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| Greetings, PERE/CSII Friend!
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FEATURED FACT SHEETS: "Unauthorized and Uninsured"
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| This research provides updated estimates on the number and socioeconomic characteristics of undocumented residents in these places and measures their current levels of medical insurance coverage. Learn more and download PDF fact sheets below:
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| DEMOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY and EQUITABLE GROWTH
PolicyLink and PERE's latest equity profile outlines key strategies for more inclusive economic growth in North Carolina's Cape Fear Region where a diverse young population is growing alongside a predominantly white, aging one.
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TRANSFORMING MOVEMENT BUILDING:
"Love With Power"
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| 2/26: IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION WEBINAR
On February 26th, the Immigrant Learning Center convenes expert panelists (including CSII's Vanessa Carter) for a free webinar offering immigration data, models, messaging, and faith-based strategies to create welcoming communities.
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| 2/27: PELA WORKSHOP on PUBLIC DATA for EJ
On February 27, the Partnership for an Equitable Los Angeles (PELA) hosts a workshop with PERE's Madeline Wander on "Using Public Data for Environmental Justice Analysis." The training focuses on PERE's Environmental Justice Screening Method (EJSM) and measuring impacts of environmental hazards in low-income communities of color.
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| This month, the Capital & Main blog presents a new multimedia series on the "State of Inequality." As one of the inaugural essays of the series, "The California Chasm" by Manuel Pastor and Dan Braun calls for a new vision of more inclusive growth amidst widening inequality.
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MEDIA MENTION:
Afrolatinos in L.A.
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| MEDIA MENTION:
Unauthorized and Uninsured in Merced
The Merced Sun-Star's Ana Ibarra reports on the findings from CSII and SDSU's "Unauthorized and Uninsured" fact sheet for Southwest and East Merced and Merced County.
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| FEATURED EVENT: Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change
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| February 5th was a proud day for PERE/CSII! Over 150 community partners, faculty, staff, family, and friends gathered in honor of Prof. Manuel Pastor's installation as the inaugural Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change at USC. Many thanks to everyone who attended, and to those who sent congratulations via Facebook and Twitter!
For a recap of the event, check out USC Dornsife's feature article, "The People's Academic." »
“The rapidly growing civil society sector is transforming the economic and social landscape of the 21st century... Developing a better understanding of the increasing impact of NGOs, nonprofits, philanthropy and volunteerism is a critical component of economic study and public policy.” - Gerald Turpanjian
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PHOTOS FROM THE TURPANJIAN CHAIR EVENT
(image credits: Steve Cohn Photography)
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|  | Patricia and Gerald Turpanjian of the Turpanjian Family Educational Foundation with Prof. Pastor | |  |
CSII Affiliate, USC Vice Dean for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives, Prof. George J. Sanchez and CSII Associate Director, Prof. Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo | |
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Featured guest speaker, Elise Buik, President and CEO, The United Way of Los Angeles | |  |
Left to right: Linda Lopez, Chief, L.A. Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs; Prof. Pastor; and Deidre Lind, President, Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | |
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Left to right: Torie Osborn (Principal Deputy for Policy and Strategy, L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl); Michele Prichard (Director, Common Agenda, The Liberty Hill Foundation); Prof. Pastor; Angela Glover Blackwell (Founder and CEO, PolicyLink); and Beatriz Solis (Director, Healthy Communities, The California Endowment), and Tamu Jones (Program Manager, South Los Angeles, The California Endowment). | |
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