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ACORN
http://www.acorn.org/
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is an organization
that is committed to organizing and winning power for low and
moderate-income people.
Adult
Education Public Policy Advocacy
http://www.alri.org/Rosen/advocacy/advocacy.html
This site focuses on "Adult Education Public Policy Advocacy
Nationally and in the States." There is information and
guidance about how to advocate for adult education.
Adult
Literacy Public Policy Organizing in Massachusetts: A
Participant's Reflections
http://www.nelrc.org/cpcc/drosen.htm
These reflections cover a process of organizing and advocating
for adult literacy in Massachusetts from the early 1980s to the
present.
The
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/index.htm
CCHD has created this Web site to raise awareness of the causes
and impact of poverty in our nation, and to help America's poor
find a way to rise above the poverty line not just for a day,
but a lifetime.
Civic
Practices Network
http://www.cpn.org/
This site offers case studies and essays on civic innovations
as well as organizing manuals and course syllabi for teaching
about democracy.
Community
Toolbox
http://ctb.ku.edu/en/tablecontents/
The Community Toolbox is a guide for activist organizations that
can help with every aspect of community organization development,
from set-up and grant-writing to planning and evaluation. You
can access toolkits that are thematic subsets of the larger toolbox
at http://ctb.ku.edu/en/services/ctbcurriculum.htm.
The
Folk and People's Education Association of America
http://www.peopleseducation.org
This is "a grass-roots association of North American folk
schools, popular education centers, community and academic institutions,
resource organizations, and individuals. The common thread is
involvement or interest in learning that affirms life and strives
to build communities that are just, democratic, and environmentally
sustainable."
The
Industrial Areas Foundation
http://www.industrialareasfoundation.org/
The IAF is an inter-faith, inter-racial non-profit organization
founded by the visionary community organizer Saul Alinsky. This
site provides examples of community organizing projects that
focus on housing, education, and other community needs.
National
Immigration Forum
http://www.immigrationforum.org
This site contains immigration facts for the United States as
well as information and analyses of policies and issues that
affect immigrants.
National
Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
http://www.nnirr.org
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)
is a national organization composed of local coalitions and immigrant,
refugee, community, religious, civil rights and labor organizations
and activists. It serves as a forum to share information and
analysis, to educate communities and the general public, and
to develop and coordinate plans of action on important immigrant
and refugee issues.
National
Priorities Project
http://www.nationalpriorities.org
This National Priorities Project site helps the public understand
and shape the federal budget to meet community needs by providing
analysis of critical budget issues, state and local data, and
tools for local action.
NLA
Listserv
http://lists.literacytent.org/mailman/listinfo/aaace-nla
The National Literacy Advocacy electronic list provides public
policy information and a forum for discussion of policies that
affect adult literacy, adult basic education and English for
Speakers of Other Languages issues.
The
Right Question Project
http://www.rightquestion.org
"The Right Question Project" offers an educational strategy that: a) teaches
people the skill of formulating their own questions, and b) helps them focus
on key decisions made by public institutions that affect them.
United
for a Fair Economy workshops
http://www.faireconomy.org/econ/workshops.shtml
United for a Fair Economy develops lively, interactive workshops
on economic inequality, fair taxation, the war economy, and many
other topics. Readers can link to the workshops, many of which
are downloadable, from this page.
VALUE
http://www.valueusa.org
A national organization which aims to build and strengthen adult
learner leadership at the state, community and local levels.
Community Dialogue
National
Issues Forums
http://www.nifi.org/
National Issues Forums is a nationwide network of educational
and community organizations that sponsor community dialogues
about social issues. This site offers you an opportunity to learn
about NIF concepts, issues and reports. You can find out how
to begin holding forums in your community, school, church or
civic organization, and download discussion guides about a wide
range of issues.
The
Public Conversations Project
http://www.publicconversations.org/index.html
The
Publc Conversations Project “promotes constructive conversations and
relationships among people who have differing values, world
views, and perspectives about divisive public issues.”
This site provides many tools for supporting constructive dialogue
and offers them in short, accessible formats.
