{"630594":{"#nid":"630594","#data":{"type":"event","title":"BES Speaker Series: Nathaniel Smith, Founder and Chief Equity Officer, Partnership for Southern Equity (Virtual)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENathaniel Smith serves as \u003Cstrong\u003EFounder and Chief Equity Officer \u003C\/strong\u003Eof the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), which \u003Cem\u003Eadvances policies and institutional actions that promote racial equity and shared prosperity for all in the growth of metropolitan Atlanta and the American South\u003C\/em\u003E. Among PSE\u0026rsquo;s notable accomplishments was the creation the American South\u0026rsquo;s first equity mapping and framing tool, the Metro Atlanta Equity Atlas, and co-authoring numerous reports including: \u0026ldquo;Growing the Future: The Case for Economic Inclusion in Metropolitan Atlanta\u0026rdquo;, and \u0026ldquo;Employment Equity: Putting Georgia on the Path to Inclusive Prosperity\u0026rdquo;. PSE also led a coalition of diverse stakeholders to support a $13 million transit referendum that expanded Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s metropolitan transit system into a new county for the first time in 45 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESmith\u0026rsquo;s advocacy activities were instrumental in the ratification of a 15 percent set aside of Atlanta Beltline Tax Allocation District (TAD) dollars for the development and maintenance of affordable workforce housing within the Atlanta BeltLine Planning Area - $250 million dollars over the 25-year lifespan of the Atlanta BeltLine TAD.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA child of Civil Rights Movement and Atlanta native, Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Morehouse College and a Master of Science from the New School.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong many his many accomplishments,\u003Cem\u003E The Huffington Post\u003C\/em\u003E honored Nathaniel as one of the eight \u0026ldquo;Up and Coming Black Leaders in the Climate Movement\u0026rdquo; in 2017. Nathaniel was also named to the Grist 50 by \u003Cem\u003EGrist Magazine\u003C\/em\u003E in 2018 and designated one of the 100 \u0026ldquo;Most Influential Georgians\u0026rdquo; by \u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Trend\u003C\/em\u003E magazine in 2018 and 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDue to current distance-learning circumstances, this webinar will be hosted virtually.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The virtual platform will be BlueJeans. Please see below for instructions to download this software and join the meeting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/support.bluejeans.com\/s\/article\/BlueJeans-App-for-Mac-OS-Windows-and-Linux?r=4\u0026amp;ui-force-components-controllers-recordGlobalValueProvider.RecordGvp.getRecord=1\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/support.bluejeans.com\/s\/article\/BlueJeans-App-for-Mac-OS-Windows-and-Linux?r=4\u0026amp;ui-force-components-controllers-recordGlobalValueProvider.RecordGvp.getRecord=1\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/support.bluejeans.com\/s\/article\/Joining-a-meeting-from-your-computer\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/support.bluejeans.com\/s\/article\/Joining-a-meeting-from-your-computer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.gle\/6VgxyN5YiXVZSy5VA\u0022\u003ERSVP to Attend\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;was founded in 2013 to act as a catalyst and connector, bringing together students, research faculty, companies, and entrepreneurs to create an environment where business-driven solutions to sustainability challenges can take shape and thrive. In all, Scheller provides students unparalleled breadth in environmental sustainability, ethics, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and values-based leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us for a live interview with Nathaniel Smith from Partnership for Southern Equity!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDue to current distance-learning circumstances, this webinar will be hosted virtually.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The virtual platform will be BlueJeans. 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