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PUBLIC FINANCE INITIATIVE, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, AND COLLABORATING PARTNERS RECEIVE $4 MILLION GRANT TO ELEVATE RACIAL EQUITY IN BOND MARKETS

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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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The project team will develop a range of tools for cities, public authorities, and their financial advisors to elevate racial equity considerations in bond issuances.

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  • The project team will develop a range of tools for cities, public authorities, and their financial advisors to elevate racial equity considerations in bond issuances.
  • The Initiative for Responsible Investment at the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership will also serve as a subgrantee.
  • The Public Finance Initiative (PFI) develops public finance programs that center the values of equity, sustainability, and inclusive growth in fiscal decision making with leading foundations and partners.
  • The National League of Cities (NLC)is the voice of America's cities, towns, and villages, representing more than 200 million people.

Esri Launches New Solution to Help Communities Assess Social Equity

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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In response to this challenge, Esri , the global leader in location intelligence, has partnered with Race Forward's Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) alongside other leaders in government nationally to create a Social Equity Analysis solution.

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  • In response to this challenge, Esri , the global leader in location intelligence, has partnered with Race Forward's Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) alongside other leaders in government nationally to create a Social Equity Analysis solution.
  • The Social Equity Analysis solution offers features for assessing conditions in local communities, evaluating decision-making scenarios, and measuring progress toward equity goals.
  • "At Esri, we believe understanding precedes action and recognize that social equity requires a geographic approach," said Clinton Johnson, Esri racial equity and social justice lead.
  • The Social Equity Analysis solution incorporates best practices shared by partners and Race Forward, the parent organization to GARE.

Justice for Migrant Women Launches Nationwide "The Humans Who Feed Us" Project to Celebrate the Essential Workers this Holiday Season

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
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The project will focus on "Celebrating The Humans Who Feed Us" as we lead into the season of big meals and celebrations in the United States.

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  • The project will focus on "Celebrating The Humans Who Feed Us" as we lead into the season of big meals and celebrations in the United States.
  • Justice for Migrant Women is also calling on Congress to pass permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for immigrant essential workers.
  • According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, more than half of frontline meatpacking workers are immigrants.
  • Justice for Migrant Women will count on the support of celebrity chef, author, entrepreneur and TV personality Ingrid Hoffmann to help scale the project nationally.

Civil Rights Reverend Dr. William Barber II to Keynote Facing Race National Conference Online

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Thursday, October 1, 2020
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New York, New York, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading racial justice organization Race Forward today announced that civil rights leader, The Reverend Doctor William Barber II, will be delivering a keynote address at Facing Race: A National Conference , which will be held online for the first time in its history from November 10-12, 2020.

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  • New York, New York, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading racial justice organization Race Forward today announced that civil rights leader, The Reverend Doctor William Barber II, will be delivering a keynote address at Facing Race: A National Conference , which will be held online for the first time in its history from November 10-12, 2020.
  • The Reverend Doctor William Barber II has been a leading voice for racial justice.
  • He has been the voice of hope for our surging national movement for racial justice, said Race Forward President Glenn Harris.
  • Race Forward publishes the leading racial justice daily news site, Colorlines , and presents Facing Race , the countrys largest multiracial conference on racial justice.