Convening Summary: Reimagining Social Protections For All
A Summary of the Virtual Convening on Reimagining Social Protections for Independent and Other Traditionally Excluded Workers
This December 2022 convening brought worker advocates and movement leaders together to reimagine social protections for all.
This summary describes the discussions at a virtual convening titled “Reimagining Social Protections for Independent and Other Traditionally Excluded Workers” and includes an artist’s live visual notes taken during the event. We collaborated with the Urban Institute to host this convening in December 2022.
During this event, worker advocates, forward thinkers, and movement leaders imagined new systems of worker supports, protections, and power for those excluded from existing benefits and social protections, including independent contractors, temp workers, and workers in the arts.
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The Urban Institute is a nonprofit research organization that provides data and evidence to help advance upward mobility and equity. They are a trusted source for changemakers who seek to strengthen decision making, create inclusive economic growth, and improve the well-being of families and communities. For more than 50 years, Urban has delivered facts that inspire solutions—and this remains its charge today.
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Loren Berlin is a writer and rapporteur at the Urban Institute. She focuses on social protections and economic opportunity for excluded workers. Her work advances equity and financial well-being through research and convenings. Berlin supports the Institute’s mission to improve economic mobility and inclusion.
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Ofronama Biu is a former principal research associate at the Urban Institute. Her work focused on racial equity, workforce development, and economic mobility. She led research on labor market disparities and policies affecting marginalized groups. Biu contributed to cross-center initiatives advancing equity and inclusion in the workforce.