This fall, we’re hosting a series funded by the Avon Greater Together Community Fund, in collaboration with the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and Avon Friends for Equity. View the full list of events on our website post.

Join us for a panel discussion on the Economics of Wealth Inequality in Connecticut, moderated by Tina Panik. Our panelists include Janée Woods Weber, Executive Director of She Leads Justice, and Keith Phaneuf, Budget Reporter for the CT Mirror.

Keith Phaneuf has spent most of his 31 years as a reporter specializing in state government finances, analyzing such topics as income tax equity, waste in government and the complex funding systems behind Connecticut’s transportation and social services networks. He has been the state finances reporter at CT Mirror since it launched in 2010. Prior to joining CT Mirror Keith was State Capitol bureau chief for The Journal Inquirer of Manchester, a reporter for the Day of New London, and a former contributing writer to The New York Times. Keith is a graduate of and a former journalism instructor at the University of Connecticut.

Janée Woods Weber is the Executive Director of She Leads Justice, formerly named Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund, a nonprofit that advocates for women and girls using a justice and equity lens. She currently serves as the Co-Chair for the State Committee for the Connecticut Working Families Party, on the Board of Directors for Universal Health Care Foundation, and on the Board of Directors for Family Values at Work. Last year, Janée was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority. Janée attended Williams College and Pace University School of Law.

Please register. Zoom links go out the day before the event.