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  PolicyLink · [email protected]
January 26, 2022 at 5:14 PM

REGISTER – Racial Equity: “The Whole of Government Responsibility"

Meeting the Moment     Racial Equity: “The Whole of Government Responsibility" Thursday, February 3, 2022 10 am – 11 am ET Join us for a lively discussion on the role of government in advancing racial equity on the on…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
January 20, 2022 at 9:07 PM

REGISTER - Racial Equity: “The Whole of Government Responsibility,” with Congresswoman Pressley

Meeting the Moment     One year ago today, President Biden took office and immediately issued an executive order making equity and racial justice “the responsibility of the whole of our government,” becoming the first…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
January 6, 2022 at 4:49 PM

Join Us in Welcoming Rasheedah Phillips

Meeting the Moment     Dear Community Member, We would like to warmly welcome you into this new year with exciting news of our growing team! We are thrilled to announce our new Director of Housing, Rasheedah Phillips.…
  Michael McAfee, PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 5:12 PM

Together We Can Build an Equitable Future

Meeting the Moment     Dear John, Over the last four weeks, you have gotten to know 12 of the wonderful folks who help make PolicyLink a powerful and diverse workplace devoted to rebuilding a nation and representin…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 28, 2021 at 5:17 PM

Meet Our Team Members Working on Corporate Racial Equity & Equitable Economy

Meeting the Moment     Last week you heard from Sara and Eric about how community has shaped their experiences and led the way for equity, both in their personal lives and in their policy work. We are excited for you …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 21, 2021 at 11:05 PM

Meet Our Team Members Working on Community Safety and Justice and the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color

Meeting the Moment     Through the stories of Tracey, Jessica, Michelle, and Selena, we heard about the transformative role that data plays in our efforts to reshape a nation. This week, we turn our attention to our …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 16, 2021 at 5:20 PM

Join Us in Welcoming Jerry Maldonado

Meeting the Moment     Dear PolicyLink Colleague, As we near year’s end, we are incredibly excited to announce the newest addition to the PolicyLink Leadership Team! Jerry Maldonado joins our team as the inaugural Vice…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 6:08 PM

New Arts & Culture Resources to Further Support Your Work in Equity

Meeting the Moment     Over the past decade, community-based arts and culture strategies have blossomed as an essential element of equitable development. They have become a key to the advancement of health equity, and…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 14, 2021 at 9:48 PM

Meet Our Team Members Working on Federal Advocacy and the National Equity Atlas

Meeting the Moment     Last week, through the personal stories of Axel, Laura, and Yasmin, we got to hear more about our team’s amazing ability to build community and foster partnerships. This week, we’re excited to i…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 7, 2021 at 10:57 PM

Meet Our Team Members Working on Transportation, Housing, and Water Equity

Meeting the Moment     Of the amazing gifts our team brings to the work, one of our most valued is building community and partnerships. The power of people is the backbone of our organization. From grassroots to foun…
  Michael McAfee, PolicyLink · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 8:36 PM

Meet the PolicyLink Community Working to Build an Equitable Future

Meeting the Moment     Dear John, The last two years have clearly revealed that the quest for equity is not linear and our journey to design a nation that works for all is generational. During the most challenging …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
November 19, 2021 at 4:38 PM

PolicyLink Applauds House Passage of the Build Back Better Act and Calls Senate to Pass the Bill

Meeting the Moment     Earlier today, the House passed H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. Along with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework that was recently signed into law, the Build Back Better Act wou…
  Radical Imagination, PolicyLink · [email protected]
November 18, 2021 at 10:28 PM

Infrastructure - Not Just Roads and Bridges: A Clubhouse Chat

Meeting the Moment     On Monday November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law H.R. 3684, the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), a “once-in-a-generation invest…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
November 8, 2021 at 5:46 PM

Honoring Kalima Rose's Tenure at PolicyLink

Meeting the Moment     Dear PolicyLink colleague, It is with love and appreciation that we announce the departure from PolicyLink of Kalima Rose, who served as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, and many other r…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
October 14, 2021 at 6:40 PM

Radical Imagination: Co-Creating the Future

Meeting the Moment     Dear Radical Imagination community, The past 18 months have been an exercise in loss, learning, and transformation. Never before have we been collectively forced to confront the tough realities o…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
September 17, 2021 at 6:26 PM

No More Debt: Radical Imagination Discussion Today at 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET

Meeting the Moment     Dear Radical Imagination community, We could not be more grateful for your continued listenership over the past three seasons. With your support, we’ve been able to envision a better world, susta…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
August 25, 2021 at 10:38 PM

