Resources for Social Justice Activism and Advocacy
UW-L Violence Prevention Services: Ingrid Peterson, 608-785-5126, peterson.ingr@uwlax.edu, 306 Wimberly Hall
Videos, Local Activism and Advocacy, Meta-Sites (sites with big lists of websites on lots of issues), Leadership Training, Feminist and Identity Groups, Violence and Sexual Assault, Challenging the Media, Poverty and Workplace, Peace, Boycotts, Funding Sources Send Deb your suggestions: Email Deb Hoskins
Previous "Deb's Pick of the Month" feminist, activist videos from the Internet:
- "Interracial Relationships" University of North Carolina project
- "Interracial Marriage" A commercial in celebration of Loving v Virginia (1967)
- "Kids and Race" Penn State examines how kids learn about race
- "Looking at Gender and Race in Politics" ABC interviews some experts
- "Campaign Word Wars" Penn State's Shannon Sullivan discusses particular incidents
- "Race and Sexuality" Christina Accomando discusses the intersections
- Kiri Davis: "A Girl Like Me" Race + Gender and the Doll Study
- Alice Walker: "Not with a Bang, but a Whimper" Peace. And the consequences of war
- Guerilla Girls at the Feminist Future Forum History of how the Guerilla Girls deconstructed the art world and used that intellectual exercise to produce totally cool activism
Local Activism and Advocacy
- 7 Rivers Region LGBT Resource Center. See http://www.7riverslgbt.org/ for more information.
- GALAXY (LaX's LGBT youth org). See http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=jhLQK0PGLoF&b=1452211 for more information.
Meta-Sources (Lists of Websites):
- Activist Websites (UMBC) An alphabetical list, includes many topics and many feminists of color sites.
- NOW's Take Action website
- Feminist.com's activism site
- Feminist Majority Foundation online
- Women Online Worldwide
- Stanford University's Feminist Studies Metasite: Tons of Stuff!
Leadership Training:
Through its Future Leader Award Program, Mount Mary College
Women’s Leadership Institute is offering students an incredible
opportunity to meet outstanding leaders, listen to inspiring
speakers, and learn public leadership skills through an
innovative curriculum. June 4 - 10, 2008 at Mount Mary
College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For cost, application deadline and registration process, please visit:
www.mtmary.edu/cawp.htm
or to learn more about the program, view a video at
www.newleadershipwi.com/video/NewLeadershipWI.wmv.
If you have questions, send an email to
womenldr@mtmary.edu.
Women/Feminists and Other Group Identities:
- Asian Women's Resource Exchange
- Ma'yan: Jewish Women's Project
- Disabled Peoples International: search the site for "women."
- Women of Color Metasite from UW System's Women's Studies Librarian's office -- US racial groups and international, many many sites.
- Women of Color Metasite from Stanford University
- Violence Against Women (Dept. of Justice)
- Rape, abuse & incest national network
- Aware (self-defense for women)
- The Safety Zone Resources on Domestic Violence
- Beyondmedia: A great manifesto!
- About Face Gotta love the "gallery of offenders!"
- 9to5, National Association of Working Women
- Momrising.org Stop workplace discrimination
- WW=P Wisconsin Women = Prosperity: Lifting Wisconsin by Raising the Grade for Wisconsin's Women
- NonViolent Peaceforce A non-violent, direct-action think-tank service for an inclusive, conflict resolving, community building, sustainable development.
- Baby Milk Action: International issue, baby formulas used with unsafe water supplies.
- Co-op America Boycotts: Boycott Action News from Co-op America maintains a nice list of many current progressive boycotts. Includes alerts and contact information for taking action. Just so's you know, Co-op America is not itself a co-operative.
- The Boycott News, individually produced by a 5th grade teacher in California, includes pro and con arguments.
- The Foundation Center Directory Searchable
- Women's Issues Resources Site Maintained by Women's Studies at University of Maryland's Joan Korenman.
- Office of Justice Programs Government monies.