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State of Resistance: California in the Age of Trump

According to PERE/CSII director Manuel Pastor, "The battle begins now." But what can Democratic California do in light of a Trump victory? Prof. Pastor's latest piece for Capital & Main offers some advice for overcoming the challenges that lie ahead.

"California has the ability to exert enormous pressure on everything from markets and mores to politics and policy, a position it has ably demonstrated in its leadership role in addressing climate change, despite federal inaction."

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BHC Youth Civic Engagement and Community Well Being in California

November/December 2016

By Prof. Veronica Terriquez, University of California Santa Cruz

Since 2010, The California Endowment (TCE) has invested in youth leadership and youth organizing groups as a key component of its Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative. This summary report draws on survey data collected from the regular participants, or “core” youth members, of 98 organizations that engage their members in grassroots organizing and advocacy, media production and cultural arts, practices that promote healing and well-being, and/or other activities.

This report provides a demographic profile of participants and describes their involvement. It also presents self-reports of how youth acquire a range of civic and educational skills and experiences, while also enhancing their own well-being. Gathered just after the 5-year midpoint of the BHC initiative, survey results evidence how the BHC initiative is contributing to the leadership and healthy development of a large cohort of California’s youth.

In addition to the statewide report, we are also adding reports for each of the 14 BHC sites throughout November and December.

Learn more and download the 2016 California report and individual BHC site reports >>

PERE co-sponsored event: "Black Lives Matter: Implications for Policy, Planning, and Management in Los Angeles"

 

On November 10, 2016, PERE is co-sponsoring an event hosted by USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy on Black Lives Matter and its implications for policy, planning, and management in Los Angeles.

Join panelists Lisa Hines, Dr. Melina Abdullah, Pete White, Nyallah Noah, and LaMikia Castillo on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 6pm at the Ralph & Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) and stay for the post-panel breakout conversation sessions at 7:45pm - 9pm.

RSVP via USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy >>


Download USC Price flyer for event details >>

A Preliminary Environmental Equity Assessment Of California’s Cap-and-Trade Program


September 14, 2016

By Lara J. Cushing, Madeline Wander, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Manuel Pastor, Allen Zhu, and James Sadd

California’s cap-and-trade program is a key strategy for achieving reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under AB32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act. It not only offers the possibility of reducing GHGs, which cause climate change, but also reducing other accompanying pollutants, like particulate matter (PM10), the directly harm the health of nearby residents.

In this research brief, we use data from the California Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Census to assess inequalities in the location of GHG-emitting facilities and in the amount of GHGs and PM10 emitted by facilities regulated under cap-and-trade. We also provide a preliminary evaluation of changes in localized GHG emissions from large point sources since the advent of the program in 2013.

Learn more and download the brief >>

 

Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Youth Program Inventory Survey

 

June 2016
by Veronica Terriquez, PhD and Abdiel Lopez

Initiated in 2010 by The California Endowment (TCE), the Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative has sought to increase access to resources that promote health and well-being in 14 low-income communities across the state.

This report inventories youth programming at the BHC initiative’s five-year midpoint. Drawing on web-survey data collected from the staff of 132 youth-serving organizations across the state, this report describes the characteristics of youth organizations and their participants. It also lists key community issues that youth organizations are seeking to address and describes youths’ roles in grassroots efforts.

Learn more about BHC Youth Leadership and download reports >>

 

Changing States: A Framework for Progressive Governance

 

June 2016

Primary Authors: Manuel Pastor, Jennifer Ito, and Madeline Wander;

Contributors: Chris Benner, Vanessa Carter, Robert Chlala, Jared Sanchez, and Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez

As the dust settles on the June primaries and just weeks away from the July conventions, progressives may now find themselves reflecting, restrategizingand perhaps simply recouperatingfor what looks to be a very full five months to the November election.

PERE's newly released report, Changing States: A Framework for Progressive Governance, proposes a shift in thinking: one that looks beyond electoral moments to understand how movements shift power and policy.

A culmination of over a year of in-depth research, the Changing States report offers a three-part frameworkconditions, arenas, and capacitiesfor determining pathways to progressive governance, as well as a set of recommendations for the field and data tools.

