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?ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT? If you or someone you know are advancing reparative spatial justice work and have a demonstrated track record of utilizing reparative and/or spatial, housing, and/or land justice frameworks to address historically rooted harms, join us in this transformative journey as we collaborate to reshape and repair our spaces for a more equitable and just future.

?? BREAKING: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s final #LeadAndCopper rule is out. Let’s #GetTheLeadOut for communities across the nation! Read more about this critical government step for racial & economic justice in our water systems here:?https://lnkd.in/gx3yGzfU ? Thank you?Radhika Fox?and?US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?for your leadership & commitment to #WaterEquity. Let’s #GetTheLeadOut!? ? #WaterIsAHumanRight #WECRCaucus

The Business Standards for 21st Century Leadership set out a new way of doing business that values people and our planet just as much as the bottom line. Today, we’re proud to release draft standards 9-14 for public comment alongside our partners FSG and JUST Capital. These standards focus on the impact businesses have on local communities and on society at large, including through corporate sustainability strategies, philanthropy, and civic and political engagement. These standards need your input! Help redefine the way business is done by participating in our public comment period. https://lnkd.in/ggvT9CVv

Whether we barbecue in our backyard or simmer pozole on our apartment stove, we all want safe, stable and healthy homes where we have the power and freedom to live on our own terms. But, for generations, unfair and color-coded real estate practices have concentrated control of our housing into the hands of corporate interests who treat our neighborhoods like Monopoly boards, buying and selling property to hoard more wealth for themselves. Berkeley residents are putting an end to that - they're balancing the scales of power with a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase policy that will give existing tenants a fair chance to own the places they live. Stand with them on September 30th and urge City Council to uplift healthy, stable housing for long-time Berkeley residents through TOPA! Learn more at yes2topa.org.

The inaugural Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy is underway! From now until October 5th, artists and cultural organizations across the nation will come together to envision a future for our multiracial democracy. Join Americans for the Arts for our?#CWA24?event, "Building the Bigger We: Arts, Culture, and the Future of American Democracy" TOMORROW! ?? Featuring: Angela Glover Blackwell - Founder in Residence, PolicyLink Patricia Cruz - Director Emerita, Harlem Stage Bryan Doerries - Artistic Director, Theater of War Productions Moderated by: Dr. Genna Styles-Lyas - Americans for the Arts As we kick off National Arts and Humanities Month in October, we'll explore how arts and culture can build?#TheBiggerWe?in the United States through shared experiences that help forge a shared identity big enough to hold us in all of our complexities, across all of our differences. Register for this virtual event: https://lnkd.in/g4YkpAk5 ?#CWA24?#TheBiggerWe?#NAHM

Are you a grassroots advocate committed to using reparative tools and frameworks to advance housing and land justice? Become a Spatial Futures Fellow and elevate your skills in Reparative Spatial Justice. Apply now to make a difference: https://lnkd.in/gg2YJ3Yh Curious and want to learn more? Join our webinar on October 2nd at 12:30PST https://lnkd.in/gjs2h_9S #HousingEquity #ReparativeSpatialJustice #HousingFutures

"We envisioned a big tent years ago. Now, a multiracial movement guided by equity, justice, and radical imagination stands ready to transform our democracy to serve all." – Angela Glover Blackwell It's almost been a month since #EquitySummit2024 and we're still embracing the knowledge and connections made. Check out Angela's article article about the evolution of the #EquitySummit. What were some of your Equity Summit takeaways? #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #ARevolutionOfTheSoul https://lnkd.in/ggV7MB7Y

I am happy to present my conversation with Baratunde Thurston about my podcast Reimagining Democracy for a Good Life. Have you checked out the podcast yet? How would you reimagine democracy? Tune into our conversation on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g4VpAFjz

As the U.S. housing crisis deepens, the demand for bold action that provides us with safe, stable, community-controlled and truly affordable housing grows ever stronger – a demand for social housing. Housing should enrich our lives, not the pockets of wealthy investors. And now, this vision has made it into the halls of Congress. Come to this webinar to learn about the groundswell of local organizing working to put our homes in the hands of our communities, not corporations, and how you can get involved. This webinar will feature a conversation between social housing residents, organizers, advocates, and researchers on the organizing happening across the country for green social housing and how it can solve our housing crisis. Participants will come away with a clearer understanding of what social housing is, how campaigns are advancing this vision, and how new federal legislation can support this work. Register today: https://lnkd.in/gHvj8JGG

Reimagining Democracy for a Good Life explores how we can realize the fullest potential of a #MultiracialDemocracy. It offers a vision of hope for those who feel anxious or dispirited in the current political climate. Multi-hyphenate Baratunde Thurston speaks with podcast host Angela Glover Blackwell about the six-episode podcast and dives into all the chapter summaries. Tune in to hear Angela and Bartunde's extended conversation about what we can do to create a thriving multiracial democracy in service of a good life for all. This #ReimaginingDemocracy is excited to share how people are coming together across racial lines to seize this moment and stretch democracy to serve all. Listen to all six episodes available now at https://plcylk.org/rd4agl or wherever you get your podcasts. https://lnkd.in/gYEPvarA