Laura Sullivan

Director of Economic Justice @NJ_ISJ. Views my own.

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

New Jersey should be on this list, @SenPresScutari.

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

Wake up and smell the democracy! It’s Election Day!

Polls are open until 8 p.m. (remember, if you’re in line by 8, stay in line - you will be able to vote)!

Also, if you have any issue casting your ballot, call our nonpartisan line.

[Ryan P. Haygood @RyanPHaygood]

BREAKING: Discriminatory home appraisals are a driver of NJ’s staggering $300,000+ racial wealth gap.

NJ’s Assembly,
following the Senate, just passed S1311/A2280 to end racial discrimination in home appraisals!

This is democracy!

Join us to urge
@GovMurphy to sign this bill!

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

“No matter what one’s Zip Code is in the Garden State, economic racial inequities are pervasive in all our backyards,” said Harbani Ahuja, senior counsel in the Economic Justice Program at the Social Justice institute.

https://t.co/2iqyuht5hq

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

"You may not have heard of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice but the advocacy group may have already touched your life."

https://t.co/BcUOa5bK3u

[Laura Sullivan @DrLauraSullivan]

Glad to see New Jersey taking an important step towards equity with the establishment of first-generation down payment assistance!

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

We’re glad to see S3780/A5415 pass yesterday!

We championed this first-generation homeownership assistance program because it opens up new opportunities for homeownership in families that have faced barriers in the past.

https://t.co/q60XLQpKth

[Yannick Wood @yannickwood]

@NJ_ISJ at the @AapiMontclair Lantern Festival for Justice and remembrance #aapiheritagemonth

[Laura Sullivan @DrLauraSullivan]

Baby bonds will soon be a reality in CT and DC. NJ can and should establish our own baby bonds program to help close the racial wealth gap for the next generation https://t.co/xfFF0FMPfM

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

Join us in Trenton on May 25 as we urge lawmakers to pass the Fair Appraisals Bill to combat appraisal discrimination in NJ and to pass legislation to allow people with criminal convictions to serve on juries!
https://t.co/87m0DTf2KO

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

Today our Associate Counsel Micauri Vargas testified in support of A3690 – the “New Voter Empowerment Act” – which will allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they would be 18 by the general election.

[Laura Sullivan @DrLauraSullivan]

New Jersey’s foreclosure rate remains among the highest. In order to close the racial wealth gap in our state, we need a comprehensive approach that includes both helping families of color access homeownership and preventing foreclosures.

[ATTOM @Attomdata]

@Attomdata's just released April 2023 U.S. #ForeclosureMarket Report shows that #foreclosurefilings last month were down 10% from March 2023 but up 8% from April 2022; while nationwide, 1 in every 4,234 #housingunits had a #foreclosurefiling: https://t.co/2obSYFfxHM #propertydata

[Laura Sullivan @DrLauraSullivan]

Wealth inequality is driven by structural issues—thus, our solutions must also focus on structures and policy. Important analysis by @SaraChaganti and Alexis Mann.

[Boston Fed @BostonFed]

The Boston Fed’s Sara Chaganti argues in a new collaborative report with the @JohnTGormanFdn that wealth gaps are largely driven by systemic and structural issues, rather than individual decision-making.
Read more: https://t.co/33OlTELgCa

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

Today, we released Funding New Jersey’s Future with Baby Bonds, a publication examining how a strong Baby Bonds program could narrow New Jersey’s staggering $300,000 racial wealth gap.

https://t.co/K6ojw1gdKh

[Laura Sullivan @DrLauraSullivan]

Baby bonds are an important part of the way forward towards a more equitable New Jersey.

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

Read Funding NJ's Future With Baby Bonds today.

https://t.co/HdZUHenMC7

[Laura Sullivan @DrLauraSullivan]

Discrimination on appraisals continues to rob wealth from Black families and other families of color and contributes to the racial wealth gap. New Jersey must pass A1519/S777 without delay. https://t.co/M6Rm1E77Hr

[David Cruz @DavidCruzNJ]

Anger, grief in #Paterson after a senseless death that many feel could have been avoided. Calls now for federal & state intervention, including takeover of Paterson PD. ⁦@andresayeghNJ⁩ ⁦@zellieimani⁩ ⁦@RevCharlesBoyer⁩ ⁦@GovMurphy⁩ ⁦@NewJerseyOAG⁩

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

We stand with #Selma - not only for what it represents to American democracy - but for what it is today.

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

More evidence of the widespread nature of appraisal discrimination.

This systemic problem must be addressed.

Here in New Jersey we can combat appraisal discrimination by passing S777/A1519.
https://t.co/jeJntvw6ns

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

An important OpEd from our @DrLauraSullivan.

"This phenomenon is not new our financial institutions have been denying Black families equitable access to financial services that help them to build wealth, mainly through homeownership."

https://t.co/rMzPbCro4a

[New Jersey Institute for Social Justice @NJ_ISJ]

Redlining is not a thing of the past.

State and federal governments have to continue working to ensure that families of color and Black families, in particular, have equal access to lending opportunities

https://t.co/zsMTldZiU4