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SUMMARY:Where Do We Go From Here: From Civil Rights to Economic Rights
DESCRIPTION:A robust and historical grounding for inclusive economic rights that connects labor\, community\, and economic and racial justice movements and points us toward a progressive economic agenda in the present. \nRegister HERE \nFeaturing:\nHonorable Nina Turner\nDemos President\,Taifa Smith Butler\nAFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer\, Fred Redmond\nThe Roosevelt Institute President & CEO\, Elizabeth Wilkins\nInstitute Founding Director\, Prof. Darrick Hamilton\nand moderated by\nRockefeller Brothers Fund Democratic Practice Director\, Keesha Gaskins-Nathan
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/from-civil-rights-to-economic-rights/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 66 West 12th Street\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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SUMMARY:Public Banking: Financial Infrastructure for Guaranteed Income and a Just Economy
DESCRIPTION:  \nGuaranteed income—regular\, unconditional cash payments designed to reduce economic insecurity—has emerged as one of the most promising pathways to abolish poverty in the United States. But as communities across the country pilot these programs\, a major challenge remains: our current financial systems often fail the very people guaranteed income is meant to support. \nEnter public banking—a growing movement to create government-owned financial institutions that are explicitly built to serve the public good. With the right guiding mandates and structures\, public banks have the potential not only to solve the logistical hurdles of distributing guaranteed income at scale\, but to power a more just\, resilient\, and inclusive economy. At a time when the federal government is slashing funding for local action on climate and infrastructure\, public banks offer an opportunity to reclaim public power to shape our economic future. \nJoin us for a virtual roundtable to explore the possibilities that lie at the intersection of the guaranteed income and public banking movements. We’ll share new research from the Institute’s Policies for Action Guaranteed Income Research Hub\, hear from leading scholars and advocates\, and begin imagining how to create the financial infrastructure to support dignity\, equity\, and collective well-being. \nFeaturing: \n\nRepresentative Rashida Tlaib\, U.S. Representative\, 12th Congressional District of Michigan\nTerri Friedline\, Professor of Social Work\, University of Michigan\nDarrick Hamilton\, University Professor and Founding Director\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\, The New School\nAmy Castro\, Co-Founder and Faculty Director\, Center for Guaranteed Income Research\, and Associate Professor\, University of Pennsylvania\nTrinity Tran\, Executive Director and Co-Founder\, California Public Banking Alliance\nGraham Steele\, Academic Fellow\, Rock Center for Corporate Governance\, Stanford Law School/Stanford Graduate School of Business\, and Fellow\, Financial Regulation\, Roosevelt Institute\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/public-banking-financial-infrastructure-for-guaranteed-income-and-a-just-economy/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Panel,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Equity and Racial Inclusion in NYC’s Budget
DESCRIPTION:In November 2022\, voters overwhelmingly passed three ballot measures to establish a lasting equity infrastructure\, requiring New York City to eliminate structural racism. A key part of that work is ensuring that the City’s budgeting process and investment strategy align with these goals. \nJoin the Institute and the NYC Commission on Racial Equity for a conversation on racial inclusion and equity in the proposed NYC fiscal year 2026 budget. \nSpeakers: \n\nLinda Tigani\, Chair and Executive Director\, NYC Commission on Racial Equity (Moderator)\nRick McGahey\, Senior Fellow\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy (Special Presenter)\nZara Nasir\, Executive Director\, The People’s Plan NYC\nHadia Ali\, Youth Organizer\, YA-YA Network\nBarika Williams\, Executive Director\, Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD)\nDarrick Hamilton\, Founding Director\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by our partners: Council Member Dr. Nantasha Williams\, Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice\, the Center for Community Uplift at Brookings\, and the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. \nRegister Now\n\nPresented by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy at the Milano Schools of Public Engagement\, and The NYC Commission on Racial Equity. \n\n 
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/equity-and-racial-inclusion-in-nycs-budget/
LOCATION:Wollman Hall\, 65 West 11th Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Panel
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SUMMARY:2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: The Imperative of a Strong Labor Movement
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us at The New School’s Auditorium on Tuesday\, May 6 for the closing lecture of our 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series. \nThis public panel discussion will feature a conversation on the critical role of the labor movement in rebalancing power and achieving economic justice. The current political climate highlights the iterative and inseparable relationship between politics\, economics\, and identity—revealing threats to\, and opportunities for\, increased solidarity within and among justice movements.\nSpeakers: \n\nDorian Warren\, Co-President\, Community Change; Co-Founder\, Economic Security Project\nSara Nelson\, President\, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA\, AFL-CIO\nApril Verrett\, President\, SEIU\nAlicia Garza\, Author\, The Purpose of Power\nFred Redmond\, Secretary-Treasurer\, AFL-CIO\nDarrick Hamilton\, Founding Director\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy; Chief Economist\, AFL-CIO\n\nThis event is part of the 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, which brings leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to present their perspectives and explore the intersections of race\, social stratification\, and political economy that inspire economic and racial justice.  \nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented in partnership with the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy and the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment at The New School. \n\nEVENT RECAP \nThe Imperative of a Strong Labor Movement: Rebalancing Power and Advancing Economic Justice\nBy Madeline Neighly\, Senior Strategist and Researcher \nThe final Henry Cohen Lecture of the semester brought together organizers\, advocates\, and economists in conversation about the future of the American labor movement and the stakes not only for economic justice but for democracy. \nDorian Warren opened the evening with a reflection on the echoes of history in today’s present\, reminding us that collective remembrance itself is an act of resistance. He cautioned us there is no democracy without worker power\, and no worker power without true solidarity. Quoting W.E.B. DuBois\, Warren reminded us that labor split its own power when white workers chose racial exclusion over solidarity and urged a true solidarity as the necessary response to the moment. \nModerator Alicia Garza guided panelists April Verrett\, Sara Nelson\, and Darrick Hamilton through a sharp and urgent dialogue on identity\, labor\, and economic truth-telling. Verrett drew a straight line from 1619 to today with greed and white supremacy as cornerstones of economic exploitation. Nelson pushed us all to remember that reproductive justice inseparable from economic justice and noting that today’s labor wins come from an understanding of how gender\, race\, and class shape workplace power. Hamilton connected all of this in a diagnosis of an economy that has “naturalized poverty\,” weaponizing relative status to sow division and perpetuate inequality. \nThe evening closed with a call to build not only worker power\, but a new common sense. “Labor\,” as Fred Redmond noted\, “is not an institution outside of us–it is ours for the shaping.”
