Webinars

SERIES: Tools to Grow Inclusive Economies

The All-In Cities initiative at PolicyLink equips city officials, community advocates, and civic leaders with policy ideas, data, and strategy support to build equitable, thriving cities. And at the heart of equitable cities are inclusive economies in which working-class people and people of color have good jobs, rising standards of living, and increased voice, power, and ownership. Join us for three webinars this month where we will debut new tools in the All-In Cities online policy toolkit and hear from local leaders who have been working to implement these solutions.

Creating Accessible Career Pathways Through Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
October 16, 2019
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific / 2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern

As the nation’s workforce grows more diverse in the face of an uncertain future of work, policymakers and community leaders across the country are partnering with the private sector to develop new and more equitable pathways to middle-skills, living-wage jobs. Apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs that combine classroom instruction and paid on-the-job training can be a powerful lever to advance racial economic inclusion. Join this webinar to learn more about successful approaches to expanding apprenticeship opportunities in the skilled trades and professional services sectors. New tool: Apprenticeships

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Place-based Strategies for Economic Inclusion: Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and Commercial Land Trusts
October 23, 2019
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific / 2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern

Redevelopment and new investments in a community can revitalize the landscape, improving transit and other public infrastructure and spurring new economic opportunities. By adopting an equitable economic development approach, planners, policymakers, and local residents can work together to ensure that these efforts serve the needs of low-income communities and communities of color. Equity strategies that integrate place-based and people-focused approaches can preserve the cultural character and assets of their neighborhoods and expand access to affordable housing and transportation, fostering healthy communities of opportunity for all. Join us to hear about innovative strategies to advance equitable transit-oriented development and foster community-centered economic opportunities through commercial community land trusts. New tools: Equitable transit-oriented development and Commercial community land trusts.

Speakers:

  • Tracey Ross, PolicyLink (moderator)
  • Michael Miera, Urban Land Conservancy, Denver, CO
  • Julius Kimbrough, Crescent City CLT, New Orleans, LA

Policy Solutions to Raise the Floor on Low-Wage Work
October 30, 2019
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific / 2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern

Creating good jobs that are accessible to low-income residents and people of color is a central tenet of building All-In Cities. In addition to steering new economic development efforts to grow high-road businesses that provide middle- and high-wage jobs, local leaders are implementing policy solutions to transform low-wage jobs into good jobs with living wages and benefits, fair scheduling, and worker protections. Join us to learn more about strategies to secure paid sick leave for all workers and to raise worker pay even as state law constrains local policymaking to support high community labor standards. New tool: Paid sick leave

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PAST WEBINARS

Missed an All-In Cities webinar? Explore the archived recordings of these important discussions below.

SERIES: Focus on Equitable Development

  • Focus on Equitable Development, Part I: Community Benefits Agreements and Organizing for Equitable Development
    October 25, 2018

    Community benefits agreements (CBAs) provide a legal framework for community coalitions to organize and negotiate with developers around job access, wages, training, community oversight and other benefits a proposed development might bring to the surrounding neighborhood or city. As binding contracts that clarify and align the expectations of developers, community coalitions, and public officials, CBAs crafted with the core principles of just and fair inclusion can be powerful tools for spurring equitable, sustainable development in cities.
     
  • Focus on Equitable Development, Part II: Different Neighborhoods, Different Needs: Tailoring Economic Development Strategies in Place 
    January 18, 2019

    Community benefits agreements (CBAs) provide a legal framework for community coalitions to organize and negotiate with developers around job access, wages, training, community oversight and other benefits a proposed development might bring to the surrounding neighborhood or city. As binding contracts that clarify and align the expectations of developers, community coalitions, and public officials, CBAs crafted with the core principles of just and fair inclusion can be powerful tools for spurring equitable, sustainable development in cities

Inclusive Planning: Centering Community Voice in Equitable Development

Inclusive Planning: Centering Community Voice in Equitable Development
June 14, 2018

Equitable development requires targeted efforts to ensure that disadvantaged communities and communities of color benefit from development in their neighborhoods, communities, and regions — so it also requires that those very communities have a real and powerful voice in the decision-making and planning processes that guide development. This webinar will share strategies and best practices for inclusive planning and other approaches that build power among community organizations and advocates to craft community-driven development approaches that can produce meaningful equity outcomes.

SERIES: Good Jobs, Economic Security, and Housing & Anti-Displacement

  • Part I: Leveraging City Resources to Grow Good, Accessible Jobs 
    January 31, 2018

    This webinar focused on equitable contracting and procurement and business supports to improve job quality, two approaches cities can take to grow good jobs. 
     
  • Part II: Keeping People in Place: Strategies to Support Renters at Risk of Displacement 
    February 27, 2018

    This presentation looked at just cause eviction laws and legal assistance to prevent eviction, two strong policy solutions that local leaders can leverage to protect long-term residents, especially people of color and low-income communities, from being displaced as their cities and neighborhoods flourish. 
     
  • Part III: Reforming Fines and Fees: From Wealth Stripping to Economic Security
    March 28, 2018

    Regressive fines-and-fees systems that strip wealth from low-income families and people of color not only hinder the financial security of vulnerable families, they also compromise the economic strength of cities and regions overall. This webinar focused on how community leaders and local officials can take the lead to reform these systems, using an equity lens to design fair, just, and sustainable systems to finance public budgets. 

This webinar series and the development of the Good Jobs, Economic Security, and Housing & Anti-Displacement components of the All-In Cities Policy Toolkit are generously supported by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The views expressed on this website are those of PolicyLink and do not reflect the views and/or opinions of or represent endorsement by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or its affiliates. The All-In Cities initiative and toolkit are supported by Prudential Financial, the Surdna Foundation, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. 

Three Communities Implementing HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Commitment

Three Communities Implementing HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Commitment
April 20, 2017

On April 20, PolicyLink hosted a webinar in partnership with the Government Alliance on Racial Equity, on the experiences of the inaugural cohort of jurisdictions to come into compliance with HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule.

Ending the Debt Trap: Strategies to Stop the Overuse of Court-Imposed Fines, Fees, and Bail

Ending the Debt Trap: Strategies to Stop the Overuse of Court-Imposed Fines, Fees, and Bail
March 29, 2017

PolicyLink hosted a webinar discussion on the latest research and strategies state and local leaders can use to ensure that judicial fines and fees do not contribute to burdensome debt, housing and employment barriers, and increased imprisonment and recidivism for low-income communities and people of color.

Targeted Strategies to Reduce Employment Inequality

Targeted Strategies to Reduce Employment Inequality
March 23, 2017

Leaders in Minneapolis and New Orleans have developed targeted strategies to connect Black workers to good jobs in growing industries. On March 23, we discussed the findings of our recent analysis of employment inequality in metros (in partnership with the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity), and shared focused jobs strategies being implemented by the Northside Funders Group in Minneapolis and the Network for Economic Opportunity in New Orleans.

Sanctuary Space: Creating Safe Communities for All 

Sanctuary Space: Creating Safe Communities for All 
January 30, 2017

In today's political climate, immigrant families, Muslim residents, and other communities of color face increased surveillance and growing threats to their safety and well-being. On January 30, PolicyLink and our partners hosted a discussion on how state and local leaders across the country can create safer environments for vulnerable members of their communities.

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