How do we invest in our communities?
Channel: Partners for Dignity & Rights
Date: 24/09/2021

From the Partners for Dignity & Rights New Social Contract webinar series

Public budgets are key to meeting our shared needs. Congress is in the middle of a critical budget reconciliation, and state and local governments are deciding how to spend COVID relief money. But the way public budgeting works right now is undemocratic and fails to meet our communities’ needs. What would public budgets and budgeting processes look like if they were designed to advance racial and economic equity and meet the needs of all communities? 

Watch this video to hear insights from four folks on the frontlines of this work:
Shari Davis, Participatory Budgeting Project
Ruth Idakula, Dignity in Schools Campaign and Partners for Dignity & Rights
Peter Sabonis, Partners for Dignity & Rights
Lebaron Sims, Demos
Moderator: Ben Palmquist, Partners for Dignity & Rights