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Welcome and Grounding 

What’s Next? Staying Focused on Housing Justice After Johnson v. Grants Pass 

The Supreme Court of the United States announced their decision on Johnson v. Grants Pass at the end of June. They ruled in favor jurisdictions seeking to arrest, ticket, or fine people for experiencing homelessness. During our opening plenary, we strategized about what's next: what harm can we minimize, what immediate advocacy and narrative work should we advance, and what transformational policy change can we push? Advocates shared their thoughts on how we can move forward in advancing housing justice. After the plenary, attendees engaged in strategy conversations with one another about what philanthropy is doing and can do together.  

Speakers:

• Antonia Fasanelli, Executive Director, National Homelessness Law Center
• Dana White, Advocacy Director, Miriam's Kitchen
• Sarah Armour-Jones, Deputy Director, Housing Narrative Lab
• Dr. Tiffany Manuel, President and CEO, TheCaseMade (moderator)

Resources

• Opening Plenary Recording: What’s Next? Staying Focused on Housing Justice After Johnson v. Grants Pass
• Johnson v. Grants Pass Resource Page
• Take Action After Johnson v. Grants Pass

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Funder Strategy Tables

After our opening plenary session about advancing housing justice after Johnson v. Grants Pass, Funders Institute attendees reflected on what they’ve learned through funder strategy tables. During this session, Funders Institute participants strategized with each other about how to: reduce immediate harm to people experiencing homelessness; advance narrative change work to build the public and political will to transform systems; and support policies that will lead to a right to housing.

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'Our Land is Our Home': Funder Roles in Supporting Housing Justice for Native People 

Funders Together is committed to becoming pro-Black and pro-Indigenous, recognizing that homelessness’ roots trace their origins to enslavement and colonization. Building on recent programming on Indigenous self-determination, this conversation explored the roles of funders in ending houselessness for Native people, including what it means to “indigenize philanthropy.” 

Speakers:

• Brittany Schulman, Senior Vice President of Programs, Native Americans in Philanthropy
• Janeen Comenote, Executive Director, National Urban Indian Family Coalition
• Mel Willie, Director of Native Partnerships and Strategy, NeighborWorks America
• Nikki Pieratos, Executive Director, Tiwahe Foundation

Resources

• Session Recording: 'Our Land is Our Home': Funder Roles in Supporting Housing Justice for Native People
• Blog: Indigenizing Philanthropy for Housing Justice
• Webinar Recording: Indigenous Self-Determination, Decolonization, & Housing Justice 

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Shared Accountability Toward Housing Justice through Case Consultations

We cannot achieve housing justice in a vacuum. One of the advantages of belonging to a network like Funders Together is being able to tap into the wisdom and knowledge of others who are working to advance housing justice. During this session, several funders shared what they’re doing to advance housing justice. Recognizing that our work is a constant evolution and cannot be done without support and accountability from others, we created space for discussion through case consultations. Participants listened, asked questions, and offered insights from their own experiences. Presenters gained valuable knowledge about their chosen topic from the advice of the participants.