Our hope is that Changing States helps to provoke new dialogue among funders, strategists, advocates, and organizers, as well as spur new collaborations to forge pathways toward sustained social change and transformation.

Learn about our framework for progressive governance>>

Missed #TurnThePageOnHate last week? Watch the video!

How are people working across the U.S., across lines of political, religious, and social difference? How does the “softer” side of politics—dialogue, culture, and education—link to tangible, “hard” changes in policy and in people’s everyday lives?

Thank you to everyone who attended Turning The Page On Hate last week! If you weren't able to attend, you can still view the event stream online. Watch the video here.

"Turning the Page on Hate: Building Community for a More Civil Society"

On Wednesday, April 6th, 2016, join USC PERE, the Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change, and our co-sponsors for a special event, "Turning the Page on Hate: Building Community for a More Civil Society."

How are people working across the U.S., across lines of political, religious, and social difference? How does the “softer” side of politics—dialogue, culture, and education—link to tangible, “hard” changes in policy and in people’s everyday lives?

Get event details >>

Watch Spotlight CA's "In Our Air" Episode with Prof. Manuel Pastor

 

February 9, 2016
NextGen Climate, Kiran Deol

Spotlight CA, a documentary web series launched by NextGen Climate, investigates the environmental challenges facing Californians today. From drought issues to pollution, Spotlight CA travels through the Central Valley and Los Angeles to uncover the consequences of California's environmental crisis.

In Episode 3, comedian and host Kiran Deol investigates air pollution through the stories of community groups like Communities for a Better Environment. She also speaks with PERE's Manuel Pastor on environmental inequality, why organizing matters, and why he just might be a "Fiesta Scientist."

 

Available now! "Equity, Growth, and Community: What the Nation Can Learn from America's Metro Areas"

October 13, 2015

We are excited to announce the official release of Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor's new book, Equity, Growth, and Community: What the Nation Can Learn from America's Metro Areas.

The book is now available in paperback and as a free ebook download in many formats via the UC Press Luminos platform.

Visit GrowingTogetherMetro.org to explore interactive data tables, download resources, and links to the many leaders and organizations featured in the 11 metro region case studies at the heart of this book.

Continue the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #GrowingTogetherMetro

Share this book on Twitter >>

Report: "Planning, Power, and Possibilities: How UNIDAD is Shaping Equitable Development in South Central L.A."

September 16, 2015

By Manuel Pastor, Vanessa Carter, Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez, and Robert Chlala

Histories matter, movements matter, and models matter for achieving mutually beneficial wins

Planning, Power, and Possibilities tells the story behind two community benefits negotiations forged by the United Neighbors in Defense Against Displacement (UNIDAD) coalition in South Central Los Angeles.

In two community organizing victories, UNIDAD has proven that community organizations and private developers can forge a shared future, using tools like community benefits agreements (legal agreements on new real estate development projects).

Read the report >>

Fact Sheets: "Full Employment for All - The Social and Economic Benefits of Race and Gender Equity in Employment"

August 13, 2015

How much stronger could the economy be if everyone who wanted a job could find one—regardless of race,
ethnicity, or gender?

To inform the Center for Popular Democracy's "Fed Up" campaign, PolicyLink and PERE calculate the social and economic benefits of race and gender equity in employment.  We produced 13 fact sheets illustrating what the U.S. economy—and the economies of the 12 metropolitan regions where each Federal Reserve office is located—could look like with full employment.

8/11/15 - The Washington Post blog cited this research report.  Read more >>

Op-Ed: "Who Speaks for California Latinos on Climate Change?"

July 31, 2015

In his most popular HuffPo blog to date, PERE's Manuel Pastor used data to refute claims made in recent column by Joel Kotkin which criticized Kevin De León (President pro Tempore of the CA State Senate) for his actions on climate change.

Manuel Pastor cited polling data showing widespread support among California Latinos for environmental action, and points out that De León has "worked hard to insure actions his constituents clearly want - state policies to address climate change - and also fought to make that consistent with creating jobs and addressing social disadvantage."

Read the full post >>

Report: "Linking Innovation with Inclusion: Demography, Equity, and the Future of San Diego"


July 29, 2015

By Manuel Pastor, Alejandro-Sanchez Lopez, and Jennifer Ito

How can the next San Diego be a more equitable San Diego?

