The summit organizers stated that the initiative needed to facilitate a space that would allow for the formation of alliances across institutions and ideological boundaries.
"Like many others, I remember exactly where I was when the verdict came down in 1995. I was in Commonweal’s offices on Dutch Street in lower Manhattan."
On this episode, poverty researchers Kathryn Edin, H. Luke Schaefer, and Timothy Nelson explain how centuries of resource extraction and racism have impoverished rural regions.