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/2025-henry-cohen-lecture-series-imperative-strong-labor-movement/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 66 West 12th Street\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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SUMMARY:2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: Justice Beyond Borders
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us at The New School’s Auditorium on Tuesday\, April 29 as our 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series continues with a panel discussion on the changing international\, economic\, and geopolitical environments \nSpeakers will explore key economic policies for promoting inclusive economic rights and the role of solidarity among different stakeholders. \nSpeakers: \n\nBrian Kagoro\, Managing Director\, Programs\, Open Society Foundation\nCathy Feingold\, Director\, International Department\, AFL-CIO\nKelly Fay Rodríguez\, Former Special Representative\, International Labor Affairs\, U.S. Department of State\nAmara Enyia\, Senior Fellow\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy; Co-Executive\, Movement for Black Lives; President\, Global Black\nDarrick Hamilton\, Founding Director\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\n\nThis event is part of the 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, which brings leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to present their perspectives and explore the intersections of race\, social stratification\, and political economy that inspire economic and racial justice.  \nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented in partnership with the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy and the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment at The New School. \n\nEVENT RECAP \nJustice Beyond Borders\nBy Madeline Neighly\, Senior Strategist and Researcher \nAt a moment marked by deep geopolitical uncertainty and economic upheaval\, the event Justice Beyond Borders convened a vital conversation on sovereignty\, debt\, infrastructure\, and the pursuit of a human rights-centered economy. The panel featured Brian Kagoro (Open Society Foundations)\, Darrick Hamilton (The New School)\, Cathy Feingold (AFL-CIO)\, Kelly Fay Rodríguez (former U.S. State Department Special Representative)\, and Amara Enyia (Global Black Collective)\, and offered a wide-ranging analysis of global economic justice rooted in history\, power\, and solidarity. The panel was bookended by remarks from The New School President Joel Towers situating the university in this moment as one with a history and future of resisting fascism and Dean Alex Aleinikoff reminding the audience that it is not enough to push back\, we must push forward. \nKagoro opened with a sobering critique of international economic structures\, noting how historical systems of extraction—from slavery to structural adjustment—continue to shape global inequality. He framed the present as a time of reckoning\, where questions of dignity\, value\, and humanity intersect with the architecture of international finance and histories of colonization\, exploitation\, and extraction. \nAfter Kagoro’s context setting\, the panelists emphasized that economic transformation requires more than policy shifts—it demands new norms and solidarities and that we ask new questions. Echoing the need for a new paradigm\, Hamilton stressed that neoliberalism not only naturalizes poverty but weaponizes debt as a tool of control. He urged the audience to define justice as ensuring people are resourced to thrive\, not just survive. \nSpeaking to the dual task of resisting retrenchment and building inclusive structures that empower communities long excluded\, the panelists warned against romanticizing old institutions while recognizing the urgency of defending hard-won rights. Unions and movements\, they argued\, must evolve—with a focus on unions becoming more inclusive\, imaginative\, and responsive to informal and globalized labor. Kagoro reminded us that the weaponization and privileging of identities is intentionally used to block solidarity\, obscuring the fact that our struggles are linked against common threats of corporate financialization\, militarization\, extraction\, and exploitation by the wealthy elites. \nThe discussion also explored the implications of artificial intelligence\, with panelists underscoring the need for democratic governance of technology. Hamilton and Kagoro warned that without addressing ownership\, AI risks reinforcing global hierarchies and racialized inequities. \nUltimately\, the event challenged attendees to imagine an economy grounded in human rights\, where infrastructure investment\, fair taxation\, labor rights\, and global solidarity are not fringe ideas\, but foundational. As Kagoro concluded\, justice beyond borders requires more than reform—it requires courage\, vision\, and the collective will to build what has not yet been written.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/2025-henry-cohen-lecture-series-justice-beyond-borders/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 66 West 12th Street\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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SUMMARY:2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: The Poetry of Economics
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us at The New School’s Starr Foundation Hall on Tuesday\, April 15 as our 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series continues with an intimate conversation featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning Mojave poet\, activist\, and educator Natalie Diaz and Institute Founding Director Darrick Hamilton on the poetry of economics\, with special remarks from The Rockefeller Foundation’s Chief Innovation Officer Zia Khan. \nTogether\, Diaz\, Hamilton\, and Khan will examine the relationship between art and capital while reflecting on the role of data and discourse in the movement for justice. \nSpeakers: \n\nNatalie Diaz\, Senior Fellow\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy; Poet; Activist\nDarrick Hamilton\, Founding Director\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nZia Khan\, Chief Innovation Officer\, The Rockefeller Foundation\n\nThis event is part of the 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, which brings leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to present their perspectives and explore the intersections of race\, social stratification\, and political economy that inspire economic and racial justice.  \nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented in partnership with the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy and the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment at The New School. \n\nEVENT RECAP \nOn Power\, Poetry and Paradigms: A Dialogue for a Just Economy\nBy Madeline Neighly\, Senior Strategist and Researcher \nWe are living through a moment of transition\, a rupture that lays bare the fragility of our institutions. In moments of change comes opportunity. In this liminal space between what was and what can be\, we are tasked not simply with critique but with construction. The Poetry of Economics: Data\, Discourse and Justice brought together Pulitzer Prize-winning Mojave poet\, activist and educator Natalie Diaz\, Institute Founding Director Darrick Hamilton\, and The Rockefeller Foundation’s Chief Innovation Officer\, Zia Khan\, to explore the moral architecture of our economy and to elevate the cultural\, emotional\, and structural conditions necessary to build a more just and humane future. \nThe Need for a New Paradigm \nZia Khan\, reflecting on time the three shared at the Bellagio Center\, opened with the reflection that we are witnessing the collapse of old norms\, which presents both danger and opportunity. What we build next will depend on whether we are bold enough to center people\, not just as economic agents but as full human beings embedded in community\, culture\, and care. \nWhile the discipline of economics purports to be value-neutral\, devoid of emotion or ethics\, it is suffused with values. To bring economics in conversation with poetry\, which makes room for questions\, allows us to ask questions around justice\, to ask what are the values that suffuse our economy and for whom do they work? \nLove and Power: The Foundations of Justice \nHamilton brought the moral clarity of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. into the room with the quote\, “Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social\, political\, and economic change. What is needed is the realization that power without love is reckless and abusive\, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.” \nThis\, the speakers agreed\, is the crux of our moment. Love and power must walk together. At the Institute this is not just abstract\, it is our foundation\, guiding our work on ensuring that policy is both rigorous and rooted in human flourishing. \nDiaz carried this forward\, reminding us of the origins of our words. “Data\,” she shared\, once meant “to give.” It was an act of generosity not the extraction it so often is today. Similarly\, “power” once described what was possible\, keeping us on the precipice of possibility. These origins matter. They remind us that our current understanding of these words themselves\, and thus our thinking\, has been narrowed and weaponized. Poetry\, however\, offers a different way to live and to think\, one that returns these words to the body\, to community\, to care. \nThe Dangerous Story \nAs their dialogue continued\, Hamilton and Diaz explored the question of stories—how they’re told\, who gets to tell them\, and what power they hold. Diaz warned that today’s silencing\, much of it self-imposed from fear\, is a freeze not only of speech but of imagination. The most dangerous story\, she reminded us\, is the one that asks how we got here\, because it is the one connected to what we have left to do. \nHamilton confessed that he sometimes hides in the analytical language of economics because the stories of his community and his upbringing are painful. But those stories are the reasons he fights. Walking through his transformed neighborhood\, when he sees who is thriving and who is not\, he is aware that nothing is different about the people there before and those there today\, it is the conditions afforded them. This\, he notes\, gives you clarity and solution\, if conditions are changed then so will be outcomes.  \nDiaz read Etheridge Knight’s “Feeling Fucked Up\,” invoking the righteous anger and justifiable grief that fuel creative resistance. “We are allowed to be angry\,” she shared. “We should be angry.” It is dangerous not to find the language of anger. Anger\, like love\, can be a generative force. \nCuriosity as Resistance \nBoth Diaz and Hamilton critiqued orthodox economics’ lack of curiosity. It functions as a static definition of value imposed by those with the privilege to codify norms and the power to determine who counts. In this framework\, approaches rooted in lived experience\, community care\, and moral urgency are dismissed as subjective or sentimental.  \nBut the future demands a new lens. \nDiaz introduced the idea of the speculative as a necessary practice. We talk of the future as if it will simply arrive\, but justice demands we shape it. The speculative invites us to imagine conditions beyond the limitations of current policy. It demands we stay curious\, that we resist being diminished\, and that we hold space for beauty\, grief\, rage\, and joy. \nThe Work Ahead \nAt the core\, then\, is the question: what is economics for? \nIf economics is\, in fact\, the study of how we care for one another\, how we structure our collective lives\, then love must not be an afterthought. It must be central. Not only as a value\, but as a verb\, a design principle. Both an input and an output. \nIn this new future\, identity will have no transactional value\, no identity will be privileged above another. And\, our identities will continue to be our cosmologies\, the ways we dream. \nThe work ahead is clear. We must confront the hegemony of narrow metrics and usher in an economy rooted in love\, in justice\, and in truth. We must tell dangerous stories that refuse erasure and remember our past so that we can dream and imagine our future. Above all\, we must remain curious because\, as Khan noted\, on the other side of all these other sides is us.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/2025-henry-cohen-lecture-series-poetry-economics/
