"If there is no struggle there is no progress…This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."
– Frederick Douglass, 1849
With a mission to “popularize racial justice and to prepare people to fight for it,” the Applied Research Center (ARC) has long prioritized the role of activism and community organizing in producing social change.
Creating long-term, system-wide change requires activism with sufficient strategy, scale and sustainability to effectively change power. ARC works to build conceptual clarity and cohesion around complex race issues and supports activism in several ways, including action mobilization, skill-building and leadership development, organization and alliance building, issue framing and messaging, and advancing solutions. Key Examples:
- Action campaigns. A recent example is ARC’s “Drop-the-I-Word ” campaign, which seeks to eliminate the widespread usage of the inhumane and racially derogatory word “illegal” in reference to immigrants as a way to prevent further punitive and racist public policies.
- Colorlines.com . ARC’s daily news site offers award-winning reporting, analysis, and solutions to today’s racial justice issues.
- Research & Policy Recommendations . ARC publishes significant reports on key issues that not only offer data and analysis of the problems, but also advance solutions that will have a positive impact on racial equity.
- Racial Justice Leadership Action Network . ARC provides a range of training and consulting tools and services to individuals and organizations around the country that are developing the skills and strategies to advance racial justice in their communities.
- Facing Race Conference . ARC’s biennial conference is the largest multi-racial gathering of leaders, educators, journalists, advocates and activists on racial justice in the country.
- ARC Toolbox. A monthly e-digest of cutting-edge
strategic ideas, analysis, trends, research, training, organizing
methods, and tools that our communities need to define racial justice
and make change.
ARC has connections with hundreds of organizations and leaders around the country, including community-based, state and regional, as well as national allies and partners. We have trained thousands of activists, and also work with a variety of institutions and public agencies such as health departments, school districts, universities and philanthropic organizations.
Activism and strategic action are at the heart of the individual, organizational and societal transformation needed to arrive at racial justice.
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 Drop the I-Word is a public education campaign to eradicate the dehumanizing slur "illegals" from everyday use and public discourse.
The i-word opens the door to racial profiling and violence and prevents truthful, respectful debate on immigration. No human being is illegal. This campaign is powered by immigrants and diverse communities across the country that value human dignity.
Learn more and get involved! DTIW Campaign Toolkit available online and for download here with key information, activities and actions for individuals to take and to use with groups.
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Download PDF of the full toolkit: Overview: what are Racial Equity impact assessments? A Racial Equity Impact Assessment (REIA) is a systematic examination of how different racial and ethnic groups will likely be affected by a proposed action or decision. REIAs are used to minimize unanticipated adverse consequences in a variety of contexts, including the analysis of proposed policies, institutional practices, programs, plans and budgetary decisions. The REIA can be a vital tool for preventing institutional racism and for identifying new options to remedy long-standing inequities.
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Download PDF of the Toolkit: Economic policies and public spending and revenue
decisions have enormous impacts—positive and negative—on different
racial and ethnic groups. A Racial Equity Impact Assessment is a
conscious and careful analysis of the effects of public decisions on
different racial and ethnic groups. Conducting a Racial Equity Impact
Assessment is a useful tool for assessing the actual or anticipated
effects of public policies and budgets in order to identify ways to
maximize equity and inclusion and minimize adverse and unanticipated
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 Listen to the bi-weekly series of conference calls hosted by the Applied Research Center.
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Analysts and activists come together to discuss the relationship
between public policy decisions and racial justice. Download the discussion guide [PDF] that accompanies the video.
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New Spanish version of our campaign - available at ningunserhumanoesilegal.com or by clicking “Español” on most pages. Droptheiword.com has a new look, updated toolkit, journalists’ guide, and “I Am” stories.
