Centering Community Power for Health and Racial Equity
1/29/2020: Collaboration and shared knowledge are assets to advancing health justice
New episode featuring the Ecology Center in our Community Centered Investments series!
Ecology Center's youth work is "converting the ideals & ideas of sustainability, community & justice and turn them into real life actions, projects & programs."
Not all soda taxes are created equal. That is why we are highlighting Berkeley's soda tax model that uses its funds to support community-led public health work for health and justice. Learn more about our mini series & our upcoming episode featuring the YMCA of the East Bay at:http://bit.ly/HealthyInvestments
Upcoming: New brief and webinar series
based on our Learning Circles!
Briefs: In 2017-2019 we convened over 100 grassroots organizations from across the country to share expertise, build relationships, encourage collaboration, discuss tools and experiences, and engage in capacity building opportunities for advancing health equity and racial justice in their communities. As a result of this incredible wisdom and knowledge-sharing, we are excited to release our Learning Circle brief series! In a series of eight briefs, briefs will dive deep into a key issue that connects grassroots community organizers with public health, philanthropy, and allied professions. Collaboration and shared knowledge are assets to advancing health justice and racial equity; we hope these reports will contribute to our mutual understanding of health equity. We will release the series of eight briefs throughout the spring of 2020, starting in February.
Webinar: Our first webinar will launch in late Marchand will provide the context for our first brief release,“Community Centered Health Justice and Racial Equity: Innovative Efforts Towards Health Equity-Driven Policy and Practice.” Stay tuned for webinar details and registration information in mid-February!
Protect disability benefits! Comment on the proposed Public Charge rule
{{ FirstName | default: 'Friend' }}, submit your public comment against the proposed rule for the Social Security Administration before Friday, Jan 31st:
Background: The administration has proposed a new rule to change the Social Security Administration's review process for their beneficiaries of disability benefits. The proposed rule would add another category to assign beneficiaries, "Medical Improvement Likely," which would subject beneficiaries to disability reviews every two years; complicating their access to critical benefits. This rule is expected to threaten the health of hundreds of thousands of people who may fall under this category. People suffering from cancer, strokes, mental illness and many other serious conditions will be forced to struggle while they appeal; some people may not have the resources to appeal. A similar rule was implemented in the 1980s, where more than 21,000 of those denied benefits lost their lives.
{{ FirstName | default: 'Friend' }}, yesterday the Supreme Court ruled to allow the DHS public charge rule to go into effect nationwide, except in Illinois where it is blocked by a statewide injunction. Help us spread the facts so immigrants in our communities can be best prepared if and how this rule may affect them–see our resources below for more:
Free webinar:Securing Media in a Presidential Election Year hosted by the Funder's Collaborative on Youth Organizing on Thursday, Feb 13 from 6pm-7:30pm ET
The webinar will highlight:
• Strategies to push your agenda in a political environment • Tips for identifying reporters who should be covering your work • Tips for developing the right pitch to garner media attention • Alternatives to traditional media • Low-cost paid media opportunities
Free webinar:Public Charge 101 hosted by Protecting Immigrant Families featuring experts from NILC and CLASP on January 30 at 3pm ET, 12pm PT.
"Experts from NILC and CLASP will describe the different publiccharge policies currently in place, discuss how and when they may change, and explain what you need to know if you work with immigrant families."
The Open Society Foundations seek applicants for their Soros Equality Fellowship, which aims to support long-term leaders influencing the racial justice field. The fellowship award provides individuals with $100,000 to support the production of an innovative racial justice project over the course of 18 months. Apply by Feb 13th. Read more>>
Resist is centered on supporting people's movements for justice and liberation. Their next round of General Support, Accessibility, and Multiyear applications each for up to $4,000 are due on March 6th, 2020.Read More>>
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IRL) program is to produce diverse interdisciplinary leaders who conduct and apply high-quality, community-engaged, action-oriented, equity-focused health research in order to drive improvements in the health of communities. Both fellowship and research funds available. Apply by March 11, 2020.Read more>>
