EquityWork Institute (formerly IEJI). Systems Intelligence for workforce equity & institutional change.
Florida, USA
Joined November 2017
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Deadline approaching … Local nonprofits get your projects (and partners) lined up and your applications in for the @Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative & @UrbanInstitute Catalyst Grant Program by Dec. 2!
Are you a nonprofit working to advance racial equity in the front-end of the criminal legal system? @Microsoft & @UrbanInstitute are looking for our next round of Catalyst Grantees! Check out the full Request for Proposals and apply now!➡️ ️urbn.is/3EtP48C
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"We are not only talking about HR experts at big corporations. We must be preparing all staff, across levels within our business to hire and attract diverse talent." -Laura Maristany, VP of External Affairs @BitwiseInd
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Real change requires independent oversight to prevent inhumane conditions and to hold DOC accountable for past wrongdoing.
@councilofdc needs to hear from you. Send a message urging them to introduce legislation for a much-needed oversight body. acludc.org/actnow
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We can't police and jail our way out of mental health crises. It simply doesn't work for anyone involved.
Thank you @KOB4 for reminding our communities of the need for a more humane and effective response. #publicdefense #CJreform kob.com/new-mexico/4-investi…
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Periodic reminder: there is no labor shortage. There is a shortage of jobs that treat workers with dignity and an excess of corporate greed.
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Happy Africa Day.
It is an annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent, as well as around the world.
#IamAfrica #AfricaDay
📷 Thandokhumaloo & Mykirezi
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Probation and parole are gateway drugs to prison. People need opportunity.
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Calling all Delray & Boca Father/Father Figures to come and enjoy a fun day in the park with your children to make lifetime memories!
Check out "Father-Child Fun Day" on Eventbrite!
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About to walk into Folsom Prison to meet with people in Solitary confinement…
Change and redemption, are not possible when accountability is rooted in torture.
We can and have to do better.
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Taking a new perspective on criminal record clearing could get millions of formerly incarcerated people back to work. #ccjr #ncpol #CleanSlate #secondchances #ncga #cjr
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The Alliance is seeking our next Executive Director! View the Job Opportunity Profile Here: tinyurl.com/AllianceDirector… #higheredinprisonjobs #ExecutiveDirector #DirectorSearch #CommunityJobBoard #higheredinprison
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These tally marks don’t represent time in prison, but time denied access to employment, housing, and education for 2.3 million New Yorkers with conviction records.
Repost to support sealing conviction records to help give them a fresh start.
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Fellow change agents!
Please share widely! DUE by 5p EST 4/22. Contact information to call and ask questions is on the hyperlinked nomination form: forms.gle/DHWCsNeao7qhbQcD7
#macrosw
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"An estimated 64% of unemployed men have been arrested and approximately 46% of unemployed men have been convicted of a crime by age 35" see how the data from the latest rand study is broken down in this @Arnold_Ventures article
arnoldventures.org/stories/c…
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TOMORROW!
Countdown ⏰ to the tues Jan 25th #TurnOnTheTAPNY Advocacy Day! Repeal NY’s ban on financial aid so those in prison can get education. NY is an outlier!
Join the live rally 12-1PM: youtube.com/watch?v=bi5i6qih…
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The current narrative in #workforcedevelopment "ignores the role of #SystemicRacism, pervasive sexism, and declining worker power in influencing labor market outcomes.
The field needs a new mental model – one better aligned with #labor market realities."
spotlightonpoverty.org/spotl…
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"'Outdated' employment laws perpetuate racial inequality, because they disproportionately affect overpoliced communities of color, and that there’s no proof that they make the public safer." @keribla on what inmates face after prison: ow.ly/YEYF50H3fvQ. #RethinkJails