Spotlight - Guaranteed Income Community of Practice

Nima Shirazi and Briahnna Brown, Spitfire Strategies

Spitfire’s Nima Shirazi and Briahnna Brown take the GICP through a narrative session to help community members understand what role deep narratives about class, race and gender — and the…

Ryan Berni, Lilette Advisors

The Intersection of Guaranteed Income and the Economy: Messaging to Win: This session featured Ryan Berni of Lilette Advisors and delved into effective communication strategies for promoting guaranteed income and…

Tonaeya Moore and Robin McKinney, CASH Campaign of Maryland

Tonaeya Moore, the Director of Policy for the CASH Campaign of Maryland, and Robin McKinney, Co-Founder and CEO of the CASH Campaign of Maryland, share an overview of the Baltimore…

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha & Dr. Luke Schafer, RxKids Flint, Michigan

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Dr. Luke Schafer share the inception and creation of the program RxKids in Flint, Michigan. Rx Kids is the first-ever citywide cash prescription program for pregnant people and babies. Rx Kids provides all pregnant people in the city of Flint with no-strings-attached cash of $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 each month throughout a baby’s first year. The program is also the first ever pilot to be partially funded by public TANF dollars, a groundbreaking moment for the Guaranteed Income movement.

Shafeka Hashash, Economic Security Project

Shafeka Hashash, Program Manager of the Guaranteed Income Community of Practice, presents the Guaranteed Income Blueprint, sharing the three principles and three pillars that guide the ten year vision to create a national guaranteed income.

KyungSun Lee, Antonio Aguilera & Chirag Mehta, Worker Power Panel

In this spotlight KyungSun Lee, Antonio Aguilera, and Chirag Mehta discuss the intersection of the labor movement and guaranteed income.

Steph Silkowski, The Bridge Project

In this spotlight Steph Silkowski presents on The Bridge Project's policy efforts to expand guaranteed income in New York City and New York State.

Ashley Ezzio and Michael Berger, The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot

This spotlight features Ashley Ezzio and Michael Berger, the project coordination team for the The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot. The pilot is the first of its kind in Iowa…

Representative Rashida Tlaib

This spotlight features Representative Rashida Tlaib who currently serves as the Democratic Representative for Michigan’s 13th District. She is one of the first Muslim-Americans and the first Palestinian-American woman ever…

Gaby Bosquez

In this month’s spotlight, the team at Economic Security for Illinois presents their narrative change initiatives. Hear about both their Narrative Change Artist Fellowship program for local Chicago creatives, as…

Maura Cuffie-Peterson

Featuring Maura Cuffie-Peterson, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Guaranteed Income with Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY), this spotlight highlights the role of artists in their community, and the importance of ensuring…

Mona Masri

Mona Masri is the Senior Director with the Asset Funders Network. Here, she discusses leveraging philanthropic funds to support state-wide policy solutions by highlighting the collaboration between the California Department…

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