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The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

Poor people, especially people of color, face a far greater risk of being fined, arrested, and even incarcerated for minor offenses than other Americans. A broken taillight, an unpaid parking ticket, a minor drug offense, sitting on a sidewalk, or sleeping in a park can all result...

2008 Hartford Ordinance 20-08 Protecting Access to City Services for Undocumented Immigrants

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Connecticut

Source City Of Hartford

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families

This city ordinance requires that all city services be made available to residents, regardless of immigration status. It also requires that referrals to medical or social service agencies be made in the same manner to all residents, regardless of immigration status. In addition, the...

2010 St. Louis Ordinance 68715 Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Missouri

Source St. Louis City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Education

The ordinance prohibits discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry in housing, employment, education, services, public accommodations, and real property transactions...

Implementing Equitable Transit-Oriented Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source SPARCC

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

Viewing transit-oriented development (TOD) through an equity lens through every step along the process is essential. eTOD elevates and prioritizes community voice whether in efforts to avoid or stop displacement of community residents, local businesses, and culture or to ensure that...

Puget Sound Regional Equity Network: Principles of Equitable Development

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2013

Level City or Town, City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Puget Sound Regional Council And Impact Capital

Policy Areas Energy, Democracy & Governance, Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

Social Equity means all people can attain the resources and opportunities that improve their quality of life and enable them to reach their full potential. Addressing the history of inequities in the systems we work in and their on-going impacts in our communities is a shared responsibility....

2013 Multnomah County Ordinance 1202

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) Oregon

Source Multnomah County

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance prohibits public and private institutions and organizations from discriminating against individuals on the basis of any identity trait. This ordinance provides legal recourse for individuals who have been discriminated against and provides a specific listing of protected...

Pathways Out of Poverty: Boys and Men of Color and Jobs in the Health Sector

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies, School District

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Education

This report summarizes key opportunities and barriers for Boys and Men of Color(BMoC) in allied health professions. Through a literature review and interviews with key stakeholders, we have identified three areas — public K-12 education, the juvenile justice system, and men’s health...

Building A Diverse Health Career Pipeline: Best Practices For Supporting Young People Of Color Pursuing A Career In Health Care

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health

This policy brief presents recommendations from health pipeline professionals about how to build a diverse health care workforce and support young people of color pursuing these opportunities. Health career pipeline programs should be designed to increase opportunities for people...

2018 Utility Supplier Diversity Update: Opening Doors for Entrepreneurs of Color

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level -

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas -

Supplier diversity helps direct corporate procurement to businesses owned by historically marginalized communities. The California legislature created a supplier diversity program at the California Public Utilities Commission that requires regulated utilities (such as energy and...

U Visa Basics for Law Enforcement

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level County

State(s) All States

Source The Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act (VTVPA) passed with bipartisan support in 2000. The VTVPA created the U Visa, a nonimmigrant visa for victims of certain crimes who have been, or are likely to be, helpful to law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution...

City and County of San Francisco Adminstrative Code for Responding to ICE Detainer Requests

Type Ordinance

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source City And County Of San Francisco

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families

This ordinance prohibits the use of City funds or resources to assist in the enforcement of Federal immigration law, except for individuals who have been convicted of a violent or serious felony....

Delivering Community Benefits through Economic Development: A Guide for Elected and Appointed Officials

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Partnership for Working Families

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Housing, Public Safety, Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility

Major economic development projects and infrastructure investment can present both tremendous opportunities and significant threats for communities and residents. Using a community benefits approach, as a local government official you have powerful tools available to ensure that these...

Ohio Civil Rights Commission: Still fighting discrimination but with diminished state support

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The State funding in the Ohio Civil Rights Commission's budget fell by a great amount. Such budget cuts make employee numbers fall, foring the agency to introduce low efficient online reporting systme. The agency is getting more efficient year by year but fewer staff may prolong the...

Racial Equity Action Plans: A How-to Manual

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Government Alliance On Race And Equity

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Energy, Housing, Public Safety, Democracy & Governance

While local governments may consider themselves fair and just, people of color fare worse than their white counterparts in every area: housing, employment, education, justice, and health. Current day disparities are just as bad and sometimes worse than they were before the Civil Rights...

Anti-Displacement Tax Fund

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Georgia

Source The Westside Future Fund

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety

Overview of a tax fund program in Atlanta to prevent homeowner displacement due to the inability to pay a rise in property taxes due to revitalization efforts....

Executive Directive No. 15 Equitable Workforce and Service Restoration

Type Executive Order

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City Of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti's executive order promoting equity in Public Procurement....

#Black Workers Matter: Organize the South

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

On September 14 and 15, 2015, the Black Worker Initiative of the Institute for Policy Studies held a two-day convening on race and organizing at the historic Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has a decades-long tradition of progressive stands on social...

Equity & Smart Mobility

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

This study examines equity and smart mobility in ten U.S. counties and their central cities to understand the extent that smart mobility services and assets are equitably available, and impact accessibility, employability, livability, and mobility. For this study, “equitable smart...

War Brought Us Here: Organizing for Sanctuary through an Anti-War Lens: A Toolkit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This toolkit is designed to help strengthen the sanctuary and refugee rights movements by providing a platform to look at and strengthen sanctuary campaigns and policies through an anti-war lens. The goal is to highlight the role of the U.S.’ actions in producing migration; the multiple...

I Dream Detroit: The Voice and Vision of Women of Color on Detroit's Future

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level State

State(s) Michigan

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development

Rarely do we hear authentic stories about the instrumental roles that women of color play in the revival of Detroit. In Detroit, African American, Asian, Arab and Hispanic women are more than 47 percent of the city's total population. Not surprisingly, there are many women of color...

Advancing Racial Equity in the City of Oakland's Small Business Ecosystem

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

For small business owners of color, entrepreneurship remains a critical wealth-building tool providing a pathway to self-determination and the middle class. In Oakland and nationally, entrepreneurs of color face significant barriers in starting and scaling their business due to the...

2014 Chicago Ordinance 02014-1511

Type Ordinance

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Chicago City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health

This ordinance requires all employers in the City of Chicago to offer employees the opportunity to earn and accumulate sick time. The ordinance requires employers to provide one hour of sick time for each 30 hours worked, with a cap of 40 accumulated hours for small employers and...

2006 Alameda County Resolution 389 Protecting Incarcerated Individuals Against Employment Discrimination

Type Ordinance

Year 2006

Level County

State(s) California

Source Alameda County Board Of Supervisors

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance prohibits employer discrimination against or otherwise denying employment to individuals with criminal records solely on the basis of those records....

2005 California Model Accessible Buildings Ordinance

Type Model Law

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source California Department Of Housing And Community Development

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

This model establishes accessibility requirements for new construction and substantial rehabilitations for individuals with physical disabilities; and provides for exemptions from compliance where it would result in undue hardship, where the construction is a result of a natural disaster,...

The Lean Business of Place-Based Enterprise

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source The Project For Lean Urbanism

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development

While big businesses dominate global markets, command the entrenched financial and banking powers and are incentivized by misguided government policy, emerging startups can disrupt the status quo and prove that local economies can compete successfully if they connect with their customer...

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