Insights is the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s annual policy conference. In accordance with safety protocols and in effort to expand the reach of GBPI’s research, advocacy and outreach expertise, GBPI is proud to host Insights 2021 entirely free and online on January 22, 2021 and January 29, 2021. Insights 2021 will feature two half-days of informative, engaging discussions as the 2021 Legislative Session gets underway.
This year’s keynote speakers are Dr. Dorian T. Warren and Dr. Valerie Rawlston Wilson.
Dr. Dorian Warren is the president of Community Change, co-chair of the Economic Security Project and co-host of System Check. A progressive scholar, organizer and media personality, Dorian has worked to advance racial, economic and social justice for over two decades. Warren received his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. You can follow him on twitter at @dorianwarren.
Dr. Valerie Rawlston Wilson is director of the Economic Policy Institute’s Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy (PREE), a nationally recognized source for expert reports and policy analyses on the economic condition of America’s people of color. Prior to joining EPI, Wilson was an economist and vice president of research at the National Urban League Washington Bureau. Wilson received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can follow her at @ValerieRWilson.
Dr. Vinson is a panelist for “A Path to Racially Equitable Health Care.”
The need remains urgent for solutions to fix the long-standing inequities in health care caused by systemic racism and exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adequate recovery needs to prioritize efforts to increase access to care, distribute COVID-19 vaccines and treatment equitably and provide economic relief for communities of color to meet their health needs. This session will provide insights about how the pandemic has affected health care in Georgia communities differently and opportunities we can advocate for to keep health equity at the center of the pandemic response and beyond.
This discussion will take place from 9:35am - 10:10am.