Silicon Valley Pain Index, Dr. William Armaline, Friday, April 21 at 7 PM

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.

This Virtual Meeting of the San Jose Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom begins at 7 PM on April 21. To RSVP, visit:https://www.meetup.com/wilpf-san-jose/events/291993010/

The Raging Grannies open and close the meeting so arrive a bit early!