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Social Psychologist/Researcher @AIRInforms focused on how to improve research & measurement by centering people, community, & equity. Tweets are mine (She/Hers)
Apr 29, 2021 12 tweets 9 min read
Afternoon Session at #collectiveimpact #cias2021 with Kim Walker @kimwtweets and Freya Bradford about identifying, managing, and shifting power dynamics Image @kimwtweets reviews why focusing on power within initiatives is important #collectiveimpact #cias2021 Image
Apr 28, 2021 15 tweets 10 min read
Aisha Willisams from @CHRIS180_Change Krystal Billups from @GroupMosaic presenting on how to address complex challenges when aligning organizations from different sectors to drive change and focus on community rather an organizational plans and interests #collectiveimpact Image Their initiative used a placed-based and people-based focus #collectiveimpact #CIAS2021 Image
Apr 28, 2021 13 tweets 8 min read
Day 2 of the #collectiveimpact action summit #CIAS2021 Starting with the Plenary Session: The Role of Narrative Change in Collective Action with amazing presenters. Image @MelodyCBarnes starts us off by speaking about how the narrative and words that we use matters, providing an example of opportunity youth, previously called juvenile delinquents, dropouts, and other derogatory terms. #collectiveimpact #CIAS2021
Apr 15, 2020 21 tweets 13 min read
The important discussion about #equityinCOVID is starting now thanks to @CCPH_News and @uncCHER ccphealth.org/covid-19-equity Dr. Camara Jones speaks to the need to a testing strategy that include people who both have and do not have symptoms since those in the hospital is only telling us where the disease was two weeks ago #equityinCOVID