The Center for Social Innovation at UC Riverside, along with the Institute for Social Transformation at UC Santa Cruz and Alianza Coachella Valley, hosted Building Back Better: Tools and Methods for a More Inclusive Recovery on Thursday, October 21.
The event included a panel discussion with experts on the different types of tools and methods that are available to help build a more inclusive economic recovery. In addition, the conversation was informed by a joint policy brief that was released, which drew on the collaborative work with UCSC and Alianza in the Salton Sea region (including prospects for lithium extraction and battery manufacturing). The brief also draws on Manuel Pastor and Chris Benner’s forthcoming book on Solidarity Economics and the Center for Social Innovation’s RISE and Ready framework that lays out pragmatic indicators to track progress on resilience, inclusion, sustainability, equity. The goal of this event was to help inform and ultimately transform the way we think about inclusive economic development at the local, state, and national level.