don't
hold
back,
let
them
know
about
it.
They
can
always
just
search
on
the
website
on
our
County
website.
D
Arlington
engagement,
Brigade
and
it'll
come
up.
I've
shared
the
link
in
the
chat
and
also
the
link
to
the
application,
so
feel
free
to
share
that
with
anybody
that
might
be
interested
because
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
in
neighborhood
College
grads.
That
probably
you
know,
maybe
deleted
the
email
or
it
went
to
junk
and
they
didn't
they
weren't
aware,
but
you
know,
spread
the
news
and
also
you
know
one
last
opportunity
to
ask
any
questions
you
have
before
we
head
out
for
the
evening.
D
Do
there
we
go
no
problem
and
that's
the
website.
So
if
you
go
directly
to
that
website,
it
has
all
the
information
about
the
Arlington
engagement,
Brigade
and
also
the
link
to
apply
so
if
you're
sharing
it
out
with
other
people
that
our
neighborhood
College
Alum
that
might
be
interested
in
it,
you
I
recommend
sending
them
the
link
on
the
you
know
the
link
to
the
site,
yep
all
right.