povertyscholar.bsky.social
Professor @Cornell studying: people power, organizing, poverty, racism, policy (health & housing)|Builder|Leader|Believer More here: www.jamilamichener.com
👤 Joined on 19 September 2023
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@povertyscholar.bsky.socialIn 2021, D.C. passed landmark legislation seeking to make doula care free for low-income patients. Four years later, and local doulas say for all the fanfare, the program hasn't worked out in practice. Read @samdelgado.bsky.social's full report: 51st.news/dc-doulas-free-medicaid-maternal-mortality
Show Post"We should be asking ourselves: When is civility useful and when is it a canard for oppression? When is anger a detriment and when is it a righteous tool?" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Show PostOur institutions don’t reflect this view though. From criminal justice to education, to private property - everything really. But it’s all wrong!
Show PostI love this! Also completely in line with contextual behavioral science, which shows the functional relationships between our and environment and us, including the systems we build, etc. so no one really does anything alone - it’s all in relation with society, for good or bad.
Show PostThe newest episode of the Futures Forum podcast came out today. Jamila and I talked with Joe Margulies about his new book, Cast Out: A Call for a Forgiving Society in an Age of Incarceration. You can listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts): equitablefutures.cornell.edu/there-is-no-...
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