State + local government expenditures toward policing amount to a total of $194 billion. Compare that to the $52 billion on housing and community development efforts, and $40 billion on state mental health services, according to 2017 census figures. brook.gs/2UA7iO0

'#Mayors have a critical role to play in reinvigorating global cooperation efforts' It may sound counter intuitive that global action can stem from local leadership, and yet we have all seen Mayors stepping up to the challenge with #Covid_19 Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE on ODI #GlobalReset

📢 Don't forget to pre-register for our online event on 8 September (09:30 CET)! Join our discussion with @EuropeanUni, Slow Food & Oxfam Italia on how to make Europe’s food production system more environmentally & socially sustainable. 👉 osfsurveys.formstack.com/forms/the_next…

Many important points here: 👉Think of "climate cities" rather than "climate refugees" 👉In the US, 13M people could be forced from coasts 👉Climate migration could accelerate discrimination and conflict—or provide a chance to remedy past mistakes qz.com/1895263/

📢Don't miss this conversation: "Growth and solidarity: cities reimagining human mobility in Africa and Europe" between Marta Foresti (ODI) and Mayors Migration Council Leadership Board Mayors Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE (Freetown City Council) & Beppe Sala (Comune di Milano) on Friday, Oct 9th hosted by LSE European Institute

I'm thrilled to share my new article on NYC's climate politics after Hurricane Sandy. Core claim: Weather can't do the work of politics. After the storm, elite + grassroots actors agreed, climate made Sandy worse. Then they sidelined low-carbon policy. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

🚨 Tickets are out now for the first event in our new series, 'Beyond Eurocentrism'❗ Mayors Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE & Beppe Sala will be discussing the Growth and Solidarity Initiative with Marta Foresti & @BURDETTR on Fri 9 Oct! Register ➡️ bit.ly/2QQzPwD

"Changing power in state legislatures determines who will win in Congress, who will win the presidency, and what kind of country we are living in." Listen to the The New Yorker podcast & learn how you can make impact by starting in the states: newyorker.com/podcast/politi…

Lual Mayen’s video game is utterly inventive: You keep your player alive by securing food, water, meds—and when you buy resources, the same items are delivered to actual refugees in camps. Next: Let’s sponsor real refugees just as easily. glblctzn.co/e/oeJsKDHPqab #globalcitizen

Nearly every issue you care about starts in the states. Check out this episode of the New Yorker podcast and then take action. Join my Simone Leiro Giving Circle! You can help flip a state chamber and improve millions of lives. futurenow.org/givingcircle/a…

This is a very good ad! A few months back I interviewed Ryan, the IBEW worker featured here, for a piece on how the Texas AFL-CIO came to endorse Siegel: newrepublic.com/article/156324… x.com/sunrisemvmt/st…

At #GFMD13, mayors proved they are leading #covidrecovery, partnering w/ #states #civilsociety #privatesector. Now, MMC's Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE & Beppe Sala come together to reset the relationship between Africa & Europe on #migration w/ a new #MayorsDialogue. weforum.org/agenda/2021/01…

Day 1 of the #DavosAgenda, with many heads of states, ministers and #CEOs. But where are the #mayors? They will be leading the #Covid_19 #recovery and are experimenting with innovations everywhere. So we need them at the table, now. #mayorsdialogue @ODIdev weforum.org/agenda/2021/01…

The discussions in the conference that led to the book made me think of this policy matrix, which I have been using ever since

"A whopping 80% of NYC's income tax revenue ... comes from the 17% of its residents who earn $100,000+ per year. If just 5% of those folks decided to move away, it would cost the city almost one billion ($933 million) in lost tax revenue." #citylabarchive trib.al/8kwHTFu

📢 The Refugee Hub has two student openings! We're seeking a Policy Assistant to help deliver Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative's high-profile agenda, particularly in LatAm, and a Tech Assistant based in Ottawa. Positions are part-time & paid. Applications are due April 25-26 on refugeehub.bamboohr.com/jobs/

After 9 months (coincidence?) of conceptualizing and preparation, the ACMI Consultations launched today with a focus on climate risks and people's response in Urban Areas.

🇺🇬 #SaveTheDate: next week in #Kampala, we're bringing together national & #localgov, international partners and urban actors from across the #HornOfAfrica to advance action on #migration, #urbanization and sustainable urban #development in the region. ☑️bit.ly/CAKampala

Are you between 15-35 years old & interested in #ClimateMobility in Africa? Join the ACMI Youth Forum's 1st workshop on 7 April. With UNICEF & MGCY, ACMI is inviting the African youth to discuss #ClimateMobility. Indicate your interest here bit.ly/ACMI-Youth-For… #COP27

In her research with foreign business women in China, C Kefala finds that gender plays a role in business negotiations and that women strategically perform a racialized white identity to market their products. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…