Voices of Vision
Pathfinders Discuss What It Will Take to Build a Just World
Voices of Vision is a series of conversations between Hope Rohrbach, RWJF Digital Communications Specialist, and visionaries who inspire us to imagine a world where health is not a privilege, but a right.
This future can feel pretty distant amidst rollbacks to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; cuts to public health research and federal nutrition and family supports; and challenges to our reproductive freedom. That’s why we’re chatting with RWJF grantees to catalog their perspectives, experiences, and hot takes on ways to work together to build a future where everyone can live their healthiest lives.
Economic Solutions
RWJF interviewed four notable experts about creating an economic system in America that prioritizes and serves families: Dulce Guzmán, Darrick Hamilton, Dorothy Brown, and Natalie Foster.
Dulce Guzmán
Dulce is the executive director of Alianza Americas, a national network of organizations working to advance the rights and wellbeing of Latin American and Caribbean immigrants in the United States and their countries of origin. We spoke with Dulce about issues affecting migrant communities and the importance of care in Latin American cultures.
Darrick Hamilton
Darrick is the founding director of the Race, Power and Political Economy at the New School and brings researchers, analysts, and organizers together to steward economic inclusion. We spoke with Darrick about baby bonds, wealth, and what mindset shifts are needed to prioritize children and their families in our policy decisions.
Dorothy Brown
Dorothy is a law professor at Georgetown University and author of “The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans and How We Can Fix It.” Dorothy is known for her work on tax policy, workplace equity and inclusion, and law school reform. She is an advocate of collecting and sharing data on tax and race to inform the tax system.
Natalie Foster
Natalie is an author of “The Guarantee” and president and co-founder of the Economic Security Project, an organization dedicated to advancing guaranteed income in the U.S. and building economic power for all Americans through grantmaking, research, issue campaigns, and convenings.
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Healthcare
RWJF interviewed three notable experts about redesigning a healthcare system that is accessible, affordable, and treats everyone with dignity and respect: Saqib Bhatti, Jamila Headley, and Ankit Rastogi.
Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti, executive director at the Action Center of Race and the Economy, is taking on corporate forces that extract wealth from communities of color. In this interview, he exposes how Wall Street’s profit-driven model is shaping healthcare—driving up costs and deepening inequities, particularly for Black and Brown communities. Saqib shares his strategy for mobilizing millions to demand accountability and structural reform and lays out a bold vision for a just healthcare system where everyone is cared for with dignity.
Jamila Headley
Jamila Headley, co-executive director of Be A Hero, is a prominent advocate for health, racial, and disability justice. In this conversation, she shares her work to build patient power in the fight for healthcare justice and confront the deep-rooted financialization in the healthcare system. Drawing from her experience with a neurological disorder and medical debt, Jamila reveals how personal pain became a powerful catalyst for organizing those harmed by a system in urgent need of change.
Ankit Rastogi
Ankit Rastogi, director of research at Advocates for Trans Equality, believes data can drive progress on gender, racial, and economic justice. Ankit takes us inside the U.S. Trans Survey, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive survey of the trans community, which helps policymakers, healthcare providers, and institutions better understand the lived experiences of trans people and deliver more informed and compassionate care.
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