Juvenile Justice: Care Over Punishment

Meeting the Moment     As season three of the Radical Imagination podcast draws to a close with just two more episodes to go, we return to one of our nation’s biggest and most intractable concerns: the criminal-legal s…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
August 12, 2021 at 10:21 PM

JUST RELEASED: How to Prevent Evictions and Promote Housing Security in Santa Fe

Meeting the Moment     As millions of renters experience housing precarity in the face of a tenuous federal eviction ban and sluggish distribution of rent relief, organized renters have been finding solutions to preve…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
August 12, 2021 at 9:48 PM

Unleash Your Radical Imagination: Join Our Clubhouse Chat on 8/13 at 12:30 pm PT

Meeting the Moment     “Without new visions, we don’t know what to build, only what to knock down. We not only end up confused, rudderless, and cynical, but we forget that making a revolution is not a series of clever …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
August 6, 2021 at 7:12 PM

PolicyLink Announces Pilot for Federal Agencies

Meeting the Moment     Last week, we released For Love of Country: A Path for the Federal Government to Advance Racial Equity, which provides resources, tools, and a plan for federal agency leaders to implement Presid…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 28, 2021 at 7:27 PM

Democratizing Patents: Vaccines for All

Meeting the Moment     The latest episode of Radical Imagination takes a fresh look at how the US patent system keeps billions of people at home and abroad from obtaining life-saving medicines as Covid-19 continues to …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 27, 2021 at 3:12 PM

Racial Equity Blueprint for Federal Agencies Released Today!

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"       When we launched our Racial Equity Governing Agenda earlier this year, we knew the most critical part of our work would be to not only deman…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 15, 2021 at 2:24 PM

Funding Racial Equity to Win

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"       We know that in order to win on equity our movements must align on long-term, transformative strategies, but the other critical precursor to…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 12, 2021 at 7:28 PM

Major Water Legislative Victory!

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"       Please join us in amplifying an exciting moment for all water equity and climate justice advocates in our nation as we celebrate a historic l…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 7, 2021 at 9:08 PM

Register for Upcoming Webinars in July

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"       UPCOMING WEBINARS: Wednesday, July 14 9:30 am PT/ 12:30 pm ET From Artistry to Advocacy: Lessons Learned from a Collaboration between Creat…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
June 29, 2021 at 4:08 PM

Released Today: Advancing Well-Being by Transcending the Barriers of Whiteness

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"         The promise of equity — just and fair inclusion into a society in which all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential — can…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
June 25, 2021 at 6:23 PM

Join Our Radical Imagination Club

Meeting the Moment     Radical Imagination is now halfway through its third season and has hit a very important milestone: the podcast has crossed the 100,000 downloads mark! We could not be more excited and grateful f…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
May 25, 2021 at 8:14 PM

Honoring George Floyd

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"       *Content Warning: This email contains content related to George Floyd’s final moments. One year ago today, George Floyd uttered these haunt…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
May 24, 2021 at 6:38 PM

Register for Our Upcoming Webinars!

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"       UPCOMING WEBINARS: Tuesday, May 25 4 pm PT/ 7pm ET This Is What Democracy Looks Like: A Teach-In on Participatory Democracy REGISTER Pa…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 8:53 PM

5/27 Webinar - Centering Grassroots Visions to Reimagine Public Safety: Lessons from Austin and Oakland

Meeting the Moment     Centering Grassroots Visions to Reimagine Public Safety: Lessons from Austin and Oakland Thursday, May 27 4-6 pm PT / 6-8 pm CT / 7-9 pm ET​​​​ Featuring Task Force members and representative…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 9:34 PM

Radical Imagination & New Possibilities

Meeting the Moment     This is an extraordinary moment. When the Radical Imagination podcast launched in September 2019, episodes addressed issues that, at the time, modeled our aspirations for a just, fair, and inclus…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
May 7, 2021 at 3:28 PM

10 Priorities for Advancing Racial Equity Through the American Rescue Plan: A Guide for City and County Policymakers

Meeting the Moment     After a year of fighting for fiscal relief amidst budget shortfalls and federal austerity during the previous administration, Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (A…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
May 6, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Announcing the Launch of the Racial Equity Data Lab

Meeting the Moment     The National Equity Atlas, produced through a partnership between PolicyLink and the USC Equity Research Institute, is America’s most detailed report card on racial and economic equity. Today, we…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 10:30 PM

REGISTER: Corporate Insights into the CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity | May 11

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"       How are business leaders grappling with America’s racial injustice reckoning? What must CEOs do to center racial equity and justice within t…
  Michael McAfee · [email protected]
April 16, 2021 at 9:31 PM

