Griff Wigley

Video on civic leadership blogging premiers in the UK

The city of Northfield’s civic blogosphere got a boost in the summer of 2004 when a group of government leaders from the U.K. visited Northfield.  It encouraged more local citizens and leaders to try blogging, and it helped me get the first of several contracts to work with local councilors in the UK to learn [...]

Native American Minnesota: A journey of learning and understanding

I’m working on a project for the MN Sesquicentennial Commission related to its efforts to “… bear witness to the tragic side of Minnesota Statehood in 1858 and acknowledge the pain, loss and suffering of the Native American culture in Minnesota.”

Project activities are guided by the Sesquicentennial Advisory Committee for Native American Partnering (SACNAP) and [...]