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Month: June 2020

Engaging with the Black Lives Matter Movement

Minority groups, such as African Americans, Latin Americans, and Indigenous people, have experienced disproportionate rates of incarceration, police brutality, discrimination and more. The Black Lives Matter movement speaks out against the police brutality and systemic racism that leads to the victimization, harm, and often death against Black people all over the world, as seen with George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor currently.

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From the Margins: Communities Respond to COVID-19 – Poverty and Housing – June 25 2020

The global pandemic has laid bare these historical and pervasive socioeconomic inequalities associated with poverty and precarious housing. The public health crisis created new challenges for community members living with poverty and for organizations involved in supporting folks living with these experiences.

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