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ORGANIZATIONS:
Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/ *This is a page that provides a variety of topics such as “Healing Actions”, “Conflict Resolution”, and information on stories within the Black community (ie. Breonna Taylor, protesting, and more).
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Creative Capital / Black Lives Matter: https://creativecapital.org/2020/06/03/resources-waysto-support-black-lives-matter/ *This resource highlights ways for people to support BLM in a constructive manner at home / day to day life. Explore book lists and educational resources.
XQ: What role can schools play in celebrating and preserving Hispanic/Latinx heritage? -Incorporating Hispanic/Latinx history and culture into the curriculum (history, government/politics, literature, the arts) -Supporting bilingual education -Hosting culture events for the student body and families -Funding and promoting Hispanic/Latinx extracurricular activities and groups -Providing resources and services for immigrant students and families
AFT: What’s the deal with bilingual education? Researchers from Johns Hopkins University “studied data from Spanish-speaking students in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley” and “found that bilingual education can help promote bilingualism without significantly sacrificing English proficiency”
Rock the Vote: https://www.rockthevote.org/ *“Rock the Vote taps into the power of young people to build their political power through voter registration efforts, providing information about elections, and reducing barriers to vote.”
When We All Vote: https://www.whenweallvote.org/ *They have texting teams, and programs such as “Fuel the Vote” and “My School Votes” to register people to vote during food drives as well as educate young people on voting respectively.
Poder in Action: https://www.poderinaction.org/ *Phoenix-based organization that strengthens the local social justice movement by promoting leadership development, systemic change, and public policy. Areas of focus include immigration, criminal justice, and education. Programs include: -Barrios al Poder: Focuses on family and neighborhood units. -Youth Poder: Focuses on empowering the youth.
LUCHA (Living United for Change in Arizona): https://luchaaz.org/ *Phoenix-based organization that aims to empower working families in the realms of social, economic, and racial justice -Immigration → Offers services to help families renew their DACA or residency; offers free citizenship and English classes #VOTERIAAZ with Arizona Center for Empowerment (ACE)Registering voters of color and making sure that elected officials are representative of the community “#MiAZ is a grassroots effort to increase civic engagement in communities of color across Arizona by going directly to voters, connecting with them on the issues they care about, and activating them to reclaim their political voice.” Community Schools Project with ACE’s Education Justice Campaign -Aims to make public schools accessible in terms of “academics, health and social services, and youth and community development”
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EDUCATION ( CONTINUED):
Si Se Puede: https://www.sisepuedefoundation.org/ *An Arizona-based organization that provides community educational programs with a focus in STEM for children from underserved and underrepresented communities -Programs that help foster interest in STEM for girls (“She Se Puede”) Motivates students to attend higher education institutions (“Destination College”) and provides rolemodel mentors for the kids
Miss Tohono O’odham Nation Pageant: http://www.tonation-nsn.gov/ *The Tohono O’odham Nation is the second largest reservation in Arizona with 28,000 members. They run many programs such as “Miss Tohono O’odham Nation,” which helps female members of the Nation with “personal growth, self-esteem, and communications skills”
Environmentalism:
https://www.greenpeace.org/internationa l/story/11658/a-brief-history-ofenvironmentalism/ *This webpage briefly shows the impact of humans on the planet and includes various anecdotes of environmental activists from around the world.
https://www.explainthatstuff.com/introdu ction-to-environmentalism.html *This webpage is divided into two sections (Problems, Solutions) and gives detailed information about each problem and how we can apply the solutions to protect the environment of the world.
https://www.conserve-energyfuture.com/importance-types-examplesenvironmental-activism.php *Blogpost that lists the types and importance of environmental activism
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ORGANIZATIONS ( CCONTINUED)
Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/ *Organization that helps educate people and encourages them to take action on injustice in the world around us. Consisting of 7 million members, they strive to drive corporations and the government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people, and marginalized groups. Until justice is real.
Do Something: https://www.dosomething.org/us *Youth-led platform that empowers others to volunteer, and partake in social change and civic action campaigns to make real-world impact on causes they care about.
MEDIA:
"A Small Place" by Jamaica Kincaid Tells the story of Antigua before and after English colonization while also critiquing the tourism industry in third world tropical countries.
"Jasmine" by Bharati Mukherjee This novel is about its titular character and her journey from India to America and life as an immigrant in America
“The Border Patrol State” by Leslie Marmon Silko Silko’s experience with the border patrol in Tucson and how Native Americans cannot travel freely between states. Deals with how the patrol is aggressive and violent to people.
"How to Be Antiracist" by Ibram X Kendi
"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe (celebrating black lives)
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"The Wretched of The Earth" by Franz Fanon Discusses decolonization efforts, how it should happen and why
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"Why We're Polarized" by Ezra Klein Discusses role of American citizens and how that role in itself is the cause for a polarized society
"Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanie Wakatsuki Houston A first hand account of how anti-Asian sentiments brought about the use of internment camps and how it affected the Asian community as well as Asian- Americans.
Hamilton (Broadway musical): This musical tells the story of America’s founding fathers in a hip-hop style. The original Broadway cast had individuals from varying backgrounds -- the title character Alexander Hamilton is played by Puerto-Rican- American composer/actor Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The Color Purple (Broadway musical): This musical is the Broadway adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-prize winning novel. The musical follows a young African-American woman named Celie through her life.
Streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, etc have added the group “Black Stories” as a section, where watchers can view films, TV shows, and documentaries by Black artists. This is essential for understanding stories by Black creators. Some of my favorites are “Becoming,” the documentary by Michelle Obama, and “HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé.”
"Wild Karnataka": an amazing documentary about the rich biodiversity of the southern state of Karnataka, India. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, the famous British broadcaster and natural historian.
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"The Breadwinner" (based on novel by Deborah Ellis): available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. An animated film that shares the story of Parvana, the youngest daughter of a family living in Afghanistan during the Taliban rule and how her painful struggles blossom into courage and sacrifice.
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