PERE's new report, "Linking Innovation with Inclusion: Demography, Equity, and the Future of San Diego," presents an in-depth analysis of equity and growth indicators for the region and offers nine unifying strategies to bring the region's diverse stakeholders together toward a common agenda for a more inclusive and sustainable future.

Learn more >>

Report: "Linking in The Lab: Innovating Cross-Movement Leadership and Learning"

 

June 2015

By Rachel Rosner and Madeline Wander
With an Executive Summary by Manuel Pastor

What role do movement networks play in social movement building?  What are the conditions for innovative, values-based leadership development to strengthen cross-movement innovation and collaborations? 

Learn more and view report >>

Report: "Women Can Build: Including Women in the Resurgence of Good U.S. Manufacturing Jobs"

May 2015

By Manuel Pastor and Jared Sanchez

A new PERE report, #WomenCanBuild:Including women in the resurgence of good U.S. manufacturing jobs, shows how addressing the underrepresentation and wage disparities for women in transit manufacturing can be good for econonomic growth. The report presents data on the state of manufacturing, stories of women in the industry, and promising best practices.

More info >>

Research Brief: "Getting Real About Reform - Estimating Revenue Gains from Changes to California’s System of Assessing Commercial Real Estate"

May 2015

By Jennifer Ito, Justin Scoggins, and Manuel Pastor

In this brief, we build provide an analysis of ten consecutive years of county assessor data on all non-government-owned commercial and industrial property in California covering the years 2004 to 2013.

Learn more >>

Report: "Talkin' 'Bout Our Generations: Data, Deliberation, and Destiny in a Changing America"

April 24, 2015

By Manuel Pastor, Jennifer Ito, and Vanessa Carter
Commissioned by the Generations Initiative

The nation is a-buzz about its majority multi-ethnic future. By 2044, the U.S. is predicted to become a majority-minority nation. Since 2011, the majority of births have been to people of color, and by the end of the decade, the majority of youth will be of color. But across the nation, regional stakeholders and decision-makers are asking what this means for the future. What is the impact and how should they respond?

Equitable Growth Profile: The San Francisco Bay Area Region

April 22, 2015

By PolicyLink and PERE

The Bay Area is booming, but a rising tide economy is not lifting up its low-income communities and communities of color. As communities of color continue to drive growth and change in the region, addressing wide racial inequities and ensuring people of color can fully participate as workers, entrepreneurs, and innovators is an urgent priority. Our analysis finds that the regional economy could have been $117 billion stronger in 2012 had its racial gaps in income and employment been bridged.

Learn about equitable growth for the San Francisco Bay Area region >>

Equitable Growth Profile: The Research Triangle Region

March 31, 2015

By PolicyLink and PERE

As the Research Triangle Region undergoes a profound demographic transformation, ensuring that communities of color are full and active participants in the region’s economy is critical to its success and prosperity. This profile, produced in partnership with the Triangle J and Kerr-Tarr regional Councils of Governments and guided by a 26-member advisory committee, describes how the 13-county regional economy could have been about $20 billion stronger in 2012 absent its large racial economic gaps, and presents strategies to put all residents on the path toward reaching their full potential. 

Learn more about equitable growth in the Research Triangle Region >>

 

 

Equitable Growth Profile: The Cape Fear Region

February 11, 2015

By PolicyLink and PERE

The Cape Fear region is experiencing a demographic transformation characterized by a diversifying younger population and a rapidly growing senior population that is predominantly White. To secure a thriving economy for the decades to come, the region must tap the economic potential of its growing young population. Building education and career pathways for all and ensuring young workers are prepared for the jobs of the future are key strategies for inclusive growth in the region. 

Learn about equitable growth in the Cape Fear region >>

 

Congratulations to Prof. Manuel Pastor! Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change


February 5, 2015

We are excited to announce that Prof. Manuel Pastor was recently installed as the inaugural holder of the Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change. As the Turpanjian Chair, Prof. Pastor aims to connect PERE/CSII's community allies, scholars, change makers,and the university as a whole for research that makes an impact on the civil society sector.

