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[UPDATE] Caring for our communities and our team…
With the rise of cases of COVID-19 in metropolitan Atlanta, closures of colleges, universities and school systems throughout the country, cancellation of events, and the advisement to limit travel, the Partnership for Southern Equity’s (PSE) senior leadership team has decided to serve the equity ecosystem remotely and close our offices until 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 11, 2020. We will assess…
Read MoreIn Coronavirus Crisis, PSE and 574 Groups Urge Halt to Electricity, Water Shutoffs
WASHINGTON (MARCH 19, 2020) – More than 575 utility justice, labor, faith, consumer and environmental groups urged state governors, mayors and utility regulators today to put a moratorium on electricity and water-utility shutoffs in response to the coronavirus crisis and resulting job losses. Today’s letter also called for deeper policy changes that deploy distributed solar…
Read MoreHealth Equity: A Growing Imperative
Arlene Parker-Goldson, Just Health Director On January 30, 2020, the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) convened the second meeting of the Just Health Circle (JHC) to connect, listen, learn, collaborate, practice as the framework for addressing health inequity in metropolitan Atlanta, the state of Georgia and the American South. JHC is a diverse group of…
Read More#MLK91
We need these words now more than ever. This is not a day off for us. Most of our staff are celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the community. Please join us at the following events: MLK Day 5K Drum Run When: Jan. 20, line up begins at 8:45 a.m. Where: Piedmont…
Read MoreEquity is Love in Action
Beginning my work with the Partnership for Southern Equity in January, has offered more than I once imagined. Through the direct tutelage of Ms. Arlene, but also encounters of many of leadership and colleagues alike, I have been able to partner, serve and learn with some of the most brilliant minds and people, in the…
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