Racial Justice Content Topic Results
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January 2010
Race, Gender, and Abortion: How Reproductive Justice Advocates Won in Georgia
Publisher(s):This report is a brief summary of the policy victory in Georgia and some subsequent activities since the legislative session.
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January 2010
Women of Color and the Struggle for Reproductive Justice
Publisher(s):This article outlines linkages between reproductive oppression, women of color, and communities of color. Statistics are included.
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January 2010
Reclaiming Our Voices: Health and Human Service Needs in New York State
People within American Indian, Alaska Native, and other Native communities who identify as LGBT or two-spirit often face high rates of stigma, violence, and historical trauma, and health and human services often do not fully address their needs.
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January 2010
Masculinity at the Intersections: An exploration of hegemony, oppression, performance and self-authorship
This article discusses literature and qualitative data on the construction of masculinity as a social identity and how to incorporate this knowledge into social justice work with college men. It addresses the notion of performing to disprove common stereotypes and perceptions by men in an effort to address other identities, particularly racial identity
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January 2010
Battered Mothers Involved with Child Protective Services: Learning from Immigrant, Refugee, and Indigenous Womens Experiences
Publisher(s):This report presents voices of immigrant, refugee, and indigenous women survivors on their experiences with the Child Protective Services. The report aims to inform and enhance the child protective services system.
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January 2010
¡Sí Podemos! Yes We Can/Beyond Domestic Violence: Achieving Financial Independence
Publisher(s):This curriculum contains practical tools for Latina survivors that are working on or reflecting about achieving their financial independence. A Trainers Guide for facilitators is also provided.
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January 2010
Relocation Revisited: Sex Trafficking of Native Women in the United States
Publisher(s):The abolition of human slavery is a laudable goal, and though the proactive role taken by the U.S. government in the last decade is commendable, the United States must be honest about its failings if it expects to reduce sexual slavery.
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August 2009
Moving From Them to Us: Challenges in Reframing Violence Among Youth
Publisher(s):This paper explores how youth and violence have been framed in the media, how the issue of race complicates depictions of youth and violence, and how public attitudes about government can inhibit public support for strategies to effectively prevent violence. Commissioned by UNITY/Prevention Institute and written by the Berkeley Media Studies Group, this paper makes recommendations for the next steps in reframing violence among youth.
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March 2009
Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities: Challenges, Promising Practices and Recommendations
Publisher(s):This report offers information on challenges, prevention, and treatment of IPV in immigrant and refugee communities. It includes recommendations and summaries for future work and funding efforts.
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January 2009
The Intersection of Spirituality, Religion, and Intimate Partner Violence in the African American Community
Publisher(s):This monograph explores the role of the Black church in addressing intimate partner violence in the African American community, including recommendations for facilitating spiritual healing and freedom from intimate partner violence.
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January 2009
Leadership Development and Leadership Change
Publisher(s):Building Movement Project, Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action, National Community Development Institute, Movement Strategy Center
Leadership Development and Leadership Change is a report on how a group of social justice organizations, in the Bay Area and nationally, are linking leadership development to executive leadership transitions, paying particular attention to race, class, gender, and age.
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January 2009
World Report 2009
Publisher(s):It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2008 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in question.