Lessons from the Pandemic prompt us to ask what kind of society we want. And how we get there. Hear two dynamic leaders lend clarity to why investing in caring is good economic policy. Gather talking points and strategize in break out rooms.
We want a community-centered, people-centered economy where caring work (teachers, nurses, delivery people, housekeepers at hospitals and nursing homes, aides and other mostly female professions, including stay-at-home moms and caregivers) is valued for the way it undergirds our entire economy.
With so many RECOVERY proposals floating, so many legislative bills to fund essential workers and their families, we’ll focus on what each of those bills offer and which ones deserve our support in the short window we have for advocacy.
Featured Speakers:
Danielle Atkinson has extensive experience as a church-based, electoral, and community organizer. She has worked with organizations such as America Votes, State Voices, Population Connection and ACORN. In 2012, Atkinson founded Mothering Justice, a leadership development and advocacy organization. Atkinson has led organizing efforts to raise the minimum wage in both Florida and Michigan. Mothering Justice also led the fight to get earned paid sick time in Michigan. Her work organizing mothers won her the 2013 Michigan Organizer of the Year Award. Atkinson received bachelor’s degrees in political science and sociology from Pfeiffer University and lives in Royal Oak, Michigan, with her husband Frank and their six children.
Truth Freemyn was the Principal Consultant of PBF Leadership Consultants for more than 20 years and Associate Consultant of Venture Concept Consultants. She has been involved in leadership development for more than tw0 decades, with proven professional expertise in fundraising, management, human resources, and the personal growth and development fields, working with staff, volunteers, managers, boards, and funders. Truth formerly served as National Workplace Anti-Discrimination Project Director for 9to5, NAWW for five years. In that capacity she oversaw the national welfare work and directed the Wisconsin-based 9to5 Poverty Network Initiative. In addition, she served on a number of national
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