LOCATION:Starr Foundation Hall\, 63 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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SUMMARY:2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: The Freedom Budget
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us at The New School’s Starr Foundation Hall on Tuesday\, April 8 for the third event of our spring 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, The Freedom Budget: From Civil Rights to Economic Rights. Featuring Nina Turner\, Cori Bush\, Tamieka Atkins\, and Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson\, the discussion will examine the enduring relevance of the 1966 Freedom Budget for All Americans—which aimed to eradicate poverty by tackling issues such as unemployment\, substandard wages\, poor housing and inadequate access to health services and education—in addressing the growing challenges and inequities of our contemporary political economy. Building upon this historical foundation\, the panel will explore how an updated vision integrating new policy ideas—such as Baby Bonds—can reignite the Freedom Budget in our present moment and achieve a new era of inclusive economic rights. \nSpeakers: \n\nNina Turner\, Senior Fellow\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nCori Bush\, Former Congresswoman\, MO 1st District\nTamieka Atkins\, CEO\, ProGeorgia\nAsh-Lee Woodard Henderson\, Organizer\, activist\, and movement strategist (moderator)\n\n  \nThis event is part of the 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, which will bring leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to present their perspectives and explore the intersections of race\, social stratification\, and political economy that inspire economic and racial justice.  \nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented in partnership with the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy and the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment at The New School. \n\nEVENT RECAP \nWe were honored to host The Honorable Nina Turner\, The Honorable Cori Bush\, and Tamieka Atkins for an insightful panel discussion moderated by Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson. \nThe conversation explored the historical context of the 1966 Freedom Budget for All Americans\, proposed by A. Philip Randolph\, Bayard Rustin\, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It emphasized the urgent need to reclaim the civil rights movement’s broad vision of economic rights\, rooted in President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms.” \nThe panel examined how proposals from the original Freedom Budget—such as a job guarantee\, guaranteed income\, and universal healthcare—are too often disconnected from their origins in the civil rights movement. Looking forward\, the panelists shared utopian visions that could inform a contemporary Freedom Budget\, including new ideas such as baby bonds. \nThey also addressed key barriers to achieving economic justice\, including the pernicious influence of dark money and corporate interests in U.S. politics\, the weaponization of identity by neoliberal and neo-fascist agendas\, and the urgent need for infrastructure to support individuals and movements working for systemic change.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/the-freedom-budget/
LOCATION:Starr Foundation Hall\, 63 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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SUMMARY:2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: From Paradigm to Power
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us at The New School’s Auditorium on Tuesday\, April 1 for the second event of our spring 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, From Paradigm to Power: Building a Just Political Economy for Health. Presented by the Institute’s Health and Political Economy Project (HPEP)\, this conversation will feature a public lecture from Acting Health Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Dr. Michelle Morse\, who will then join a panel with Darrick Hamilton\, Jamila Michener\, and Brian Smedley\, moderated by Dr. Dave Chokshi. This discussion will explore the kinds of health investments and policies\, power-building strategies\, and narratives we need to see real change. \nSpeakers: \n\nDr. Michelle Morse\, Acting Commissioner\, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\nJamila Michener\, Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy\, Cornell University\nBrian Smedley\, Senior Fellow\, Urban Institute\nDarrick Hamilton\, Founding Director\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nDr. Dave Chokshi\, Co-Chair\, Health and Political Economy Project\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy (host)\n\n  \nThis event is part of the 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, which will bring leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to present their perspectives and explore the intersections of race\, social stratification\, and political economy that inspire economic and racial justice.  \nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented in partnership with the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy and the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment at The New School.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/2025-henry-cohen-lecture-series-paradigm-power/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 66 West 12th Street\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: Inequality By Design
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for the kick-off of our spring 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, Inequality By Design: The Role of the U.S. Tax Code in Amplifying the Wealth Gap\, on Tuesday\, March 18 at 7:00 pm ET at The New School’s Starr Foundation Hall.  \nFeaturing panelists Chuck Collins\, Morris Pearl\, Gabriela Sandoval\, and the Honorable Nina Turner\, along with excerpts from the documentary film “Death and Taxes” and fireside chat with filmmaker Justin Schein\, this discussion will explore the false narratives that shape tax policy in the U.S.\, how the tax code creates and supports inequality\, and provide a vision for how taxes can build an inclusive economy that supports a thriving democracy. \nSpeakers: \n\nChuck Collins\, Program Director\, Institute for Policy Studies\, Co-Editor\, Inequality.org\nMorris Pearl\, Chair\, Patriotic Millionaires; Former Managing Director\, BlackRock\nGabriela Sandoval\, Executive Director\, Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute\nJustin Schein\, Filmmaker\, “Death and Taxes”\nNina Turner\, Senior Fellow\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy (host)\n\n  \nThis event is part of the 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, which will bring leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to present their perspectives and explore the intersections of race\, social stratification\, and political economy that inspire economic and racial justice.  \nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented in partnership with the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy and the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment at The New School. \n\nEVENT RECAP \nInherited Inequality: Unmasking the $100 Trillion Transfer and the Erosion of Democracy\nBy Madeline Neighly\, Senior Strategist and Researcher \nOver the next few decades\, older Americans are expected to transfer $100 trillion in wealth to their heirs. Much of this money has accrued without being subject to taxation and will pass untaxed\, further cementing wealth inequality in this country and eroding our democracy. On Tuesday\, March 18\, the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy hosted a discussion around death\, taxes\, and the public policies that have spread Inequality by Design. \nThe inaugural Henry Cohen Lecture of the season\, Inequality by Design used clips of the documentary DEATH & TAXES to explore the narratives and deeply-held beliefs that undergird an unjust tax system that perpetuates wealth disparities. The documentary\, centered on filmmaker Justin Schein’s exploration of his father’s relationship with wealth\, taxes\, and inheritance\, provided a poignant personal lens through which to examine broader societal trends. Paired with insightful commentary from host and Institute Senior Fellow Senator Nina Turner and panelists Gabriela Sandoval\, Chuck Collins\, and Morris Pearl\, the event delved into the complex interplay of tax policy\, societal narratives\, and the erosion of democratic ideals. \nA central theme that emerged was the deconstruction of the “self-made millionaire” myth. As the panel discussed\, the accumulation of vast fortunes is rarely\, if ever\, solely the result of individual effort. Instead\, it is inextricably linked to historical injustices\, systemic advantages\, and the compounding effects of inherited privilege. From the Homestead Act to redlining\, the GI Bill to the initial exclusion of domestic workers and laborers from Social Security\, governmental policies have helped to build wealth for White families while intentionally excluding Black and other families of color. \nIncreasing the value of these policies that provided wealth-building opportunity for White families is the tax system. While taxes are taken from our wages in each paycheck\, the value accrued to assets is taxed only at the moment of sale – and at a lower rate than that of labor. Combined with significant increases in the estate tax exemption\, now allowing individuals to pass nearly $14 million tax-free\, the