RESPONDING TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS

Both the national/global economy and our state budget face significant challenges with immediate and long-term implications for our communities. We will keep this page updated with links to both informational resources and opportunities to learn more and get engaged in the pressing issues around us.

The Swearer Center continues to offer opportunities to learn about the local community, challenges posed by the current economic situation, and ways to get involved. See http://swearercenter.brown.edu/events/index.html for more information.

Also see the following website with further suggested readings, resources, events, and information about University support services and actions: http://www.brown.edu/web/economy.

Events

Stimulating Economic Justice-A Conference For All
Wiley Center
Saturday, April 25
9am
Topics: Affordable Energy | Hunger | Income
http://www.georgewileycenter.org/

Resources

2008 Rhode Island Standard of Need Report (Poverty Institute)
This report is issued every two years to provide a realistic standard for measuring the economic well-being of families and single adults (the full report and related materials are available on the Poverty Institute website.
http://www.povertyinstitute.org/matriarch/MultiPiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_127_A_PageName_E_RISN2008

RI Public Expenditure Council
http://www.ripec.com/matriarch/default.asp

Citizens for Tax Justice
http://www.ctj.org/

Poverty Institute
http://www.povertyinstitute.org/matriarch/default.asp

Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
http://itepnet.org/

Information on economic stimulus bills in Congress as they relate to the nonprofit sector
http://independentsector.org/programs/gr/Recovery_Reinvestment.htm

"What's Wrong With Rhode Island?" background article by John Maggs in the National Journal.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/id_20090207_3025.php

Economic recovery dollars arrive in Rhode Island
http://www.growsmartri.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=540

Review RIDOT's preliminary list of 53 proposed stimulus projects
http://www.dot.state.ri.us/documents/recovery/ridotarraprojects.pdf
View a state map of RIDOT projects
http://www.dot.state.ri.us/documents/homepage/ARRAMap.pdf
View RIDOT's flyer on infrastructure stimulus funding
http://www.dot.state.ri.us/documents/homepage/stimulus.pdf

Smallest State Grapples With Oversize Problems (New York Times article)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/us/01rhode.html?_r=1

Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding for Providence (Video Release by Mayor Cicilline)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a49SN_TyuF0

Impact of Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Rhode Island
34-slide presentation
72-page report