Registration is now open for the Just Health Summit (JHS2019), October 25-26,2019, at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta. Register today using code: EARLYBIRD to receive 15% off!
The Just Health Summit is a two-day convening of a diverse group of people and perspectives, who are working to advance health equity and who want to ensure all voices are heard regardless of their race, gender, social or economic status, or where we live.
Scholarships to the Just Health Summit 2019 are currently available! If you would like to be considered, please click here to fill out an application. |
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We are proud to announce that we have finally moved into our new home to accommodate our growth! Our new office address is 55 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. NW, Suite 530, Atlanta GA 30308.
Our office number will remain the same as (678) 383-7774.
Our new and larger office space allows us to continue our work comfortably and serve as a center for equity here in metropolitan Atlanta and the American South. Should you have any questions on the relocation, please feel free to contact us.
We look forward to seeing and serving you at our greatly improved office surroundings.
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Please join us in welcoming Rachael Carter, and Eddie Washington to the PSE family! Rachael served as a Racial Justice Fellow and Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow for PSE for the past few months. She will now serve us as the Programs and Engagement Administrative Assistant. Eddie brings more than 20 years of finance experience to the PSE team, where he will serve as the Senior Finance Manager.
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On August 10, 2019, 17 outstanding participants graduated from the inaugural Just Energy Academy (JEA). Congratulations JEA participants on your great work! During this seven-month training, participants had the opportunity to fully engage in dialogue about racial equity, energy equity, climate justice and energy policies that impact their communities and throughout Georgia.
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From August 5-9, the Just Growth Team led14 teenage students through the TransFormation Alliance Youth Academy curriculum that PSE developed to help further equip young people as equity leaders and change agents in their communities, specifically around equitable transit-oriented development.
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On August 6, the Just Energy Team was proud to participate in the convening at the Atlanta University Center Consortium, Inc. (AUCC) with members of the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), Groundswell and Citi to learn not only about the longstanding history and contributions of these institutions, but also how partnerships are playing a critical role in helping them successfully tackle affordability issues, realize sustainability goals, build resiliency, and create economic opportunities for their students and surrounding community.
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- The Just Growth Circle met on August 16, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center. During this meeting, they learned about an exciting new project for the Atlanta Land Trust and continuing our racial equity learning dialogue.
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- Thank you to all who attended the inaugural Just Opportunity Summit. Please feel free to share your feedback and tell us what you’re committed to.
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- Please join us for the inaugural Just Health Summit, October 25-26, 2019 at the Loudermilk Center. Purchase your tickets here.
- Share your organization’s brand and message with some of the brightest minds engaged in our nation's equity ecosystem as a sponsor of the Just Health Summit 2019! We invite you to partner with us in bringing hundreds of voices together to make one resounding call for change. This is an excellent opportunity for sponsors to demonstrate their commitment to equity, as well as network with community and business leaders who share a deep interest in issues of health equity. Now more than ever, our future relies in great part on the gainful participation of all our residents and community leaders. Together, we can make this a reality, not just for Georgia, but also throughout the American South. Thank you for your consideration. To discuss further, please contact Michelle Long at (770) 335-4080 or mlong@psequity.org.
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 Kirsten Cook serves as the Just Growth Portfolio Manager for the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), where she works on projects related to racial equity in planning, development, and infrastructure. She currently takes part in advising equitable strategies in local and regional development projects, assists in the convening of the Just Growth Circle, serves on the Atlanta Water Equity Task Force and develops and organizes the TransFormation Alliance Academy, a resident leadership program focused on equitable transit-oriented development. Kirsten has a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Tech and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Wheaton College. In the past, she has worked in local government as a County Planner and in non-profit planning organizations in both Atlanta and Chicago. Having spent the first 18 years of her life in Southeast Asia, Kirsten thrives in diverse settings and approaches her work with a global perspective.
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