tax system works for the benefit of the wealthy at the expense of working people and benefits a tiny fraction of the population\, effectively shielding vast fortunes from taxation. The lack of taxation on such massive wealth is exacerbated by the “step-up in basis” provision which essentially “resets” the value of assets to the fair market value upon the death of the asset holder\, allowing it to be transferred to their heirs with no accrued tax liability. Thus\, the heir likely pays no tax on receipt of the asset and when they sell that inherited asset they pay taxes only on the value increase from the moment of the prior owner’s date of death to the moment of the sale\, reducing capital gains tax burdens for inheritors. \nBoth the probability of inheritance and the amount received are stratified both by income\, which is itself racially stratified\, and by race. White households are twice as likely as Black households to receive an inheritance\, and inheritances to White families are associated with a $104\,000 increase in wealth while inheritances to Black households are only associated with a $4\,000 increase in wealth (Batchelder\, 2020). \nCompounded by time\, interest\, and the profound impact of inheritance\, these policies have resulted in a seemingly intractable wealth gap. As detailed in the Institute’s recent Color of Wealth in Chicago study\, the median White household had $210\,000 in wealth while the median Black household had $0 in wealth. \nBeyond the capture of wealth\, it is the capture of government and our public resources that is concerning. The small number of extremely wealthy individuals in this country wield outsized political power that is anti-democratic\, creating the ability to bend policies in their favor\, and is antithetical to a just and inclusive political economy. \nSupporting these unjust policies are racially-coded phrases like “taxpayers’ money” and “makers and takers” serve to divide and stigmatize\, often carrying racialized undertones. As the panelists explained\, tax credits and deductions\, which primarily benefit the wealthy\, are often portrayed as virtuous and economically productive\, while public benefits for the poor are stigmatized as wasteful and corrupting. This narrative obscures the reality that all members of society are subsidized\, whether through direct payments or indirect tax breaks. \nThe event concluded with a call for a more progressive tax system\, one that prioritizes equitable distribution of resources and invests in public goods and services that benefit everyone. Beyond increasing progressivity in the tax code and closing loopholes\, the Institute promotes policies to make the tax system work for everyone by ensuring no one lives in poverty in the U.S. and providing seed capital to youth to start life with wealth-building opportunity.  \nBuilding an inclusive economy requires that we shift the narrative from individual achievement to collective responsibility. A thriving democracy requires that everyone have the resources necessary to live a productive and thriving life.  \nThe impending $100 trillion wealth transfer presents a critical juncture for American society. By dismantling the myths that perpetuate inequality and advocating for a more just and equitable tax system\, we can ensure that the legacy we leave for future generations is one of opportunity and prosperity for all\, not just a privileged few. As Schien noted\, “Inequality is damaging our democracy. It is important that we leave our children a democracy more than wealth.”
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/2025-hcls-inequality-by-design/
LOCATION:Starr Foundation Hall\, 63 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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SUMMARY:Investing in Equity for All
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute\, the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE)\, and the Center for Community Uplift at Brookings for a critical conversation on advancing equity in the New York City budgeting process on Thursday\, March 6 at Wollman Hall at The New School from 2:00 – 3:30pm ET. This discussion will explore how New York City can implement equitable allocation of government resources that addresses harm caused by racism and social injustice.\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers:\n\n\nLinda Tigani – Chair and Executive Director\, NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE)\nJennifer Jones Austin – Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director\, FPWA\nDarrick Hamilton – Founding Director\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nSarah Treuhaft – Senior Director of Policy and Partnerships\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nCouncilmember Dr. Nantasha Williams\, District 27\nSideya Sherman – NYC Chief Equity Officer and Commissioner\, Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\, the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE)\, and the Center for Community Uplift at Brookings.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/investing-equity-for-all/
LOCATION:The New School\, 65 West 11th Street\, New York\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:Financialization in Healthcare: How Wall Street Payouts Threaten Our Health
DESCRIPTION:How has the doctrine of maximizing short-term shareholder profits—part of the growing influence of financial actors and strategies termed financialization—come at the expense of patients and public health in the U.S.? \nJoin us on February 24 for a discussion of new research on the trillions of dollars extracted from the healthcare system through financial engineering practices like stock buybacks\, how this falls into a broader pattern of publicly traded companies prioritizing short-term shareholder payouts above all else\, and the impact of these practices on workers\, patients\, and innovation. \nDon’t miss the chance to hear from experts in health policy and political economy about how healthcare corporations are increasingly serving Wall Street\, with devastating implications for our healthcare system and patients\, and what we can do about it. \nSpeakers: \n\nVictor Roy\, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health\, University of Pennsylvania; Director\, Health and Political Economy Project\nDonald Berwick\, MD\, MPP\, Lecturer of Health Care Policy\, Department of Health Care Policy\, Harvard Medical School; President Emeritus and Senior Fellow\, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; Former Administrator\, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\nLenore Palladino\, Associate Professor of Economics & Public Policy\, University of Massachusetts Amherst\nModerated by Natalia Renta\, Associate Director\, Corporate Governance and Power\, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nThis event is co-sponsored by Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) and the Health and Political Economy Project (HPEP) at The New School’s Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/financialization-in-healthcare/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Panel,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T130000
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SUMMARY:ARPA Investments Building Toward an Equitable Economy: Envisioning an End to Medical Debt
DESCRIPTION:Too many Americans know the feeling of dread that comes with needing healthcare but worrying about how to pay for it. A simple visit to the doctor’s office or hospital may result in a bill that’s beyond what most can afford\, yet people have no choice but to risk their financial health for the sake of survival. This burden falls disproportionately on Black people\, people with low-incomes\, and people with disabilities\, further contributing to inequality and the racial wealth gap in the U.S. \nInspired by efforts to tackle medical debt across the country\, this conversation will ask: How can we translate momentum to cancel debt into efforts that prevent medical debt in the first place? And how can that momentum be an entry point into broader efforts to end medical debt through guaranteed healthcare for all? \nPlease join us to discuss statewide policies\, local organizing strategies\, and the national paradigm shift we need to ensure all Americans can access care without fear of debt. \nThis conversation is part of the From Local Innovation to Systemic Change: ARPA Investments Building Toward an Equitable Economy webinar series co-hosted by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy’s Budget Equity Project and the Health and Political Economy Project. The series showcases local policy movements fueled by federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)\, as described in the Institute’s research\, and uplifts how these movements can drive large-scale policy shifts to increase economic and health equity. In case you missed it\, watch the first discussion in this series\, featuring local leaders taking action to address medical debt. \nSpeakers: \n\nKody H. Kinsley\, Secretary\, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services\nDr. Luke Messac\, Author\, Your Money or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine; Attending Physician\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor in Emergency Medicine\, Harvard Medical School\nLindsey Muniak\, Medical Debt Organizer\, Debt Collective\nDr. Dave Chokshi\, Co-Chair\, Health and Political Economy Project\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy; Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership\, City College of New York; Former NYC Health Commissioner (moderator)\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the Budget Equity Project and the Health and Political Economy Project (Initiative’s of the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy)
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/arpa-investments-building-toward-an-equitable-economy-end-medical-debt/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Panel,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T110000
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CREATED:20241220T203100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241220T203628Z
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SUMMARY:Human Services Pay Equity Forum
DESCRIPTION:Join experts\, providers\, and legislators for a forum on how to achieve true salary parity for New York City’s nonprofit human services workers. The Human Services Council will also launch a new report diving into key data\, insights\, and actionable policy recommendations moving forward.\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\, the Human Services Council\, and The Center for NYC Affairs at The New School.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/human-services-pay-equity/
LOCATION:The New School University Center\, 63 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T163000
DTSTAMP:20260420T214959
CREATED:20241220T202524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241220T203418Z
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SUMMARY:Innovations in Baby Bonds
