Books:
Churchill,
Ward and Jim Vander Wall. Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars Against
the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement. Cambridge, MA: South
End Press, 1988.
A critical examination of the shocking actions the FBI took
against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement.
Griswold
del Castillo, Richard and Richard Garcia. Cesar Chavez: A Triumph of Spirit. Norman:
University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.
Within the context of Chicano and American
history, Garca and del Castillo recount the life of Cesar Chavez.
Hilliard,
David. Huey: Spirit of the Panther. New York: Thunder Mountain Press, 2006.
The first authorized biography of the cofounder and leader of the Black Panthers,
fellow Panther Hilliard chronicles the life of one of America's misunderstood
activists.
Intercultural
Press Catalog
A free collection of the latest books on the subject, to
request a copy write Intercultural Press, 374 US Route One, P.O. Box 700, Yarmouth,
ME, 04096, or phone 866-372-2665. The press can also be reached by e-mail at books@interculturalpress.com.
Articles/Journals:
La Frontera Center, Inc. "Building Bridges: Tools for Developing an Organization's
Cultural Competence".
An excellent assessment tool, for only $2.50, provide
by La Frontera Center. To request a copy write La Frontera Center, Inc., 502 West
29th Street, Tucson, AZ, 85713-3394 or call 520-884-9920.
McIntosh, Peggy. "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack."
From "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to
See Correspondences Through Work in Women's Studies." http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598ge/Unpacking.html.
In her online article, McIntosh identifies some of the daily effects of white
privilege and draws connections between systems of racial and sexual oppression.
Managing
Diversity Newsletter
Published by the Jamestown Area Labor-Management
Committee, Inc., the Managing Diversity News is available by subscription for
$32 per person. To request a copy by mail contact Jamestown Area-Labor Management
Committee, Inc, P.O. Box 819, Jamestown, NY, 14702-0819 or by phone, 716-665-3654.
National
Association for the Education of Young Children. "Teaching Your Children
to Resist Bias." National Association for the Education of Young Children:
Washington D.C. www.naeyc.org.
A brief publication from the NAEYC that's available
in both English (order # 565) and Spanish (order # 564). To request a copy you
may visit the association's website, www.naeyc.org or call 800-424-2460.
Southern
Poverty Law Center. Teaching Tolerance Magazine. www.teachingtolerance.org
This online magazine is free to educators and offers excellent ideas for teaching
children to resist prejudice.
Websites:
Anti-bias,
Anti-racism, Multicultural Education, http://home.sprintmail.com/~peggyriehl/prmulti.htm.
A resource page maintained by Peggy Riehl that provides a plethora of links to
publications and other websites on diversity geared towards children and adolescents.
The
Aspen Institute, www.aspeninsititue.org
The Aspen Institute focuses on leadership
and creating an open dialogue on a wide range of issues, including human rights
and civil liberties. The site also offers roundtables, information, and a tool
kit on structural racism and how to dismantle it.
"Department
of Comparative Ethnic Studies," Washington State University, http://libarts.wsu.edu/ces.
The Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies offers a unique opportunity
to study the social, economic, and political forces that have shaped the historic
experience of diverse ethnic communities in the United States in the last five
hundred years and that continue to determine our future. Their website also has
an extensive list of research links on cultures around the world.
Evaluation
Tools for Racial Equity, http://www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org/
The
site offers a collection of resources on racial equity, including mission statements,
a glossary of terms, evaluations for organizations, and web links.
"The
Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity," Ohio State University,
http://www.kirwaninstitute.org.
Recently establish by Ohio State, the Kirwan Institute seeks to foster an environment
in which students, educators, and the community can examine the concept of race
and ethnicity. Their site further explains the mission and current programs of
the institute and offers various resources on the issues of race and ethnicity.
"Office
of Ethnic Minority Affairs (OEMA)," American Psychological Association, http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/homepage.html.
OEMA looks at the connections between psychology and culture and how ethnicity
influences behavior. Their site provides information on the organization's programs,
publications, and resources on psychology and multiculturalism.
The
People's Institute, www.pisab.org.
The People's Institute for Survival and
Beyond (PISAB), is a national and international collective of anti-racist, multicultural
community organizers and educators dedicated to building an effective movement
for social transformation
"Race
Matters," New Mexico Voices for Children, www.nmvoices.org/racematters.htm.
Information on the race matters coalition and task force, upcoming conferences,
and links to toolkits. The website also provides information on the Race Matters
conference and registration.
Syracuse
University, http://allrelated.syr.edu/index.htm.
An engaging web exhibition
on the concept of race sponsored by Syracuse University, this site offers wonderful
visuals that accompany a discussion of race. There are also links to news and
events and a rich bibliography.
Teachers Against Prejudice (TAP), http://www.teachersagainstprejudice.org.
TAP's mission is to raise awareness of prejudice and discrimination and explore
the roots and causes through critical examinations of cultural texts like film,
television, and other forms of media. They also seek to establish an open dialogue
between educators and students from K-post secondary. Their site includes art
and essay contests, a newsletter, upcoming workshops and trainings, and media
resources.
Alan
Guttmacher Institute(AGI), www.agi-usa.org.
