What Color Is The New Economy?

Saturday, June 7th, 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM
Room 318
Undefined

This session will explore the challenges and opportunities of building an inclusive new economy movement. Historically, race has been a critical dividing factor in the economy as well as social movements. Panelists will discuss strategies for building cross-race solidarity, addressing a highly racialized economy, and recognizing the differing forms of leadership and new economy activity across communities.

Collaborative live notes: https://commonbound.hackpad.com/What-Color-Is-the-Economy-tT5ACgYJHx3

Speakers: 

Penn Loh

Tufts University's Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning

Penn Loh is Lecturer and Director of the Masters of Public Policy Program and Community Practice at Tufts University's Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning. From 1996 to 2009, he served in various roles, including Executive Director since 1999, at Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE), a Roxbury-based environmental justice group. He holds an M.S.

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Ed Whitfield

Fund for Democratic Communities

Ed Whitfeld is co-founder and co-managing director of the Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC). A long time social justice activist, Ed had been involved in labor, community organizing and peace work since the late 60‘s when he was a student activist at Cornell University. He was the chairman of the Greensboro Redevelopment Commission for 9 years and formerly board chairman of Greensboro’s Triad Minority Development Corporation.

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Chris Schildt

PolicyLink

Chris Schildt conducts research for PolicyLink on equitable economic growth strategies at, including best practices for advancing equity in job creation, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. Prior to joining PolicyLink, Chris worked with the UC Berkeley Labor Center on job creation strategies. She has also worked on community engagement campaigns in transportation and land use planning at TransForm.

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Jacklyn Gil

Jacklyn Gil is a recent graduate of Brandeis University majoring in Peace and Justice studies, with a focus in Peacebuilding Arts. She has worked to mobilize Boston area college students around a climate justice framework that puts issues of economic and racial justice first. She believes holistic methods of social transformation, including collective visioning, healing, creative and theatrical pedagogy, and storytelling, are essential to transition to a human-centered economy.

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