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-person public event exploring innovations in Baby Bonds\, hosted in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Asset Funders Network.\n\nFounding Director Darrick Hamilton\, State and Local Policy Director David Radcliffe\, and fellow speakers will discuss how strategic investments in Baby Bonds\, combined with direct financial assistance\, can address wealth inequality.\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the  Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York\, and Asset Funders Network.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/innovations-in-baby-bonds/
LOCATION:Federal Reserve Bank of New York\, 33 Liberty Street\, New York\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T214959
CREATED:20241202T203551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T190553Z
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SUMMARY:ARPA Investments Building Toward an Equitable Economy: Local Leaders Taking Action on Medical Debt
DESCRIPTION:How can local leadership spur structural economic change?  \nThe American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provided state\, local\, territorial\, and Tribal governments with an unprecedented $350 billion in flexible funds to use for pandemic relief and longer-term\, transformational investments. The Institute’s research report Advancing Equity with the American Rescue Plan Act’s Local Recovery Funds describes how ARPA funds are sparking local innovation and catalyzing local policy movements throughout the country.  \nPlease join us for the first installment in our webinar series\, “From Local Innovation to Systemic Change: ARPA Investments Building Toward an Equitable Economy.” Co-hosted by the Institute’s Budget Equity Project and the Health and Political Economy Project\, this series will showcase ARPA-fueled policy movements that hold promise to drive large-scale policy shifts to increase economic and health equity. \nPart one of the series will showcase the proliferation of local medical debt cancellation efforts and discuss debt abolishment as a pathway toward systemic changes to prevent medical debt and ensure affordable\, quality health care for all. During the first webinar\, local leaders and advocates will share how they directed ARPA and other public funds toward erasing residents’ medical debts\, the direct benefits of those investments\, and how they are working toward comprehensive solutions to the medical debt crisis. \nSpeakers: \n\nState Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo)\, District 43\, Ohio State House of Representatives\nSamuel Delgado\, Programs Manager\, Central Florida Jobs with Justice\nDr. Naman Shah\, Director\, Division of Medical and Dental Affairs\, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health\nDr. Victor Roy\, Director\, Health and Political Economy Project\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nSarah Treuhaft\, Director of Policy and Partnerships\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy (moderator)\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the Budget Equity Project and the Health and Political Economy Project (Initiative’s of the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy)
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/arpa-investments-local-leaders-medical-debt/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Panel,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T192210Z
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SUMMARY:Looking Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities Under the New Administration
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually on December 12 from 12:00-1:00pm PST / 3:00-4:00pm ET for part two of our series of expert-led debriefs on the significance of the November 2024 election outcomes for progressive community power building in California and beyond. \nSpeakers include: \n\nRep.-Elect Lateefah Simon (D-CA)\, Oakland\, California\nG. Cristina Mora\, Co-Director\, Institute of Governmental Studies\, UC Berkeley\nShane Murphy Goldsmith\, President & CEO\, Liberty Hill Foundation\nHenry A.J. Ramos\, Senior Fellow\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nGabriela Sandoval\, Executive Director\, Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the California Explorations Project (an initiative of the Institute on Race\, Power\, and Political Economy) and the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/looking-ahead-challenges-new-administration/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Event Series,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Election 2024 Debrief: What’s Next for Progressive Policy Advocacy?
DESCRIPTION:Please join us virtually on November 12 from 12:00-1:00pm PST / 3:00-4:00pm ET for part one of our two-part series of expert-led debriefs on the significance of the November 2024 election outcomes for progressive community power building in California and beyond \nFeaturing leading progressive activists\, these gatherings are co-hosted by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy and the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute as part of the California Explorations Project. \nKey questions: \n\nWhat do the 2024 election results mean for progressive organizing and policy advocacy in California\, and the rest of the U.S.\, in the next several years?\nIn what specific ways will the election results likely help or hinder the advancement of a more progressive common policy agenda in California and other states?\nWhat are the most essential things that progressive leaders and networks need to do now to respond most strategically to the next chapters of racial\, gender\, and economic justice advocacy?\n\nSpeakers include: \n\nSabrina Smith\, CEO\, California Calls\nMichael McAfee\, President & CEO\, PolicyLink\nHenry A.J. Ramos\, Senior Fellow\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nGabriela Sandoval\, Executive Director\, Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the California Explorations Project (an initiative of the Institute on Race\, Power\, and Political Economy) and the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/election-2024-debrief/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Event Series,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T200000
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SUMMARY:When We Fight We Win: Activists Making Change
DESCRIPTION:Creatively Speaking Films presents its annual virtual film festival on Wednesday\, October 30 from 6-8pm ET. Enjoy an evening of short films on the theme of “Community Activists Making Change.” We will look at everyday activists who created change in their communities; some literally starting at their kitchen tables. The film program is curated by Savanna Washington and Myrakel Baker. \nFilm Program: \nBlack Lives Matter: How a Hashtag Defined a Movement \nProducer/Editor: Sabrina Schmidt Gordon \nTRT: 8 mins. \nThe origin story of #BlackLivesMatter told by its founders Alicia Garza\, Opal Tometi\, and Patrisse Cullors. \nUnion \nProducers: Samantha Curley\, Mars Verrone \nDirectors: Stephen Maing\, Brett Story \nTRT: 16 minute excerpt of film \nUp against one of the most powerful companies on the planet\, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island\, New York. \nBlueprint For My People \nProducer\, Director\, Editor: Carol Bash \nTRT: 10 mins. \nBlueprint For My People is a visual poem that explores the African American experience by featuring rare archival blue photographs called cyanotypes \nShame of Chicago\, Shame of the Nation: Eps 1 – The Color Tax \nProducer\, Director: Bruce Orenstein \nProducer: Chris L. Jenkins \nTRT: 37 mins. \nShame of Chicago is a four-part documentary series that lays bare the story of how Chicago devised the nation’s most sweeping system of racially segregated housing-and how it diminished the lives of generations of Black families\, creating the vast racial wealth gap that persists to this day. Centering Black voices and experiences\, the series also brings to life the resistance Black Chicagoans mounted throughout the 20th century in the face of systemic and often violent discrimination in the private sector and at nearly every level of government. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by Creatively Speaking Films at the Institute.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/activists-making-change/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T130000
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SUMMARY:Advancing Equity with ARPA Recovery Funds: Learnings from the Field
DESCRIPTION:The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provided an unprecedented $120 billion in flexible fiscal recovery funding to city and county governments to use for pandemic relief and longer-term\, transformational investments. Guided by the federal government’s equity policy\, localities were encouraged to target resources to communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and make investments that address systemic inequities. Many municipalities still have ARPA resources to allocate\, and they face a looming deadline of December 31\, 2024 to obligate the funds. \nPlease join Race Forward\, the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE)\, the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy at The New School\, and the U.S. Department of Treasury for an educational session on how cities and counties are using their ARPA funds to make investments that advance racial and economic equity. \nDuring the session\, local officials who are members of the GARE network will describe how they are centering equity throughout the process of selecting\, designing\, implementing\, and evaluating ARPA investments. In addition\, representatives from the Treasury will provide an overview of program guidance and data updates\, and the Institute will present findings and resources from its research examining equity in ARPA investments. \nSpeakers: \n\nDr. Rashaad Abdur-Rahman\, Director of State Strategies\, Race Forward (moderator)\nSarah Treuhaft\, Director of Policy and Partnerships\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nShireen Malekafzali\, Chief Equity Officer\, San Mateo County\nMarc Coudert\, Climate Adaptation & Resilience Manager\, Office of Resilience\, City of Austin\nMira Patel\, Director of Strategic Partnerships\, U.S. Department of Treasury\nJames Bond\, Policy Advisor\, U.S. Department of Treasury\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the Budget Equity Project (an initiative of the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy)\, Race Forward\, the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE)\, and the U.S. Department of Treasury.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/advancing-equity-arpa-learnings/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Panel,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T130000
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SUMMARY:ARPA Recovery Funds\, Race\, and Equity: What’s the Score?