For an event recap, read USC Dornsife's feature story >>


Equitable Growth Profile: The Piedmont Triad Region

December 4, 2014

By PolicyLink and PERE

The Piedmont Triad region in North Carolina—covering 12 counties and home to the cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point—is a growing region whose demographics are rapidly changing. Communities of color are driving growth, and have increased from 20 to 33 percent of the population since 1980. Ensuring its diverse residents can participate in the regional economy and contribute to stronger job growth and broadly shared prosperity is critical for the region’s future.

Learn about equitable growth in the Piedmont Triad region >>

Equitable Growth Profile: The Omaha-Council Bluffs Region

December 2, 2014

By PolicyLink and PERE

Omaha-Council Bluffs has a relatively strong and resilient regional economy, with overall low unemployment and steady job growth. At the same time, wages have stagnated for most workers and many communities of color face barriers to accessing good jobs, living wages, and the education needed for the jobs of the future. Increasing connections to good jobs, raising the floor for low-wage work, and building communities of opportunity metro-wide are key strategies to shift the region towards equitable growth.

Learn about equitable growth in the Omaha-Council Bluffs region >>

Article: Co-Creating Movement Metrics that Matter - Resources, Reflection and the Right Data

November 2014

PERE Project Manager Jennifer Ito shares key lessons about co-creating movement metrics in this cover article for the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s newsletter.  Ito's article spotlights a case study (and forthcoming report) on the National Domestic Workers Alliance’s Strategy, Organizing, and Leadership (SOL) Initiative, and outlines ideas for the field moving forward.

View this article on NCRP >>

Learn more about the NDWA SOL Initiative report >>

Report: "Transforming Lives, Transforming Movement Building"

November/December 2014

By Jennifer Ito, Rachel Rosner, Vanessa Carter, and Manuel Pastor

Transforming Lives, Transforming Movement Building documents the impacts and lessons from a two-year transformative leadership and movement building program to strengthen the domestic worker movement.

In collaboration with trainers from generative somatics (gs) and Social Justice Leadership (SJL), the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) took a cohort of 60 domestic workers and organizers through an intentional process of transformation that integrated political somatics practices with leadership skills for organizing and building power.

Learn more and download the report >>

 

Article: Integrating Public Health And Community Development To Tackle Neighborhood Distress And Promote Well-Being

November 5, 2014

The November 2014 issue of the Health Affairs journal includes an article by PERE's Manuel Pastor and Rachel Morello-Frosch around the theme of "Collaborating for Community Health." Pastor and Morello-Frosch called for "public health to reconnect to urban planning in ways that emphasize the impact of place on health and that address fundamental causes of poor health, such as poverty, social inequality, and discrimination."

More info via Health Affairs >>

 

Announcement: PolicyLink and PERE's National Equity Atlas Website Launched!

October 22, 2014

How much could the economy benefit from racial inclusion? How can we put tools and data into the hands of  community leaders and policymakers who want to help build an equitable economy for all?

This research brief by PolicyLink and PERE estimates the economic boost of racial inclusion for the largest 150 regions, all 50 states, and the nation.  One key finding was that the national economy stands to grow $2.1 trillion every year from racial equity. As part of this research, PolicyLink and PERE also developed a new interactive website, the National Equity Atlas.

Learn more about the Equity Atlas and download the brief >>

Media Mention: "Eliminating Racial Income Gaps Would Boost GDP By $2.1 Trillion"

October 29, 2014

Citing PolicyLink and PERE's report The Equity Solution, the National Journal's Janie Boschma explains why cities all across the country would benefit from racial equity.  

Read the full article >>

Media Mention: "Why Racial Equality is Good for the Economy, In One Chart"

October 28, 2014

News.Mic's Tom McKay delved in to some of the data on PolicyLink and PERE's National Equity Atlas website, and made the case for why racial equity in the U.S. would help the economy. 

Read the full article >>

Media Mention: L.A. Times cites PERE research on gender wage gaps in California


October 23, 2014

The L.A. Times' Gail Holland wrote a great piece covering a recent State Senate Select Committee on Women and Inequality event in Los Angeles where PERE's Manuel Pastor presented demographic research.

