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Racial Equity Theory of Change (Aspen Roundtable)

Submitted by cima on Thu, 2008-06-26 16:17.
Categories: Strategic Planning | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Local Organizing | Community organizing for policy change | Nonprofit Organizations & Social Change | Class | For Start-Ups & New Groups | Organizers' Tools | Policy | Race | Racism | Evaluation

The Aspen Roundtable on Community Change developed this model and guide to developing a Racial Equity Theory of Change --- a tool for collective assessment, strategy and planning to address long-range and systemic issues.


http://www.aspeninstitute.org/atf/cf/%7Bdeb6f227-659b-4ec8-8f84-8df23ca704f5%7D/RETOC%2006.PDF

Digital Television Transition - Organizers Toolkit

Submitted by cima on Sun, 2008-06-01 20:37.
Categories: Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Local Organizing | Access | DTV | Grassroots/local organizing | Organizers' Tools | Radio/TV infrastructure | United States | Copyleft Gallery

Feb 2009 - many US TVs could go blank. Help your community face the "DTV Transition" when old televisions stop working and people have to buy new tech. CivilRights.org offers flyers in 5 languages, talking points, presentations, sample letters and more.

http://www.civilrights.org/dtv/toolkit/

DIY Guide to Organizing a Community Consensus Conference on Municipal Broadband

Submitted by cima on Sun, 2008-06-01 19:46.
Categories: Creating Conferences & Meetings | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Local Organizing | Changing Policy | Access | Broadband Internet | Community networking | Constituency-building | Digital divide | Internet | Organizers' Tools | Public Infrastructure & Access | Public/Community Accountability | United States | Universal Access

A do-it-yourself guide for organizing a community conference to understand needs and shape policy for public networks.

http://broadbandforall.org/CCDIYGuide.pdf

FCC Hearing on Internet Practices: Stanford Univ. 2008 (video)

Submitted by Elsa on Tue, 2008-04-29 23:41.
Categories: Popular Education | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Case Studies | Local Organizing | Changing Policy | Access | FCC | Grassroots/local organizing | Meeting Notes | United States | Video

Webcast archives of the April 17, 2008 FCC Hearings at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

http://www.vontv.net/events/080417/

Media Justice Groups Working on Gender & Young Women's issues

Submitted by Elsa on Fri, 2008-03-28 21:09.
Categories: Media Justice | The Field & What's Needed | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Local Organizing | Interactive feature | Grassroots/local organizing | United States | Youth

This section of the Media Justice Fund directory provides contact information for grassroots groups doing amazing work with women, girls and LGBT communities around the US.

http://fexmjf.mayfirst.org/taxonomy/term/7

Starting a Women's Media Association

Submitted by Elsa on Fri, 2008-03-28 20:50.
Categories: Creating Conferences & Meetings | Multicultural-Multiracial Alliances | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Case Studies | Local Organizing | Movement-Building, General | Leadership | Interactive feature | Diversity | Gender | Global/International | Grassroots/local organizing | National and Local Groups | Sexism | Women | Working Together & Collaboration Tools

Some basic tips and guidelines on bringing together a group to advance the role of women in media, based in experiences from who have organized similar associations in countries around the world.

http://www.iwmf.org/training/womensmedia.php

A New Weave of Power, People and Politics (Reprint 2007)

Submitted by Elsa on Thu, 2008-02-28 02:26.
Categories: Multicultural-Multiracial Alliances | Multicultural alliances | Working in networks & models for coordinated efforts | Action Research | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Local Organizing | Movement-Building, General | Community organizing for policy change | Leadership | Coalitions | Constituency-building | Diversity | Gender | Global/International | Globalization | Grassroots/local organizing | Organizers' Tools | Race | Representation | Sexuality/LGBT | Women | Working Together & Collaboration Tools | Youth

a well-tested approach for building people’s participation and collective power that goes beyond influencing policy and politics to transforming public decision-making altogether

http://www.justassociates.org/ActionGuide.htm

What is Success? Measuring and Evaluating the Impact of Social Jusctice Advocacy and Citizen Organizing Strategies

Submitted by Elsa on Thu, 2008-02-28 02:08.
Categories: Working in networks & models for coordinated efforts | Action Research | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Local Organizing | Community organizing for policy change | Constituency-building | Global/International | Grassroots/local organizing | Handout/flyer | Organizers' Tools | United States

an approach for evaluating advocacy action and impact

http://www.justassociates.org/publications_files/evaluation%20excerpt.pdf

Media Justice Fund Database

Submitted by Elsa on Sun, 2008-02-03 18:23.
Categories: Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Local Organizing | Interactive feature | Access | Community Media | Grassroots/local organizing | Organizers' Tools | United States | Web | Working Together & Collaboration Tools | Key Technologies for Media Activists

A searchable database of the Media Justice Community in the U.S.

http://fexmjf.mayfirst.org/

Better Broadband Toolkit (Ethos Group)

Submitted by Elsa on Wed, 2008-01-30 22:06.
Categories: Popular Education | Advocacy & Organizing Tools | Case Studies | Local Organizing | Community networks | Interactive feature | Access | Broadband Internet | Digital divide | Organizers' Tools | Public Infrastructure & Access | United States | Wireless Networks | Working Together & Collaboration Tools | About the Policy Issues | Key Technologies for Media Activists

Models, tools, success stories and guides that will make broadband better in your community?

http://ethostoolkit.net/