DESCRIPTION:The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provided an unprecedented $130 billion in flexible funding for cities and counties to use for pandemic relief and longer-term\, transformational investments. For the first time ever\, federal recovery funds were guided by the Biden administration’s policy to advance equity by targeting resources to the communities of color\, tribal communities\, and low-income communities disproportionately negatively impacted by the pandemic and systemic inequities. \nRecognizing the potential for the ARPA investments to address long-standing inequities\, the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy at The New School is tracking how cities and counties are spending their ARPA fiscal recovery funds and documenting best practices\, examples\, and lessons learned. Anchoring our analysis is a 40-question ARPA Equity Assessment rubric that measures performance across six dimensions of equitable public investment. \nJoin us for the launch of our report and interactive website on Tuesday\, September 24 at 10:00-11:00 AM PT / 1:00-2:00 PM ET\, where you will find equity assessments of 170 cities and counties\, dozens of case studies of promising ARPA investments\, policy briefs\, and more. Our goal is to equip community advocates and local government officials with actionable data and examples you can use to advance equitable public investments with remaining ARPA funds and other federal and local resources. \nThe virtual event will feature a presentation of our findings followed by a panel discussion with local and federal leaders working to leverage ARPA recovery funds for transformative change. \nSpeakers include: \n\nToni Preckwinkle\, President\, Cook County Board of Commissioners\, Cook County\, Illinois\nJoseph Cobb\, Vice Mayor\, Roanoke\, Virginia\nRichmond Vincent\, President & CEO\, Goodwill Industries of the Valley\, Roanoke\, Virginia\nMichael Russo\, Vice President of Policy and Programs\, California Catalyst\nSarah Treuhaft\, Director of Policy and Partnerships\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\nDr. Darrick Hamilton\, Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and Founding Director\, Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the Budget Equity Project (an initiative of the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy).
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/arpafunds-whats-the-score/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Panel,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Building Inclusive Democracy and Power Through Youth Voting and Nonprofit Activism
DESCRIPTION:Are you a community or nonprofit leader working to create a more inclusive democracy and economy where people of color\, women\, LGBTQ+ community members\, workers\, young people\, and everyone can thrive? \nJoin us for a timely and informative roundtable on multicultural and community youth voting and civic activism. We’ll introduce a new Multicultural Youth GOTV Guide and virtual training to support nonprofit and community leaders and organizers in your efforts to engage young people\, and other important underrepresented communities\, in the 2024 elections and beyond\, with the goal of building a better\, brighter future. \nFeatured speakers include: \n\nHenry A. J. Ramos\, Senior Fellow at the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy and Director of the California Explorations Project;\nDr. Robb Smith\, attorney and political activist\, author of the Margin of Error voting analysis blog\, and Senior Consultant to the California Explorations Project;\nQuyen Tu\, attorney and Legal Director for the Bolder Advocacy program at Alliance for Justice and a founding host of the Rules of the Game podcast; and\nSarah Efthymiou\, Senior Counsel for the Bolder Advocacy program at Alliance for Justice\, where she provides technical assistance\, resources\, and training to help nonprofit advocates understand their rights and abilities to advocate\, lobby\, engage in election related activities\, and fund advocacy.\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the California Explorations Project (an initiative of the Institute on Race\, Power\, and Political Economy).
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/inclusive-democracy-power/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Event Series,Virtual
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SUMMARY:2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: The Guarantees — Building an Inclusive Economy
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, April 30 at The New School to discuss strategies on how to create economic systems that are fair\, just\, and affirmatively inclusive—with a focus on investing in people. Featured speakers will consider the creation of a new American Guarantee that offers winning strategies and a concrete set of  policies that are possible—and ready to implement—in 21st-century America. This event also includes a book signing with Natalie Foster and her newly released book\, The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy. \nSpeakers include: \n\nNatalie Foster\, President and Co-Founder of the Economic Security Project\, author of The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy\nDeepak Bhargava\, President of The JPB Foundation\, co-author of Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World\nChris Hughes\, Co-Founder of the Economic Security Project\, Institute Senior Fellow\nDarrick Hamilton\, Institute Founding Director\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy in partnership with the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment\, the 2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, “Visions of a Post-Neoliberal Future\,” brings leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to share their perspectives on building an inclusive political economy.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/the-guarantees-building-inclusive-economy/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 66 West 12th Street\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T160000
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SUMMARY:Harlem Earth Day: Vision 2050
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Institute on Race\, Power\, and Political Economy at The New School\, Creatively Speaking presents Harlem Earth Day: Vision 2050 on Saturday\, April 27 from 10am-4pm at Union Settlement in New York. This all day program will bring together Harlem politicians\, community leaders\, and social justice activists to look at the challenges and solutions in creating a “Just City”—one that is inclusive of environmental\, economic\, and social justice.\nRegister Now\n  \n\nOrganized by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy and Creatively Speaking.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/harlem-earth-day/
LOCATION:Union Settlement\, 237 East 104th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T200000
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SUMMARY:2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: A Conversation with His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an address by His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis\, President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly\, followed by a dialogue with Professor Darrick Hamilton\, Founder of the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy. The evening will explore the opportunities and challenges of multilateralism for advancing peace\, prosperity\, progress\, and sustainability. \nAmbassador Dennis Francis has had a career spanning approximately 40 years in the Diplomatic Service of Trinidad and Tobago\, including 18 years as ambassador. Before demitting office as Director of Multilateral Relations\, he functioned as Senior Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on all multilateral-level matters\, including climate change and the negotiations on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Mr. Francis has been appointed as a Permanent Representative to the United Nations\, Geneva; Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization and the UN Human Rights Council; and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. \nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy in partnership with the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment\, the 2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, “Visions of a Post-Neoliberal Future\,” brings leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to share their perspectives on building an inclusive political economy.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/un-dennis-francis/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 66 West 12th Street\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T180000
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SUMMARY:Guaranteeing the Common Good: Next Generation Strategies for Building Racial\, Gender and Economic Justice
DESCRIPTION:After four decades of failed supply side economic policies that have exacerbated poverty\, expanded racial and gender wealth divides\, and diminished the Common Good\, it is time for a new economic vision for California and the nation. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, April 17 for a timely and inspiring idea exchange featuring two of the nation’s foremost advocates for needed\, just economy reforms: \n\nNatalie Foster\, President and Co-Founder of the Economic Security Project\nSolana Rice\, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Liberation in a Generation\n\nInclusive economy experts Natalie Foster and Solana Rice will join Dr. Gabriela Sandoval\, executive director of the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute\, and Henry A. J. Ramos\, senior fellow at the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy at The New School\, for a conversation building on Natalie’s forthcoming book\, The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy\, and Liberation in a Generation’s compelling Oppression and Liberation Economy Platform. \nThis gathering will build on evolving efforts by progressive change agents in California and elsewhere to advance a Common Agenda focused on: \n\npromoting inclusive economy models;\nbolstering community organizing and advocacy efforts designed to address structural reform;\nsupporting policy action and alignment across progressive communities at the state and regional levels and;\nmeeting the growing imperative to lift up the vision and voices of young people and communities of color.\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nOrganized by the California Explorations Project (an initiative of The New School’s Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy) and the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute\, this roundtable is part of an exciting new initiative to build capacity for multi-issue coalition work\, expanded civic mobilization\, and long term social justice wins for all historically marginalized communities.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/guaranteeing-the-common-good-webinar/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Panel,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T190000
