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The following sites provide useful and practical material for
community-based organizations to use in their efforts to build and
strengthen grassroots immigrant leadership.
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General Popular Education and Training Materials, Topic-Specific Toolkits and Guides, Films and Books, Interpretation/Translation Information, Organizational Development, General Reports on Leadership Development and Voter Education Resources
General Popular Education and Training Materials
Compilation of Icebreakers – Young Nonprofit Professionals' Network
http://www.ynpn.org/resources/icebreakers.htm
The Change Agency
http://www.thechangeagency.org/
Compiled by folks in Australia, includes many training exercises on
power analysis, campaign strategizing, organizational development,
etc.
PopEd Toolkit
http://poped.org/
An online collection of popular exercises, practices, theories, etc.
Project South
http://projectsouth.org/pages/Resources/resources1.htm
You can review the content of and purchase Project South popular education toolkits on various topics.
The Catalyst Centre – Online Papers, Journals and Kits
http://www.catalystcentre.ca/Mapping/mapindex.htm
A list of links to various popular education resources available online.
The On-line Conference on Community Organizing and Development
http://comm-org.wisc.edu/
Geared more towards an academic audience, but has some references to
generally useful resources on popular education, social change and
community organizing around specific issues.
The BRIDGE Project – National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
http://nnirr.org/projects/projects_bridge.html
A popular education resource featuring eight workshop modules that
include activities, discussion questions, fact sheets, and other
resources to help build dialogue, engagement, and shared action within
and between communities.
Power Tools: A Manual for Organizations Fighting for Justice – Environmental & Economic Justice Project
http://www.scopela.org/eejp/pa.html
A compilation of training exercises on defining social change goals,
power analysis, worldview analysis and developing effective campaigns.
Topic-Specific Toolkits and Guides
Defending Justice: An Activist Resource Kit
http://www.defendingjustice.org/
An online resource of background materials to understand and challenge
the growing police state in the U.S. The site was developed by
Political Research Associates, and from here, you can access
information to purchase other toolkits they produce.
Immigration Detention and Removal: A Guide for Detainees and Their Families
http://www.legal-aid.org/Uploads/IMMIGRATIONDETENTIONREMOVAL.pdf
A general information booklet describing immigration detention and deportation legal processes.
Real Cost of Prisons
http://www.realcostofprisons.org/
A collection of materials such as comic books, handouts and timelines
exploring the causes and impact of mass incarceration. Some of the
materials are available in Spanish.
United for a Fair Economy
http://www.faireconomy.org/econ/workshops.shtml
You can review and download a variety of workshops on economic inequality, globalization and working for economic justice.
The Wall Workshop: Women Changing Today’s Economy
http://www.wallworkshop.com/index.html
A trilingual (English, Spanish, French) site describing The Wall
Project methodology of using participatory practices to analyze the
global economy, specifically through a gender analysis lens. The site
provides facilitator’s notes and guides to adapt the method in your own
community context.
Women’s Education in the Global Economy – Women of Color Resource Center
http://www.coloredgirls.org/content.cfm?cat=publication&file=wedge
A popular education workbook designed to increase understanding of
women’s roles in the global economy and to explore women's economic
justice struggles.
Films, Books and Apparel
Grass Roots Press
http://www.literacyservices.com/
Provides a selection of books, including a series of biographies on
grassroots activists, geared towards low-literacy English readers.
Progressive Films
http://www.progressivefilms.org/
A catalog of films that advance social justice and human rights.
Liberation Ink
www.liberationink.com
Liberation Ink's stylish sweat-shop free social justice tees profits support local grassroots organizing.
Media That Matters Film Festival
http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/
A series of online festivals of short films geared towards inspiring
people to take action on a variety of current and relevant issues
Teaching for Change
http://www.teachingforchange.org/
Includes a specific selection of resources to teach and learn about the
Civil Rights Movement in a way that emphasizes movements and collective
action.
Interpretation/Translation Information
Interpretation and Translation: Power Tools for Sharing Power in Grassroots Leadership Development
http://www.mrbf.org/resources/serve_resource.aspx?id=20&num=1
Provides analysis and very specific, practical information about
cross-linguistic communication, interpretation and translation, and the
impact of language on leadership development and cross-ethnic work.
Simultaneous Translation Equipment: 2 Experiences
http://www.progressivetech.org/CORN/?p=15
Describes the costs, logistics and other specifics of how two
community-based organizations use translation equipment to further
their leadership development efforts. Provides very specific technical
information about different kinds of equipment.
