Anand Subramanian
Anand Subramanian leads communications strategy for PolicyLink California initiatives, including the statewide Alliance for Boys and Men of Color. He was previously the program manager for the Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative at the Insight Center. Anand sits on the boards of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC). He sings and plays guitar in the dream-pop sibling duo, Fair and Kind.
Presentations from Facing Race 2014
Equity is the Cure for Austerity: Framing the Case for an Equitable Economy
Austerity – the policy of reduced government spending – is a philosophy of public disinvestment that harms communities of color and has been thoroughly debunked by economic experts. Although the current budget agreement may have temporarily quieted the austerity buzz, it is bound to rear its head again during the next contentious negotiation: now is the time to strategize how to counteract this toxic narrative. This session will train participants to employ the framework of equity – just and fair inclusion – as the cure for austerity and the key to America’s economic prosperity.
Speakers: Anand Subramanian, Anat Shenker-Osorio, Sarah Treuhaft, Valerie Rawlston Wilson