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SUMMARY:2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: A New Agenda for Health and Wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. is amid a decades-long population health crisis. The world is emerging from a devastating pandemic with tragic and unequal loss of life. These population and public health outcomes are associated with a prevailing neoliberal political economy that have left too many people vulnerable to preventable sickness and premature death. \nThis conversation will ask: how do we build a world where our economy inclusively enables all people\, regardless of their identity\, to have the resources to experience health\, wellbeing\, and dignity? What are the policies and narratives about our economy that need to change for this to happen? And how might a fresh political economy lens allow us to imagine and build new possibilities? \nIn this spirit\, this event will mark the announcement of the new Health and Political Economy Project\, which is aiming to craft a forward-looking community and roadmap for change on health. \nSpeakers include: \n\n Harvard University Director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights Dr. Mary Bassett; \nYale University Law Professor Amy Kapczynski;\nPresident of the New York State Nurses Association Nancy Hagans;\nPresident Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Health Improvement Dr. Donald Berwick; \nFamily physician\, sociologist\, and postdoctoral fellow with the National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale School of Medicine Dr. Victor Roy; \nPracticing physician and Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Dave A. Chokshi; and \nInstitute Founding Director Darrick Hamilton.\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\nPresented by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy in partnership with the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment\, the 2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, “Visions of a Post-Neoliberal Future\,” brings leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to share their perspectives on building an inclusive political economy.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/2024-henry-cohen-lecture-series-a-new-agenda-for-health-and-wellbeing/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 66 West 12th Street\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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SUMMARY:2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: Wake Up America
DESCRIPTION:In 1968\, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer called for Americans to “wake up” if they wanted to “make democracy a reality.” Today\, as Black communities continue to face challenges built on centuries of discrimination\, Hamer’s plea is increasingly urgent. \nJoin us for a panel discussion of Dr. Keisha N. Blain’s new book\, Wake Up America: Black Women on the Future of Democracy\, and the steps we can take to build a truly inclusive democracy. Dr. Blain’s exhilarating anthology of original essays brings together the voices of major progressive Black women politicians\, grassroots activists\, and intellectuals to offer critical insights on how we can create a more equitable political future. \nSpeakers include: \n\n\n\nHistorian and author Dr. Keisha N. Blain;\nInstitute Senior Fellow Sen. Nina Turner;\nPresident and CEO of Higher Heights for America Glynda C. Carr; and\nAssociate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University Dr. Christina Greer.\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\n\nPresented by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy in partnership with the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment\, the 2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, “Visions of a Post-Neoliberal Future\,” brings leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to share their perspectives on building an inclusive political economy.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/2024-henry-cohen-lecture-series-wake-up-america/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 66 West 12th Street\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Lecture,Panel
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SUMMARY:2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: Baby Bonds and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Baby Bonds are an increasingly popular government policy in which every child born into poverty receives a publicly funded trust account at birth\, providing them with “start-up capital” to pursue fulfilling\, productive\, prosperous\, and self-directed lives. \nThis conversation will ask: how do we forge a new economy that fosters broad prosperity and opportunity with economic inclusion\, civic engagement\, social equity and human dignity at its center\, regardless of one’s identity? Additionally\, we will debunk the myth of hard work as the driver of our economic inequalities\, and address why policy and investments (like Baby Bonds) must address both income and wealth. \nSpeakers include: \n\n\nInstitute Founding Director Darrick Hamilton;\nConnecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell;\nVermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak;\nNew Mexico State Treasurer Laura Montoya;\nRhode Island State Treasurer James Diossa;\nGeorgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund Director of Programs Amit Khanduri; and\nJPMorgan Chase PolicyCenter Executive Director for Financial Health and Wealth Creation Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines.\n\nRegister Now\n  \n\n\n\nPresented by the Institute on Race\, Power and Political Economy in partnership with the Milano School of Policy\, Management\, and Environment\, the 2024 Henry Cohen Lecture Series\, “Visions of a Post-Neoliberal Future\,” brings leading thinkers\, changemakers\, policymakers\, journalists\, and activists to The New School to share their perspectives on building an inclusive political economy.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/2024-henry-cohen-lecture-series-baby-bonds-and-beyond/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 66 West 12th Street\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Series,In-Person,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240113T110000
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SUMMARY:A Discussion on Critical Economic Theory with Dr. Julianne Malveaux
DESCRIPTION:The Institute and the Center for an Equitable Economy and Sustainable Society at Howard University hosted an insightful public keynote that explored the intersections of race\, economy\, and social justice on Saturday\, January 13\, 2024 at Howard University in Washington D.C. \nEsteemed economist\, author\, and social commentator Dr. Julianne Malveaux headlined as the keynote speaker\, providing unparalleled insights into the economic challenges and achievements within Black America. The event was introduced by our Founder\, Dr. Darrick Hamilton\, a leading scholar in economics\, race\, and policy\, and known for his work on stratification economics and baby bonds. Adding a cultural dimension\, Grammy-nominated artist Mumu Fresh performed\, bringing a unique blend of music and social consciousness. The closing remarks of the event were presented by Dr. Michael Ralph and Dr. Jevay Grooms\, both co-founders of the Center for an Equitable Economy and Sustainable Society. Dr. Ralph is a distinguished professor with a focus on medical anthropology\, finance\, and politics. Dr. Grooms is an applied microeconomist\, whose research interests span public economics\, health economics\, and studies of poverty and inequality. Spearheaded by two pioneering institutions in their respective fields\, this event invited students\, scholars\, policymakers\, and community members to join a critical and enlightening discussion on pressing socio-economic issues. \nThe public keynote was an extension of the Structural Violence\, Race\, and Political Economy Symposium\, curated by the Center for an Equitable Economy and Sustainable Society and the Institute. Over thirty researchers\, activists\, and policy officials concerned with the economics and history of structural violence gathered to set the stage for discussion on race that centers on racist thoughts and perspectives. They also explored discrete acts of racialized violence that underscore the economic\, political\, and historical dynamics that produce and inscribe inequality. The group examined the patterns of discrimination and social institutions that reinforce stratification and have established hierarchies based on physical and identity group differences\, particularly race or physiognomy. They also considered gender\, sexuality\, ability\, national origin\, geography\, education\, and expertise. The group insisted that structural violence is not a happenstance occurrence but a systemic process with distribution and allocative consequences. They gathered with the intention of working collaboratively to create academic and public scholarship that advances the concept of structural violence and its impact on society. \nSome of the symposium participants shared their reflections on Dr. Malveaux’s keynote address below. \nDr. Malveaux’s speech began by defining economics as the study of distribution that examines who gets what\, where\, and why. Her research is anchored in critical economic theory\, the notion that all laws and structures combine to marginalize Black folks. Critical economic theory forwards an understanding of US capitalism as a form of racialized structural violence.  \nUS capitalism was historically forged and currently sustained by a series of contradictions that conflated freedom\, property\, and power with Whiteness. Malveaux’s thesis aligns with the historical sociology of Nakano Glenn (2009\, p. 2)\, who contends that “the founders of the nation set up a government based on principles of control by independent (white male) producers who would participate in governance and enjoy freedom. Citizenship status (recognition as a full adult citizen) was tied to labor status (position as a free independent producer).”  \nMalveaux recounted the brutal history of ‘property lynchings’ that assured the status of capitalist was limited to White men. A key figure in this legacy was the Black postman and store owner\, Tommy Moss\, whose murder was investigated and publicized by Ida B. Wells in her pamphlet “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All its Phases.” Moss was lynched after his successful grocery store\, the People’s Grocery Store\, competed with a white-owned store. The white store owner later purchased Moss’s store for only eight cents on the dollar following his death\, crystallizing the violence that stabilized White monopoly on profit and ownership.  \nMalveaux traced this history to present-day predatory capitalism\, which seeks to extract the maximum surplus value from land and labor at the expense of the laborer and the environment. She highlights the limitations of consumer-based approaches to combating systemic racism\, cautioning that “when you buy black\, you are still fueling an economy that is oppressing you” and that “we cannot buy our way to freedom.” What solutions are we left with then? Malveaux provides the perfect analogy to think about reform and transformation in tandem. Capitalism\, she said\, is a wolf. The job of our government\, and I would add any of us committed to Black liberation\, is to file down the teeth of that wolf with policies and practices that dismantle systemic barriers\, redistribute resources equitably\, and ensure that economic empowerment is accessible to all\, particularly those who have been historically marginalized. \nKimberly C. Burke\, a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at UC Berkeley\, focuses her research on understanding the mechanisms of racial inequality within law enforcement and broader societal contexts. Her work\, which includes examining the impact of diversity efforts in policing and the effects of policing on interracial interactions\, aims to uncover barriers to equity and provide actionable solutions for organizational reforms toward social justice. \n\nDuring her keynote address at Howard University\, Dr. Malveaux made a lasting impression on me when she critiqued the processes and outcomes of structures that aim to create an equitable society. She questioned and challenged the processes that perpetuate inequalities impacting Black life. This led me to reconsider the structure of education offered to Black children in the public school system from a political economy perspective.  \nI reflected on the violent late 19th-century education model that aimed to convince Black people that they were not yet evolved enough for intellectual instruction and should instead be relegated to manual instruction in preparation for menial labor. Unfortunately\, this model is still perpetuated today through the practice of tracking\, which assigns students to educational experiences “suited” for their suggested placement in the workforce. This model sustains income disparities and contributes to the psychological violence inflicted upon Black and Brown communities.  \nDr. Malveaux’s proposal for a thorough evaluation\, identification\, and remedy of this structural harm through radical restructuring is timely. We must take action to create a truly equitable society.” \nKristal C. Langford\, a doctoral candidate at Rutgers’ Graduate School of Education\, explores the impact of the Great Migration on New Jersey’s public schools and their racial dynamics in her historical research. In addition to teaching courses on race\, education\, and gender studies at William Paterson University\, Kristal serves as the Public Historian for the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project and contributes to Revolution 250 New Jersey\, focusing on incorporating marginalized voices into educational resources. \n\nDr. Malveaux urged us to address a clearly flawed economic system by examining the long-term effects of slavery and capitalism\, or as she more aptly describes it\, predatory capitalism.  \nIf America was built on the backs of slaves\, perpetuating the ideology of white superiority and reducing black people to mere capital\, it is high time we confront the economic impacts of America’s past on the economic wellbeing of black people and others in this country.  \nDr. Malveaux reminds us that Dr. Martin Luther King’s call to action included the redistribution of wealth to mitigate the violent effects of capitalism on black people. She highlighted how lynching in the post-emancipation era led to massive wealth loss among the black community. She also pointed out the historical income disparities and their current effects on transgenerational wealth\, emphasizing how predatory capitalism continues to perpetuate these disparities through systemically unfair lending practices\, education\, and fear-mongering policing. Reparations are a start to eroding the effects of predatory capitalism.  \nWe must push through to break the system that created the structural violence we see today if we want to see a humane and just economy. \nFatima Mboup is an Economics Ph.D. student at The New School. While studying there\, she serves as a research associate at the Institute on Race Power and Political Economy and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Her research focuses on real-time macroeconomic data for the U.S. economy\, macroeconomic surveys\, and macroeconomic modeling.  \n\nDr. Julianne Malveaux\, in a charismatic and engaging fashion\, began her address by connecting critical economy theory to the work and wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his unyielding critique of the capitalistic economy.  \nDisrupting the normalization of poverty and its alignment to an individual’s actions or character\, Dr. Malveaux suggests we must focus on the system of laws that work collaboratively to oppress and injure Black people. Built on the premise that both the historical basis of the American economy and its present formation is demonstrative of structural violence\, she emphasizes that when considering the most basic definition of the economy\, a system of production and distribution\, Blacks were\, in effect\, U.S. capital and thus factors to be calculated in someone else’s wealth.  \nAkin to an expert storyteller or griot\, Dr. Malveaux interweaves narratives of resistance\, including those of Ida B. Wells\, Elizabeth Keckley\, and Anthony Crawford\, with policy recommendations on restructuring the American economy. Some of these recommendations include reallocating state-owned land to African Americans and restructuring taxation policies\, even among high-income earning Blacks.  \nHer most memorable line\, to me\, which deconstructed the education of a classically trained economist\, was\, “if you believe that the outcome is reasonable\, then you believe the process is reasonable. \nDr. Kideste Yusef\, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Criminal Justice at Bethune-Cookman University and Director of the B-CU Center for Law and Social Justice\, specializes in race and social justice\, police-community relations\, and structural violence in justice systems. With over twenty years of teaching experience and involvement in initiatives like the “I Fear for My Life” national dialogue\, her work focuses on enhancing community-police relations and public safety\, underpinned by her extensive academic background in criminal justice and sociology. \n\nFollowing the insights from the symposium and keynote\, I am moved to action. Dr. Malveaux underscores the importance of understanding the roots of inequality\, with a particular focus on the role of discrimination and social institutions in systemic stratification. Developing and advocating for policies that target the underlying causes of structural violence is crucial. Unifying the inclusive dialogues among researchers\, activists\, and policymakers\, can increase public awareness. We all can play our part in enacting change\, no matter the size of our platform.   \nAdvocating for equitable resource allocation in vital areas such as education\, healthcare\, and economic opportunities is fundamental. While these efforts may involve implementing legal frameworks\, regulatory policies\, and community-based oversight to prevent the predominance of any single group’s agenda at the expense of others\, they are necessary. Through collaborative networks that unite academia\, policy circles\, activist groups\, and affected communities\, we can share knowledge\, resources\, and best practices. \nI am reminded through my interactions with mentors and colleagues that tackling structural violence is a long-term commitment\, necessitating continuous effort\, and persistence to dismantle deep-rooted systemic inequalities and achieve sustainable change. I’m left ready to do my part and contribute to a lasting legacy of action in pursuit of Black Liberation. \nThe inaugural Education Stratification Fellow at the Institute on Race\, Power\, and Political Economy\, Tanishia Lavette Williams\, with a Ph.D. from the Public and Urban Policy program at The New School\, specializes in urban politics\, focusing on race\, gender\, and class. Her research\, rooted in her extensive experience in various educational roles\, examines the historic and current impact of racism in educational systems\, policies\, and practices\, aiming to address educational disparities and outcomes. \n\n 
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/public-lecture-a-discussion-on-critical-economic-theory-with-dr-julianne-malveaux/
LOCATION:Armour J. Blackburn University Center\, Washington D.C.
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Lecture
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SUMMARY:From Solidarity to Structural Reform: A Roundtable for Long Term\, Progressive Change in the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the California Explorations Project (an initiative of the Institute on Race\, Power\, and Political Economy) and the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute. \nThis virtual roundtable gathered social justice leaders and allies from across the country to elevate the need to dismantle structural policy and budget challenges that undermine long term wins for racial\, gender\, and economic justice. Featured guest speakers included Dr. Manuel Pastor\, Director\, USC Equity Research Institute\, and Shimica Gaskins\, President & CEO\, GRACE/End Child Poverty CA. \nWatch the roundtable.
URL:https://racepowerpolicy.org/event/virtual-roundtable-from-solidarity-to-structural-reform-a-roundtable-for-long-term-progressive-change-in-the-u-s/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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