Web Sites

Editor's note: Many of the descriptions below are taken from the home pages of the various Web sites and are printed in quotations for this reason.

Center for Popular Economics
www.ic.org/resources/cdir1995/CenterPopular.html
The Center for Popular Economics holds workshops and institutes on economics for activists and educators with critical perspective of US capitalism and international profiteering. Call or write for more information at P.O. Box 785, Amherst, MA 01004; 413-545-0743. Staff from this center will come into classrooms or programs and explain economic concepts in very real and understandable terms, using interactive activities. This is a great resource used by many ABE teachers.

Center for Popular Education and Participatory Research
www.cpepr.net
"(CPEPR, pronounced "sea-pepper"), is a student-initiated center created in January 2000 in the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Education. CPEPR's mission is to promote and support popular education and participatory research in order to strengthen the participation of everyday people—especially the poor, youth, immigrants, and people of color—in efforts for social justice." Teachers form study circles on high-stakes testing, racism in the classroom, violence and wellness in the classroom, and other topics. Teachers post to the site.

Health Care for All
www.hcfama.org
Health Care for All believes that everyone—regardless of income, social, or economic status—has the right to health care. Their goals are to educate people in Massachusetts about the health care system and become involved in changing it. They work on policy analysis, offer referrals, provide legal advocacy, and are committed to public education and community organizing.

MassCOSH
www.masscosh.org
"MassCOSH brings together workers, unions, community groups, and health, safety, and environmental activists to organize and advocate for safe, secure jobs and healthy communities throughout eastern and central Massachusetts. Through training, technical assistance and building community/labor alliances, Mass COSH mobilizes its members and develops leaders in the movement to end unsafe work conditions." One of their projects is the immigrants safe work initiative.

MIRA: The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
www.miracoalition.org
"The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition is committed to promoting the rights, opportunities, and well-being of immigrant and refugee communities. Our work focuses on policy advocacy, public education, capacity building and leadership development in newcomer communities." MIRA offers advocacy alerts, a monthly bulletin, materials for citizenship preparation, and more. They also organize rallies and events.

Rethinking Schools
www.rethinkingschools.org
"Rethinking Schools has been around for 18 years and is the country's leading grassroots journal for education reform. An independent, quarterly journal, it is written by teachers, parents, educational activists, and students and tries to balance classroom practice with educational theory. Each issue is filled with innovative teaching ideas, analyses of important policy issues, and listings of valuable resources. While writing for a broad audience, Rethinking Schools emphasizes problems facing urban schools, particularly issues of race. Throughout its history, Rethinking Schools has tried to balance classroom practice and educational theory."

This Web site will connect you to a group of teachers who are resisting the war in Iraq. To connect with them, go to the Rethinking Schools web site and click on "Teachers Against the War."

Books

These titles include racism, multiculturalism, homophobia, critical pedagogy, and other issues relating to social justice.

Adams, M., Bell, L., and Griffin, P. (1997). Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook. New York: Routledge.

Auerbach, E. (1992). Making Meaning, Making Change: Participatory Curriculum Development for Adult ESL Literacy. McHenry, IL: Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems.

Bennett. L. (1993). Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America. New York: Penguin Books.

Bigelow,B., Christensen,L., Karp, S., Miner, B., and Peterson B.(1994). Rethinking Our Classrooms: Teaching for Equity and Justice. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.

Clark,C., and O'Donnell, J. (1999). Becoming and Unbecoming White: Owning and Disowning a Racial Identity. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey.

Derman-Sparks, L., and Phillips, B. (1997). Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism: A Developmental Approach. New York: Teachers College Press.

Lee, E., Menkart, D., and Okazawa-Rey, M. (1998). Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K-12 Anti-Racist, Multicultural Education and Staff Development. Washington, DC: Network of Educators on the Americas.

Lipkin, A. (1999). Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools: A Text for Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators. Boulder, CO: Westview.

Mack, E. (1994). Putting the World in Their Hands: A Guide to Culturally Inclusive and Relevant Teaching for Teachers of Adult Basic Education. Milwaukee, WI: Wisconsin: Technical College System.

Martin, R. (1999). Listening Up: Reinventing Ourselves as Teachers and Students. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Schniedewind, N., and Davidson, E. (1998). Open Minds to Equality: A Sourcebook of Learning Activities to Affirm Diversity and Promote Equity. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Schreiber, T., and Martin, R. (1994). Other Colors: Stories of Women Immigrants. [2 audiocassettes + booklet]. Albuquerque, NM: Other Colors Project.

Schwartz, R. M. (1992). Your Rights on the Job. Boston: The Labor Guild of Boston.

Zinn, H. (1995). A People's History of the United States: 1492–Present. New York: Harper Perennial.

Videos

General Resource:
Women Make Movies
462 Broadway, Suite 500, New York, NY 10013
Tel: 212-925-0606, ext. 317
www.wmm.com

Note for teachers: The ALRI library (617-782-8956) has teaching materials for many feature films available on video. Teachers have suggested the following films for adaptation to the classroom and are easily available at video stores.

Feature Films for Classroom Use: