WILPF SJ: The Silicon Valley Pain Index with Dr. Armaline

VIRTUAL MEETING
The reality of inequality in Silicon Valley is the focus of The Pain Index.

The purposes of the Silicon Valley Pain Index [SVPI] report are to: (1) Provide an efficient, easily digestible, statistical overview of structured inequalities to inform policy and practice in “Silicon Valley”; (2) Serve as a measure of Santa Clara County’s performance as a “human rights county”, which it declared in 2018 in accordance with the International Bill of Human Rights; and (3) Inspire collaborations between scholars, students, stakeholders, communities, and policy makers to address inequality and achieve greater human rights practice.

Originally inspired by the murder of George Floyd, as well as Professor Bill Quigley's Katrina Pain Index following the devastating 2005 hurricane, the 2022 Silicon Valley Pain Index [SVPI] illustrates the persistent racial discrimination and income/wealth inequality that continue to define our region.

Dr. William Armaline, Director of the SJSU Human Rights Institute, will talk about the Silicon Valley Pain Index's history and give us updates on the upcoming 2023 Silicon Valley Pain Index.which Dr. Armaline addresses at the third Friday meeting of the San Jose Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).

The Raging Grannies open and close the meeting so arrive early! The link opens at 6:45.

This virtual meeting is our regular third Friday WILPF SJ meeting.

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