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Partnership for Southern Equity
#JustOpportunitySummit2019
This is the week we've been waiting for! The Just Opportunity Summit (JOS2019) is this Thursday and Friday at the Shirley Massey Executive Conference Center at Morehouse College in Atlanta! This a two-day conference will bring together philanthropic leaders like Mekaelia Davis, program director of the Inclusive Economies program at the Surdna Foundation; advocacy luminaries including Lillian Singh, vice president of Racial Wealth Equity at Prosperity Now; and grassroots groundbreakers plus Angelou Ezeilo, CEO and founder of the Greening Youth Foundation; to strategize to eliminate barriers for those who want jobs, businesses, and a chance for success. The summit also expects strong representation from academics and researchers, public policy professionals, community advocates, college students, and young professionals. 
Register today for JOS2019!
Our renowned speakers come from all over the country and from a wide variety of fields, giving attendees the opportunity to exchange ideas, learn about proven strategies, connect to efforts already underway, and for regional partners to act more strategically in advancing an agenda of racial and economic equity. Some of our additional speakers include:
  • Nancy Flake Johnson*, president and CEO, Urban League of Greater Atlanta, Inc.
  • Paul A. Young, director, City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development
  • Ray Pennie, president of business development, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs 
  • GA State Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick*, principal, Kendrick Advisory & Advocacy Group, LLC
  • Clyde Higgs, CEO and president, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 
  • Councilmember Andre Dickens, post 3 at-large, Atlanta City Council
  • Josh Carpenter, Ph.D., director of economic development, City of Birmingham
  • Stacey J. Key, president and CEO, Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council
  • Odetta MacLeish-White, managing director, TransFormation Alliance
  • Katrina Mitchell, executive director of the Child Well-Being Movement, United Way of Greater Atlanta
* = JOS2019 Organizing Committee Member
Updated Agenda
The Just Opportunity Summit 2019 is grounded in the belief of equity and hard data. According to PolicyLink’s Employment Equity Report, “achieving true 'full employment' across all racial and gender groups—bringing 384,000 more workers into employment—would add $2.4 billion in new state and local tax revenue annually.”

Our hypothesis is that the more people with jobs, businesses and access to opportunities spend more in their communities, which moves everyone up the socio-economic ladder. The Just Opportunity Summit is aimed at making this into a reality, not just for Atlanta or Georgia, but throughout the American South.
Let's work together toward SOLUTIONS for shared prosperity for all!
#TogetherWeProsper
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