Holland featured some of Pastor's key points on closing the gender wage gap, including: raising the minimum wage, creating more affordable housing, and providing relief for women without immigration documentation.

Read the full story >>

Publication: Houston-Galveston Regional Equity Profile

Video: Manuel Pastor on ABC7 Eyewitness News commenting on poverty, jobs, and plan to raise the L.A. minimum wage

 

October 7, 2014

ABC7's Elex Michaelson interviewed Manuel Pastor in a piece looking at the context of local poverty and Mayor Garcetti's proposal to increase the L.A. minimum wage.

Read the full story and watch the clip >>

Media Mention: L.A. Times on the CalEnviroScreen and the state's cap-and-trade program debates

 

September 23, 2014

PERE Director, Manuel Pastor was quoted by the L.A. Times' Tony Barboza on the current debate about California's plans to distribute the state's cap-and-trade program funds.

Read the full story >>

Photo Credit: L.A. Times

Guest blog: "All Together Now?: Inequality & Growth in US Metro Areas"

September 11, 2014

Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor posted a new guest blog for the Institute for New Economic Thinking's website.  In their piece, "All Together Now?: Inequality and Growth in US Metro Areas", Benner and Pastor analyze the links between equity and sustained growth, with new research and a new frame.

Read on for more insights > >

PERE in the News: L.A.'s Proposed Minimum Wage Increase: Prof. Pastor urges consideration of "the research and the record"

September 2, 2014

Following Mayor Garcetti's Labor Day announcement of a minimum wage increase proposal, PERE's Manuel Pastor looked back at a previous wage increases provides analysis from a broader perspective.

Read the full op-ed >>

Event: At #EndingPoverty in L.A. event with Tavis Smiley, Manuel Pastor highlights issues of concentrated poverty

July 3, 2014
USC News

USC's feature story by Lizzie Hedrick covers a panel discussion hosted by the Tavis Smiley Foundation to address poverty in Los Angeles. At the event, Manuel Pastor was invited to speak on a panel about racial disparities and the effects of concentrated poverty in L.A. County.

Read more >>

Op-ed: "The Color of Carbon: How the EPA Clean Power Rule Could Help Communities of Color"

June 27, 2014

This op-ed by Manuel Pastor and Rachel Morello-Frosch that brings health and equity concerns to the forefront of the debate on the EPA's proposed "Clean Power Plan Rule."  They offer a compelling analysis through a climate justice and public health lens by pointing out how lowering greenhouse gas emissions (and their toxic co-pollutants) can yield immediate health benefits for communities of color.

Read the full article  >>

Op-ed: Prof. Manuel Pastor's buzzworthy piece "Are Latinos Really Turning White?"

May/June 2014
Prof. Pastor's recent Huffington Post blog post stirred up quite the buzz on Twitter, in the blogosphere, and in The New York Times blog, The Upshot. In this related op-ed, Prof. Pastor infused some much needed "data reality" into the public discourse which followed an earlier NY Times blog by Nate Cohn titled, "More Hispanics Declaring Themselves White."
Prof. Pastor argued that:

"...a more nuanced understanding of the data and the questions being asked would probably lead one away from a breathless conclusion that a new and fundamental shift in Latino assimilation is occurring."

Read the full article >>

Publication: PolicyLink and PERE's Regional Equity Profile for the Southeast Florida Region

June 2014

by PolicyLink and PERE

The newest regional equity profile in partnership with PolicyLink, "An Equity Profile of Southeast Florida" shows how communities of color are driving the region's population growth, and how addressing racial gaps in income, health, and opportunity can lead to inclusive economic growth for all.

Learn more and download the report >>

Publication: USC PERE/UCLA Luskin Report - "Sharing Solar's Promise: Harnessing LA's FiT to Create Jobs and Build Social Equity"

April 24, 2014

"Sharing Solar's Promise: Harnessing LA's FiT to Create Jobs and Build Social Equity" is a joint USC PERE/UCLA Luskin Center study conducted on behalf of the L.A. Business Council Institute. This report discusses the benefits of investing in solar equity "hot spots" and how high-need and high solar potential communities can spur economic growth and foster environmental sustainability.

