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We are pursuing racial justice through municipal finance #fiscaljustice

[Activest @activestHQ]

Overpolicing, displacement and lack of investment in communities of color are costing @louisvillekygov and its bondholders more than you think—$90M more. Our new report reveals the what, who and how much of #fiscaljustice issues in #Louisville: https://t.co/FDk5xDfPQV #impinv#esg

[ImpactAlpha @ImpactAlpha]

Agent of Impact:

.@NapoleonWallace believes profitable, and negative, externalities are “the core rot at the heart of our economy".

The co-founder of @activestHQ now looks for new models of ownership and restorative capital in the American South.

https://t.co/s4l0a3GN8E

[Ceres @CeresNews]

(1/4) Ceres and @TrilliumAM were deeply honored to present the 2022 Joan Bavaria Award to Napoleon Wallace at our annual benefit last night.

As a colleague said, “there is NO ONE that has more grit, tenacity and passion than Napoleon.” https://t.co/WRHTHy5MBX

[Mindy Lubber @MindyLubber]

It was such a privilege to honor the extraordinary Napoleon Wallace with the Joan Bavaria Award at @CeresNews annual benefit. If he doesn’t exemplify courageous leadership, I don’t know who does. https://t.co/3XUDPywouk

[Activest @activestHQ]

Join our senior fellow Chelsea McDaniel as she goes behind and beyond the who, what, and how much of municipal bonds. As part of #UjimaWednesdays: Participatory Governance series on the importance of people power and democracy. 10/19, 6pm https://t.co/NLoBnoEqXD @UjimaBoston

[Activest @activestHQ]

Failing infrastructure, lower graduation rates, overpolicing and low homeownership rates are how Newark’s residents are overpaying to be underserved.

By placing people over property, NJ has the opportunity to capitalize on the potential of its residents. https://t.co/zUuvGSdk3C

[Activest @activestHQ]

Imagine paying to be overpoliced—with a Black mayor at the helm. Or paying a Black Tax to access capital. #Newark investors and local residents are stealthily footing the bill for systemic #racism. See the costs of inequity in our #fiscaljustice analysis: https://t.co/8d2DADsWB0

[Activest @activestHQ]

We're thrilled to be joining this year’s @ClintonGlobal—and action on #fiscaljustice is on this year's agenda. Save the date, tune in, and join us at #CGI2022.

[Clinton Global Initiative @ClintonGlobal]

We’re exactly two weeks away from #CGI2022.

Have you seen the latest speaker lineup update? See the leaders joining us and our agenda for action: https://t.co/CqaKjpjKeB

[Activest @activestHQ]

Join our co-founder Ryan Bowers, @BroxelApp and @ClintonGlobal Greenhouse's @brandontalk for a #TwitterSpaces conversation featuring social entrepreneurs creating a more inclusive economy #CGI2022 https://t.co/mqM5xEzC6f

[Activest @activestHQ]

NJ is #1 in the nation for racial disparities in incarceration—but are rating agencies taking injustice into account?

Time to stop funding injustice—pushing for transparency, accountability and #fiscaljustice in #NewJersey by targeting its purse: https://t.co/kMEav6zyvZ

[Activest @activestHQ]

The cost of police brutality in #BrooklynCenter is more than Black life—and the taxpayers are paying for it. Read our #fiscaljustice analysis outlining the cost of injustice and how to hold leaders accountable for extractive municipal practices. https://t.co/jQI5zz0ma5 #esg

[Activest @activestHQ]

$400M/yr in corporate giveaways while having top 5 worst infant mortality rate in the US—make that make sense, #NewJersey leaders.

Our #FiscalJustice Analysis reports how inequitable practices in the #muni market haunt NJ’s Black communities and tax $. https://t.co/tU2jwqtKrj

[Activest @activestHQ]

From the size of the TIF to the lack of independent review and government analysis, the #WestEndTIF is extractive to the Black community of West #Louisville. Hear our senior analyst Homero Radway’s perspective on the TIF and why #fiscaljustice is needed https://t.co/raPkVKSx12

[Activest @activestHQ]

Missed the @SEIU Racial Equity Audits webinar? Watch the replay of our co-founder Ryan Bowers and other experts discussing leveraging burgeoning racial equity and civil rights audit opportunities as a means to intervene in systemic racism.#fiscaljustice https://t.co/8t91NRfV4J

[Activest @activestHQ]

2 years after the racial reckoning, Activest is still holding municipalities & the market accountable for unjust policies towards Black & Brown communities—by listening from the ground up. Join our co-founder Ryan Bowers as he shares how & why we do this. https://t.co/emD4dYpr48

[Activest @activestHQ]

#fiscaljustice is just one part of the #racialequity conversation. Tune in to hear new initiatives being implemented to encourage more transparency around racial equity in municipal #bond offerings—featuring our Senior Fellow Chelsea McDaniel.
https://t.co/nWgVI6zZMy #esg #impinv

[Activest @activestHQ]

The VICE report also outlines how police disappeared💰from citizen's homes. Meanwhile @louisvillekygov has increased public safety spending to over 50% of the annual budget.

Bondholders should demand #fiscaljustice for #louisville b/c poor governance is material. #esg #impinv

[VICE News @VICENews]

A two-year long VICE News investigation reveals a pattern of sexual misconduct by officers, and repeated failure of The Louisville Metro Police Department to take allegations seriously.

#VICENewsTonight, 11pm ET on @VICETV

[Next City @NextCityOrg]

Municipal bond markets have been a steady force creating and sustaining racial inequality for decades. A new financial analysis firm wants to flip the script and make some bondholders a force for racial justice:

https://t.co/nSK8ArHnkN

[Activest @activestHQ]

Corporate subsidies and TIF districts are stripping Black communities like #LouWestEnd of $ needed to support public ed and health. That’s why #louisville orgs @RootResearch and @GoodJobsFirst provided our report with data—and its effect—on #fiscaljustice: https://t.co/FDk5xDfPQV

[Activest @activestHQ]

The market has spoken. Check out our latest report to discover what #fiscaljustice issues most #investors aren’t considering: https://t.co/FDk5xCYesl

#impinv #ESG @louisvillekygov #Louisville @SOCInvGrp

[Activest @activestHQ]

“This report clearly ties the #investor to social justice issues—illustrating a somewhat complex premise—yet readable for a lay person and a muni analyst.” Carlotta Mills, Former Director at @SPGlobalRatings