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UN SDG: #10 Reduced Inequalities
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
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Podcast episode
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #10 is Reduced Inequality. You will hear from certified B Corp Sweet Livity on thinking about inequalities in the workplace and we dive deep into a public policy that breeds inequality right here in the United States with hip hop icon Fab 5 Freddy, The executive Director of the Last Prisoner Project, and you will hear from Bernard Noble who was affected firsthand by these injustices. Additional Learning & Resources Around Reduced InequalityBreakdown of Inmates by Offense - Maintained by Federal Bureau of PrisonsConvicted - A Report on How Corporations Exploit the 13th Amendment’s Loophole for Profit from the Corporate Accountability LabIncarceration Rates By Country 2023Increased Incarceration Does Not Reduce Violent Crime - Findings from the US Department of JusticePrivate Companies Producing with US Prison Labor in 2020 - From Corporate Accountability LabStanford Center on Poverty & Inequality - 20 Facts about U.S. Inequality that Everyone Should KnowVagrancy Act of 1866Book Recommendations (encourage to purchase from black owned book stores)The Will to Change - bell hooksHow to be Anti-Racist by Ibram KendiThe New Jim Crow - Michelle AlexanderHelpful Links from the United NationsUN SDG 10 Reduced Inequality TargetsUN SDG 10 OverviewLinks to the Businesses Highlighted in this EpisodeSweet LivityA certified B Corp that is supporting leaders and groups serving vulnerable communities to do their jobs to the fullest, with improved well-being, sustainability and results. To learn more about Sweet Livity, you can hear our full conversation in episode #21.B NobleIs a cannabis brand created in partnership with Curaleaf that donates 10% of all sales to the efforts of supporting people incarcerated for cannabis possession offenses and supporting them upon reentry to society. The Last Prisoner Project Is a national, nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to cannabis criminal justice reform. They aim to end America’s policy of cannabis criminalization, as well as to repair the harms of this discriminatory and counterproductive crusade. You can hear our full conversation with Fab 5 Freddy, Bernard Noble, and Sarah Gersten of The Last Prisoner Project in episode #28.Dirigo Collective Website
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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