Crystal Munoz Economic Justice Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Reports Welcomed, Yet Not Welcome: Exploring Georgia’s Role in Immigration Enforcement and Detention September 27, 2023 / October 2, 2023 by Crystal Muñoz Executive Summary Georgia’s immigrants enhance Georgia’s social fabric through linguistic and cultural diversity and meet the state’s growing demand for entrepreneurial business acumen through an ability to navigate complex social dynamics and generate outside-the-box, globally minded business strategies. Immigrants are also an essential part of the state’s workforce, occupying C-suite positions in Fortune 500 companies […] Read more » anti-immigrant measures criminal legal system deportation detention Economic Justice enforcement equity Georgia immigrant rights immigration incarceration language access policy private prisons rural communities
Blog Budget and Taxes Dominique Derbigny Sims Economic Justice Education Health Justice People Powered Prosperity Looking Ahead: The End of People-Powered Prosperity and What’s Next August 8, 2023 / September 5, 2023 by Dominique Derbigny Sims | 1 Comment on Looking Ahead: The End of People-Powered Prosperity and What’s Next In 2018, GBPI launched People-Powered Prosperity (PPP), an economic vision and policy agenda for Georgia focused on leveraging the state’s most powerful economic asset—its people. PPP detailed a plan for how state leaders could pursue strategies to help all Georgians thrive and pay for the plan responsibly. To bolster GBPI’s research and advocacy by activating […] Read more » Advocacy Campaign Economic Asset Economic Security Economic Vision Educated Youth equity Georgia Georgia policy Healthy Communities People-Powered Prosperity Policy Agenda policy priorities PPP Progress Prosperity Strong Workforce Tax System Thriving Families
Blog Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Health Justice Ife Finch Floyd Leah Chan Legislation Could Better Address Georgia’s Black Maternal Health Crisis July 5, 2023 / July 5, 2023 by Ife Finch Floyd This policy brief is co-authored by Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Director of Health Justice Leah Chan. The vision cast by Black leaders and scholars of “a world where Black women and birthing people have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy” is attainable and fundamental to […] Read more » Access to Care access to resources Black birthing people Black maternal health Black women equity Georgia legislation health crisis health equity medicaid paid leave reproductive rights TANF
Alex Camardelle Reports Worker Justice Women Mean Business: State Strategies to Close the Women’s Wealth Divide Through Entrepreneurship in Georgia April 29, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF Georgia ranks second in the nation for the growth of women-owned businesses.[1] Women own about 40 percent of Georgia firms.[2] Entrepreneurship remains a powerful way for women to propel themselves along the path to economic prosperity. Still, while the number of women business owners is growing fast in Georgia, they lag significantly behind […] Read more » business Economic Security economy entrepreneurship equity wealth divide wealth gap women
