Speaking truth to (em)power at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy
Joined September 2015
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6 May 2023
Poverty is a policy choice.
3 May 2023
A lot of people don't have criminal records until they become unhoused - or become unhoused after their first charge that keeps them from being able to find a place to live. Then they get more and more charges due to the nature of the criminalization of the poor survival.
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4 May 2023
It's clear how much we revile poor people, particularly poor Black people, that so many are framing this as a story about homelessness and not a vigilante killing someone whose behavior he found distasteful. In other words: Strangling is a rational response to homelessness.
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“I chose the Master of Public Policy program to hone my skills in policy analysis with a racial justice lens. My goal is to help institutions implement racial justice principles to reflect the priorities of vulnerable communities.” - Sommer Iqbal
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Tennessee Rep Justin Jones (@brotherjones_) speaks at @UCBerkeley. In conversation w/ @PolicyLink founder Angela Glover Blackwell. Fri 5/12/23 at 7 PM. Free, but reg required: goldman.school/justin-jones co-sponsored by @GoldmanSchool @cwclub @fiskalumni @theASUC
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23 Apr 2023
@APTPaction has spent the last several days providing abolitionist mental health services to mostly Black Wood Street residents being evicted. We’ve currently placed folks in hotel rooms and need your help to keep folks there while we ID longer term solutions.
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17 Apr 2023
Are you looking for a job related to public policy research?
The Policy Lab is currently hiring for Research Assistant/Associate(s)! Apply now!!
17 Apr 2023
Passionate about data, research, and public policy? The California Policy Lab is hiring a Research Assistant/Associate(s) on our UC Berkeley team.
Just posted - please share with your networks. capolicylab.org/careers/rese… #SafetyNet #CJReform #Education #Employment #ResearchJobs
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17 Apr 2023
Thank you to our wonderful planning committee for putting on such an amazing symposium! We couldn’t be more grateful for the work everyone put in to make the event possible!
#RaceAndPolicy #symposium
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13 Apr 2023
Ongoing support needed! Come out today if you can!
ALT Eviction support needed at wood st! The last remaining members of the wood st community are being violently swept by the City of Oakland. Thru April 21, M-F, 8:30am to 5pm / meet at tent on wood street near 1707 wood st, oakland, ca
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15 Apr 2023
“Rest as a form of dissent is so powerful in a capitalist society.” - Symposium Attendee
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15 Apr 2023
“Living is revolutionary. We’re not just existing to fix systems.” Nicole
Closing out symposium with thinking about our joy, creativity and ability to thrive!
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15 Apr 2023
“Our student community has filled in the gaps when institutions failed us. It is transformative to see the way students show up for each other.” - Symposium Attendee
#RaceAndPolicySymposium
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15 Apr 2023
“Everyone has a voice. There’s systems that oppress those voices. As policy advocates we are not here to be a voice for others, rather we seek to remove the barriers that prevent people from being heard.” @neeka_ #RaceAndPolicySymposium
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15 Apr 2023
“It’s on us to create the spaces we want to see to build a better future for our community.” @DavidtheQue
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15 Apr 2023
For our closing we spent time reimagining what thriving neighborhoods that meet community needs could look like.
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15 Apr 2023
Powerful closing of the week by Nicole Ramirez. We are in awe of the power that students of color have. 😍
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15 Apr 2023
Happening now!
14 Apr 2023
Join us on Friday 4/14 at 5pm for the final event of Another World Is Possible, Closing and Wine Down, featuring Nicole Ramirez, MPP'24; David Dixon, MPA '23; and Neeka Mahdavi, MPP '24. Hosted by Students of Color in Public Policy.
Details Registration: goldman.school/scipp-aw
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13 Apr 2023
On Friday, 4/14 2:30-3:30pm, Latinx in Public Policy presents Racism and Democracy in Peru featuring @MarcoAvilesH, Omar Coronel Cuadros, @Meramalia, & Cecilia Méndez Gastelumendi.
Symposium details & registration: goldman.school/scipp-aw
@UCBerkeley @clasberkeley
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