AGI strives to advance sexual
and reproductive health, while also being aware of the impact one's culture has
on this issue. Their site offers useful media kits that address a range of topics
such as abortion, contraception, and HIV/AIDS.
Applied
Research Center, www.arc.org
ARC is a public policy institute seeking racial
justice through research, advocacy, and journalism.
Cross
Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP), www.xculture.org.
CCHCP serves as a
bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access
to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate.
The
site includes books and resources, along with training programs in linguistic
and cultural competence for health care workers.
Institute
for Democratic Renewal, www.race-democracy.org
A joint antiracism and social
justice collaboration to support, strengthen, and contribute to movements for
racial and social justice.
"New
Mexico Juridical Education Center," University of New Mexico, http://jec.unm.edu.
A comprehensive site, the JEC provides resources on juridical ethics, legal handbooks
and statues. There are also links to trainings and more web legal resources.
"One
America Dialogue," Race Matters, www.racematters.org/oneamericadialogueguide.htm.
Site includes an online version of President Clinton's 1998 initiative on race.
The publication has an extensive discussion of how to develop a dialogue about
race on the local and national level.
Sexuality
Information and Education Council of the United States (SEICUS), www.seicus.org.
A collection of culturally competent sexuality education resources covering various
topics related to age and gender.
YWCA:
Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women, www.ywca.org.
Homepage for the YWCA,
the site contains information about the organization and its mission to eliminate
racism and empower women of all ages.
"Anti-Racism
Tool Kit", First Nations Education Steering Committee, www.fnesc.ca/publications/pdf/ARToolkitActivitySet.pdf.
From British Columbia, Canada, First Nations offers a free online Anti-Racism
tool kit that seeks to combat racism, unlearn stereotypes, reduce prejudice and
prevent discrimination.
"Anti-Racist
tool kit," University of Leeds, www.leeds.ac.uk/CERS/toolkit/toolkit.htm
An online tool kit sponsored by the University of Leeds in England, the kit is
updated regularly to provide the most accurate information. You can use it online
or print off the resources as they exist in pdf. format too.
"Anti-Racism
for Seniors," Affiliation of Multicultural Services and Service Agencies,
www.amssa.org/coming/411_anti-racism_toolkit_1206.pdf
This site is a pdf.
flyer for the organization's anti-racism tool kit that is created for senior citizens.
The website also may have more useful information related to combating racism.
Cultural
Bridges, www.culturalbridgesinc.org.
This site offers a variety of presentation
packages for schools and corporations that can last from 45 to 60 minutes. These
presentations the can be geared as lectures or demonstrations that share many
different perspectives of different cultures including the Word of God in the
story of creation from different cultures all knowing that we share the same creator.
They talk about the way different cultures live and worship and include music,
singing, dancing, storytelling and food. We do educational programs as well, when
sharing the Word is not acceptable, we work around it.
Families
USA, www.familiesusa.org/resources/tools-for-advocates/kits/.
Families USA's
toolkit has a health care focus and provides multiple reports on the connection
between health care and race. They also have several years worth of kits that
cover topics like communities of color, minority health, and special populations.
The most recent kit is 2007 which has a section on minority health.
Google
Search Engine, www.google.com.
Although not a toolkit, one can access a multitude
of anti-racism toolkits by searching with the terms, "anti-racism tool kits."
One search found over 700,000 potential kits.
Project
Change, www.projectchange.org/publications/toolkit.pdf
Directed towards any
type of community, the Project Change toolkit offers a free online manual in pdf.
to help address racial issues and increase multicultural awareness in any community.
Study
Circles Resources Center, www.studycircles.org.
A resource center on racism
and racial equality, the Study Circles website provides a model for creating an
open dialogue on race. There are also a collection of resources and information
on starting your own study circle.
University
of Scotland Race Equality tool kit, www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/raceequalitytoolkit/.
A collaborative effort from Scottish universities, the site offers a toolkit specifically
for post-secondary institutions and their community. Their mission is to create
an inclusive learning environment and the toolkit can help faculty achieve this.
Trainings/Trainers:
Anti-Racism
Training Institute of the Southwest, 505-764-8867
Cultural
Bridges, www.culturalbridgesinc.org.
Described above under Websites-Toolkits,
Cultural Bridges offers a range of presentations for schools and corporations
that stress multiculturalism and tolerance.
Doris Fields, Placitas, New Mexico, (505) 867-5340 (h), (505) 681-1336(c), dorisapoet@msn.com.
Ricky Lee Allen
Roberto Chene
Summer
Institute for Intercultural Communication
Offers summer classes by top international
experts in the field, for more information contact: The Intercultural Communication
Institute, 8835 SW Canyon Lane, Suite 238, Portland, OR, 97225. You can also call,
503-297-4622, e-mail ici@intercultural.org or visit their website at www.intercultural.org.
Tonya
Covington (Executive Director), Peacemakers Consulting, 256-9272, tonyacovin@aol.com,
P.O. Box 40373, Albuquerque, NM 87196.
Tonya provides Cultural Competency
workshops - one-half day to 4 days dependent on number of participants and issues
to be addressed; Mediation training; Mediation skills for non-mediators; Diversity
workshop/trainings for businesses; Binding Business Mediation; and Intercultural
skills for the overseas traveler or employee assigned overseas.