Reflecting on the Opportunity of this Moment

Meeting the Moment   Community,  I’m honored to have been invited into conversation with our federal government — the Administration and Congress — regarding some of the most critical issues of our generation. In light of these …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 8:07 PM

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"

Join Us for the Premiere of “Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million"       Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million Saturday, April 24 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET In collaboration with A Scribe Called Quess?, a celebrated ar…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 3:57 PM

Advancing Equity in the First 100 Days and Beyond: A Listening Session

Meeting the Moment       Advancing Equity in the First 100 Days and Beyond: A Listening Session Wednesday, April 7 10:00 am – 12:00 pm PT / 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET A historic movement for racial and social justice has unde…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 9:23 PM

Join Us in Congratulating Ashleigh Gardere!

Meeting the Moment   It is our honor to announce the promotion of Ashleigh Gardere to the newly created position of PolicyLink Executive Vice President. In this role, Ashleigh will guide the development and execution of program…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 5:18 PM

Radical Imagination Season 3 Launch

  New listeners and longtime subscribers, we would like to (re)introduce you to Radical Imagination. Hosted by Angela Glover Blackwell, PolicyLink Founder in Residence, this groundbreaking podcast launches its third season today! As we navigate the intersection of compoun…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 5:39 PM

Virtual Town Hall TODAY: Pressley Announces Federal Job Guarantee Resolution

  Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley introduced a resolution on the federal government's obligation to create a Federal Job Guarantee to address the compounding effects of systemic racism, economic inequality, and climate change. Anchored in the civil rights movement’s d…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
February 16, 2021 at 7:23 PM

2/18 VIRTUAL TOWN HALL - A Federal Job Guarantee: The Cornerstone of an Equitable Economy

  A Federal Job Guarantee: The Cornerstone of an Equitable Economy Thursday, February 18, 2021 12 - 1 pm PT/ 3 - 4 pm ET Register Now Our country is at a critical turning point where the compounding effects of the pandemic, climate change, systemic racism, and ex…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
February 1, 2021 at 5:36 PM

Housing Justice Leaders Announced as 2021 Health Equity Ambassadors

  Recognizing the inextricable connection between housing and health, made more evident by the Covid-19 pandemic, today we are honored to announce 19 housing justice leaders as the 2021 cohort of Ambassadors for Health Equity, a venture led by PolicyLink and supported by…
  Michael McAfee · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 8:34 PM

A New World is Possible

  Today marks a monumental moment of transformation. We know more than ever, a new world is possible. The Biden-Harris administration has the power and responsibility to lead the way. We are encouraged that the new administration has committed to taking executive action …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
January 14, 2021 at 9:41 PM

Biden’s First 100 Days Must Advance Racial Equity

  This is our moment to win on equity. Over the past few years, a historic groundswell of activism in communities across the country has energized people who have taken to the streets to resist injustice and demand that leaders be accountable for serving the ALL in our eq…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
January 8, 2021 at 10:47 PM

Invest in People Power

  We are winning on equity! With the results officially in, we must take a moment to recognize and celebrate the historic election that took place in Georgia this week, sending the state's first Black Senator to Congress and shifting control in the chamber. Despite effort…
  Michael McAfee, PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 24, 2020 at 5:40 PM

Meeting the Moment

Meeting the Moment   As we wrap a year that will be described in history books as a year of profound loss, our communities must not only contend with the loss of rights to our most basic needs, but also the monument…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 17, 2020 at 4:07 PM

New Resources for Arts, Culture, and Equitable Development

                        We are excited to announce the relaunch of www.communitydevelopment.art, with new briefs, videos, and new resources that examine the intersection of arts, culture, and equitable development! Arts and culture strategies are transforming …
  Michael McAfee, PolicyLink · [email protected]
November 3, 2020 at 5:07 PM

The Promise of Equity

  Today, 100 million people — one in three of us —are experiencing chronic financial insecurity, locked out of the potential of economic prosperity due to decades of persistent racial and economic inequality. The election results, whatever they may be, will not immediatel…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
October 19, 2020 at 8:40 PM

Facing History to Advance Housing Justice

  Dear partner, As the nation grapples with the most devastating public health crisis of the last 100 years, millions of Americans also face an immense economic and housing crisis. But what we are seeing is not new. Covid-19 has laid bare the deep structural inequities tha…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
October 2, 2020 at 6:31 PM

Introducing the Winning on Equity Working Group

  It is time to win on equity — to achieve fundamental structural change so all people in the United States participate in a just society, live in healthy communities of opportunity, and prosper in an equitable economy. Recognizing that an effort of this magnitude will re…