Learn more and view/download the full report >>

Web Series: "L.A. in Motion" - PERE and KCET Departures features L.A. stories of transportation equity

February 2014 -April 2014

PERE partnered with KCET Departures for a compelling series of web articles exploring what transportation equity means for Los Angeles and its residents.

Based on the research from our report, "An Agenda for Equity," this series featured guest writers and neighborhood stories from organizations creating their vision of the Next L.A.

Learn more about our L.A. in Motion series >>

Publication: "There's Something Happening Here... A Look at The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative"

February/March 2014
By Manuel Pastor, Jennifer Ito, and Anthony Perez

In this report, PERE featured the early years of The California Endowment's Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative, and offered a narrative to support efforts to shape its future. PERE created three-part storyline linked together by an overarching concept of "Just Health"—a vision for California centered on equity.

Learn more and download the report >>

Publication: "Minnesota’s Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model"

March 2014
by Jennifer Tran and Sarah Treuhaft

Minnesota’s Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model is a joint report from PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) which documents the costs of racial inequities and the work under way to address these disparities in the state. 

Learn more and view the report >> 

Publication: "A Foot in Both Worlds: Institutionalizing Progressive Community-­Engaged Research Centers within Universities"

December 2013

By Jeffrey O. Sacha, Jared P. Sanchez, Ange-Marie Hancock, and Manuel Pastor

A Foot in Both Worlds: Institutionalizing Progressive Community-­Engaged Research Centers within Universities explores the relationship between universities and the public through the recent development of progressive community-engaged research centers (PCERCs).

Learn more and view the report >>

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Publication: "An Agenda for Equity: A Framework for Building a Just Transportation System in Los Angeles County"

November 2013
By Vanessa Carter, Manuel Pastor, and Madeline Wander

An Agenda for Equity: A Framework for Building a Just Transportation System in Los Angeles County put forward a framework for how investing with equity can lead to more sustainable economic growth for a region.  PERE's research and narrative demonstrates why equity matters at every stage of transportation planning and development.

Learn more and view the report >>

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PERE Affiliate Publication: Prof. Juan De Lara, releases new research on blue-collar warehouse workers

September 2013

By Juan D. De Lara, Ph.D.

Juan De Lara, PERE affiliate researcher, released a new report on the needs of blue-collar warehouse workers and their families in the midst of economic recovery.

Learn more and view the report >>

 

Media Mention: PERE's Environmental Justice Screening Method is featured in August edition of EM Magazine

Screening for Justice: Proactive Spatial Approaches to Environmental Disparities

By Manuel Pastor, Rachel Morello-Frosch, and Jim Sadd

This article appeared in the August 2013 issue of EM Magazine, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA; www.awma.org).

To obtain copies and reprints, please contact A&WMA directly at (412) 232-3444.

 

Publication: Youth Evaluation research brief released by PERE Affiliate, Veronica Terriquez

August 2013
BHC Youth Program Inventory Survey 2013
By Veronica Terriquez and Abdiel Lopez

 

Publication: PERE and Florida New Majority release new report highlighting how organizers in Florida integrate voter mobilization into long-term organizing

April 2013
By Manuel Pastor, Gihan Perera, and Madeline Wander

Learn more and view the report >>

 

Publication: On the 21st Anniversary of the Los Angeles Civil Unrest PERE releases the full-length version of L.A. Rising: The 1992 Civil Unrest, the Arc of Social Justice Organizing, and the Lessons for Today's Movement Building

April 2013
By Manuel Pastor and Michele Prichard

Learn more and view the report >>

New book: "Equity, Growth, and Community"

 

Equity, Growth, and Community: What the Nation Can Learn from America's Metro Areas by Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor.

Learn more, order hard copies, and get links to a free digital version at www.GrowingTogetherMetro.org.

 


 

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Featured PolicyLink/PERE Project: National Equity Atla



The National Equity Atlas was developed by PolicyLink and PERE as a tool for the growing movement to create a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient economy. The Atlas contains data on demographic changes and racial and economic inclusion for the largest 150 regions, all 50 states, Washington DC and the U.S. as a whole.

Explore all the data tools for your region at http://nationalequityatlas.org

 

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