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Odessa Kelly — Executive Director, Stand Up Nashville A native of Nashville, Odessa Kelly works diligently to bring positive and equitable change to the Nashville community by serving as Executive Director of Stand Up Nashville, a coalition of community-based organizations and labor unions that represent the working people of Nashville who have seen our city…
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Welcome & Keynote Address by Kim Carter Tuesday, July 27 9:30 AM PT / 10:30 AM MT / 11:30 AM CT / 12:30 PM ET We are honored to host Kim Carter, Founder and Ambassador for Time for Change Foundation, who will welcome us to Southern California’s Inland region and share the importance of the region…
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Catch highlights and quotes shared by participants during these sessions in our Twitter moment recap! Session 1: From Plantation City to NashVegas: How Nashville’s History Relates to Current Conditions Monday, September 21 12:00 – 1:30pm PT / 1:00 – 2:30pm MT / 2:00 – 3:30pm CT / 3:00 – 4:30pm ET To kick-off the learning…
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Starting Over, Inc. | Corona, CA Starting Over, Inc. (SOI) assists low income men, women, and children in need of housing by providing transitional or permanent supportive housing and reentry services while effectively fostering self-reliance, leadership, civic engagement, and economic development. They reduce homelessness by breaking the cycles of intergenerational incarceration, poverty, addiction, and abuse. Starting…
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Event Agenda Speaker Bios Learning Visit Video ___ Pictured at the top: The “Never Forget” art installation by artist Nicholas Galanin that features huge letters spelling out “Indian Land” in the style of the iconic Hollywood sign.
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Links to more readings and resources can be found in this document. Also check out The Equity Alliance’s COVID-19 Our Fair Share website, developed in September 2020.
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Access, Accomodations, and Disability Statement of Intent In organizing the California Learning Visit, we aim to create a space where Disabled/chronically ill and Deaf people shouldn’t need to pass as being able-bodied, healthy or from hearing culture, in order to be present or to participate fully. We arrived at this goal knowing that Disability surrounds us all, is…
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Access, Accomodations, and Disability Statement of Intent In organizing the Nashville Learning Visit, we aim to create a space where Disabled/chronically ill and Deaf folks shouldn’t need to pass as being able-bodied, healthy or from hearing culture, in order to be present or to participate fully. We arrived at this goal knowing that Disability surrounds us all,…
Read More2021 Southern California’s Inland Region Learning Visit
Decades of Building Power for Racial, Economic, Housing, and Environmental Justice Southern California’s Inland region, comprising Riverside and San Bernardino counties, covers a vast terrain of more than 27,000 square miles and is home to more than 5 million people, making it the third most populated area in the state. For decades, development in the…
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Welcome! NFG’s Amplify Fund and Funders for a Just Economy were excited to host a virtual learning visit in Nashville, Tennessee with our partners Stand Up Nashville and The Equity Alliance. On this site, you can learn about the learning visit events and access videos, readings, and resources. Catch highlights and quotes shared by participants in…
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