John,
Over the past 15 months, we’ve heard a lot about how the health and economic impacts of the COVID crisis exposed our ongoing crisis of inequality.
We’ve all been impacted by the pandemic, but the deaths and job losses have not impacted us equally.
To secure a just recovery for all New Yorkers, we must tackle the inequities that long predated this crisis: in access to health care, fair pay, job opportunities, and more.
Being the City’s Chief Accountability Officer isn’t just about making sure the numbers add up (though that is critical!). For Brad it also means holding our city and our economy accountable to addressing economic and racial inequality.
RSVP: Accounting for Racial Justice Townhall
Tuesday, May 25 at 6 PM (on Zoom)
As Albany's Chief City Auditor, a role similar to NYC’s Comptroller, Dorcey Applyrs has been leading innovative approaches to auditing city agencies for equity. We’re excited to have her join Heather McGee, whose new book Sum of Us explores the economic costs of systemic racism, and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who has pushed NYC forward on issues of systemic racism in housing, schools and policing, in a conversation with Brad about how he can use the tools of the office to advance racial justice.
Hope to see you there!
Team Lander
