Leadership
This report offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community... read more
Juan Cuba, who teaches people how to use media to tell stories, talks about the need to be strong, media sterotypes, and his sense of... read more
As many of you know, I am in Arizona at the moment. I, along with 4 other community leaders, participated in a civil disobedience action.... read more
Cities of Migration website showcases good practice in the
integration of urban migrants and promotes innovative ideas that create
equity, social cohesion and urban prosperity. Visit website
Who is eligible? Anyone who, in a volunteer capacity, has overcome significant fear and/or risk to confront injustice on behalf of immigrants and/or refugees in... Visit website
"Profiles in Strength & Dignity" showcases the
extraordinary women of La Colectiva. In striking photographs and moving
narratives, the exhibit offers a glimpse into these... Visit website
“Profiles of Strength and
Dignity” showcases the extraordinary women of La Colectiva. In striking
photographs and moving narratives, the exhibit offers a glimpse into
these... read more
Guillermina Castellanos
(Domestic Workers Safety and Dignity Project), Sara Rohde and Mukhtar
Gaaddasaar (Egal Shidad) and Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco (Salud:
Healing Through the... View video
Tuesday, almost two-dozen young people began sit-ins at the offices of five powerful senators.
The youths are demanding passage of the DREAM Act, a bill that... read more
Undocumented students from around the country demand the passage of the Dream Act
outside the White House, despite the threat of arrests and deportation. The... read more
Teatro Americano is happy to inform you that Emmanuel Gutierrez has evolved from a youth actor to one of TA's Co-Artistic Director and is currently... read more
....immigrants have always helped to build and defend this country -– and
that being an American is not a matter of blood or birth. It’s... read more
We have all heard health statistics—and then promptly forgotten
them. We have all experienced
powerful emotions during medical encounters that have prevented us from asking
the “right” questions... read more
"Next stop, Harvard University in August. Carlos also was accepted at
Madison, the Medical College and the University of Chicago. He hasn't
decided on a... read more
Four students risked everything to urge passage of an immigration reform
bill. Too bad nobody in Washington has been able to muster the same
kind... read more
Hussien Mohamed and Abdiqadir Sagaar, producers from the HEARMe project, interview Egal Shidad producer Mukhtar Gaaddasaar and radio host Zuhur Ahmed about the 30-minute... Listen to audio
By Jen Gilomen, Lead Developer of Strategic Initiatives, Bay Area Video Coalition
“I am telling a story that had a great impact on
my family. Something we... read more
Saeed Fahia, executive director of the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota, is among more than 50 people nationwide who were honored by FBI Director... read more
IMMIGRANT HEALTH REFORM. Under proposed health reform legislation, undocumented immigrants are being banned from purchasing health coverage in the insurance exchange market. In addition, legal... Listen to audio
Judith Landeros is a student at Northwestern University, with a double major in Social Policy and Latina/o Studies. Her parents are Mexican immigrants whom she... read more
Since Edy Dominguez began participating at Radio Arte, he has graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a major in Communication, Media, and Theater with a... read more
They may not call themselves "activists," and you've probably never heard their names, but a new generation of young people is using high-tech communications to... Visit website
Labor data debunked, census data remixed, worksheets on the economic impact of immigrants, citizenship facts and stats, and a YouTube video. Visit website
La Colectiva de Mujeres (Women's Collective) in San Francisco has launched a media campaign unveiling striking posters, billboards, bus ads and postcards depicting domestic workers... read more
In Patchogue, N.Y., where an Ecuadorean
man was killed in 2008, politicians seem to want to be seen as on the
side of reconciliation as opposed to... read more
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This report (PDF 3.8MB) offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community health improvement. Spanish-language version is now available. Una versión en español de este informe esta en la web.
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