Organizational Development
Theory of Change
http://theoryofchange.org/
An online technical assistance site explaining what an organizational
“theory of change” is, how to use it for program development and
evaluation.
Western States Center
http://www.westernstatescenter.org/resource/
A collection of curricula on public relations, fundraising, board
development, etc. developed by Western States Center over many years of
providing training and support for community based organizations in the
Western States of the U.S.
Community Tool Box
http://ctb.ku.edu/
A collection of chapters, in English and Spanish, providing
skills-building information on a wide range of organizational
development issues for community based organizations and projects.
General Reports on Leadership Development
Research on Barriers and Opportunities for Increasing Leadership in Immigrant and Refugee Communities: Public Report
Mosaica Report April 2000 (pdf)
Prepared for Hyams Foundation, 2000
Social Change Leadership in Action
http://leadershipforchange.org/insights/research/
An online collection of papers, case studies and insights from Leadership for Change researches and awardees.
Pursuing Democracy’s Promise: Newcomer Civic Participation in America
Pursuing Democracy's Promise (pdf)
A report by Grantmaker’s Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, in
collaboration with Funders’ Committee on Civic Participation, 2004
Voter Education Resources
Easy Voter Guide Project, California
http://www.easyvoter.org/california/
The Easy Voter Guide project is designed to help new voters and busy
voters become more familiar with the voting process and what will be on
the ballot. Includes free resources such as voter guides, voter
education workshop outlines, and other useful handouts. You can
download their Voting is as easy as 1-2-3, Political party statements,
and Easy Voter Guide in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and
Korean in PDF format.
The Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote
http://www.apiavote.org/votereducation.htm
http://www.apiavote.org/immigrantvote.htm
APIAVote is a national coalition of non-partisan nonprofit
organizations that encourages civic participation and promotes a better
understanding of public policy and the electoral process among the
Asian and Pacific Islander American community.
Also on the APIAVote Site: APIAVote has created a How-To Starter Kit
http://www.apiavote.org/organizingtools.htm to provide community
leaders and volunteers basic information and tips on how to effectively
register their family, friends and community. Includes information on:
Checklists for Organizing Voter Registration Campaigns, Tips for
Organizing a Voter Registration Drive, Practical Tips for Voter
Registration, APIA Voting Facts & Statistics Talking Points on the
Importance of Voting, and Legal Tips for Participating in Election
Activities. Materials are available in English, Chinese, Vietnamese,
and Korean.
New England Literacy Resource Center - Civic Participation and Citizenship Collection
http://www.nelrc.org/cpcc/index.htm
A collection of annotated websites and other resources to encourage and
facilitate community action and active citizenship for newly
naturalized immigrants.
Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
This site has a user-friendly voter's self-defense system accessible
through a website and a toll-free hotline (1-888-VOTE-SMART). They also
offer a comprehensive database of candidates and elected officials for
President, Congress, Governors and State Legislators. Voter
registration and education manuals are available in English only.
California League of Women Voters
http://ca.lwv.org/
This is a general site that provides information about upcoming
elections, results, and some links to other sites that are mostly for
youth, and other non-partisan info for voters. English only.
Declare Yourself
http://www.declareyourself.org/votertools/voter_tools.htm
Declare Yourself is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign that
seeks to energize and empower a new movement of young and first time
voters to participate in the 2004 presidential election. Declare
Yourself will continue into the 2006 midterm elections with voter
registration materials and an email campaign targeted at first-time
voters. DY has produced two publications to help you understand voter
registration, absentee voting, and VOTING on Election Day. Download
and print them out here, and pass them on. Four Simple Steps of Voting;
and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Registering to VOTE and
Voting in the United States : A Guide for Young & First-Time Voters
(2004)
Western States Center
http://www.westernstatescenter.org/resources/electoral.html
Western States Center's mission is to build a progressive movement for
social, economic, racial and environmental justice in the eight Western
states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and
Alaska. On their electoral organizing page is a downloadable 195-page
curriculum called Building Grassroots Power: An Introduction to
Electoral Politics. English only.
California Secretary of State Elections & Voter Information Site http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm
This is an extensive government sit where you will find information on
various elections related topics like ballot initiatives, candidate
filing, voter registration, statistics, and initiatives. You can also
access resources such as the California Ballot Propositions Database,
California Legislative Information, elections code on-line, legislative
district maps, publications, and how to find your county elections
official and representatives. Multilingual services and documents
available here
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_multi.htm
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