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August 30, 2010
CSI REPORT SHOWS GULF COAST, NATION STILL VULNERABLE 5 YEARS AFTER KATRINA Today CSI released a new report Recovery, Interrupted: Gulf Coast Communities of Color Five Years After Hurricane Katrina. The report highlights ...
August 28, 2010
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CSI DENOUNCES GLENN BECK-SPONSORED MARCH DISHONORING MLK The Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) denounces the Glenn Beck-sponsored “Restoring Honor” rally taking place today, the anniversary of the March ...
RECOVERY, INTERRUPTED: GULF COAST COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FIVE YEARS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA
Recovery, Interrupted: Gulf Coast Communities of Color Five Years After Hurricane Katrina, a new report by the Center for Social Inclusion, reminds us that disasters are not simply about strong winds or powerful explosions. They are about access to opportunity. Whether quality health services, educational options and public transit are available to and affordable for residents has a tremendous influence on how a community will fare in the face of threats. All too often, the communities that are most vulnerable to disaster are communities of color or poor communities of all races that lack access to such critical opportunities.In these challenging times, Americans must contend with corporate irresponsibility—like British Petroleum’s failure to address safety concerns on its rigs, increasingly frequent hurricanes ... READ MORE >> |
Featured Fellow Graciela Sanchez San Antonio, TX Born and raised in San Antonio’s poor Westside, Graciela Sanchez returned after college to organize around voting rights, Central American solidarity, women’s issues and gay and lesbian rights. She is the founding director of the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, which since 1986 has grown into a vital cultural arts and activist organization. Esperanza is based on the belief that to participate fully in civic life, individuals must be culturally grounded and confident of their own voices. Esperanza advocates for ...
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August 17, 2010
2010 ALSTON BANNERMAN FELLOWS SELECTED The Alston Bannerman Sabbatical Fellowship honors and supports longtime organizers of color by giving them the resources to take time out ...
February 5, 2010
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2010 ALSTON BANNERMAN SABBATICAL APPLICATION We are accepting applications now for the 2010 Alston Bannerman Sabbatical Fellowship.Download application here. Applications must be postmarked by April 13, ... FELLOWSHIP NETWORK SIGN IN:
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