ARC Staff

April 12, 2006

Staff Directory for ARC

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EXECUTIVE

	Rinku Sen President and Executive Director, Publisher - ColorLines email

OPERATIONS

	Sonia Peña Associate Director email
	Darlene Pagano Business Associate - Applied Research Center and ColorLines email

RESEARCH

	Dominique Apollon, Ph.D Research Director email
	Yvonne Liu Senior Research Associate email
	Seth F. Wessler Research Associate email

MEDIA

	Noel Rabinowitz Director of Media Programs email
	Hatty Lee Art and Production Manager Applied Research Center/Colorlines email
	Alfredo DeAvila Senior Program Associate – Multimedia email
	Jorge Rivas Multimedia Production Associate email
	Channing Kennedy Multimedia Production Associate email

LEADERSHIP ACTION NETWORK

	Terry Keleher Director – Midwest Office Program Director of the Racial Justice Leadership Action Network email
	Gina Acebo Network and Events Coordinator email
	Donna Hernández Special Events Coordinator and NY Operations Manager email

COLORLINES MAGAZINE

	Daisy Hernández Managing Editor – ColorLines email
	Julianne Hing Editorial Assistant - ColorLines email

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Tammy Johnson
Director of Strategic Partnerships
email

TECHNOLOGY

Tracy Kronzak
Technology Manager
email

Videos

Videos
Michael Jackson's Mark on a Black-or-White World "Merit": Word Hijacks the Conversation around Racial Disparities "Colorblind" Word Twists Good Intentions Sotomayor 'Gotchas' Would Clear the Bench Disastrous Inequality: What disaster could look like in Southern California

Racewire Blog

Racewire Blog
Working for ICE Won't Help Your Deportation Case It seems having ICE on your resume isn't so helpful after all. CBS 5 in San Francisco reports a… Census Bureau Seeks Help in Counting Oklahoma Hispanic Population, And Other News As Oklahoma's Hispanic Population Grows, Census Bureau Hopes For More Participation U.S census officials want to ensure the participation… Bank of America is Accused of Exploiting Latino Immigrant Customers The LA Times published an article yesterday that looks in to reports from Ex-employees that say working-class and immigrant…

Working for ICE Won't Help Your Deportation Case

It seems having ICE on your resume isn't so helpful after all. CBS 5 in San Francisco reports a…
Census Bureau Seeks Help in Counting Oklahoma Hispanic Population, And Other News

As Oklahoma's Hispanic Population Grows, Census Bureau Hopes For More Participation U.S census officials want to ensure the participation…
Bank of America is Accused of Exploiting Latino Immigrant Customers

The LA Times published an article yesterday that looks in to reports from Ex-employees that say working-class and immigrant…

ColorLines Features

ColorLines Features
News A round up of what's in the headlines courtesy of RaceWire.org. Read Full Article Obama's Southern ProblemAnd Ours A closer look at how white southerners voted suggests just how little support Obama can expect from the region. South Africa Isnt Post-Racial Either Conversations about race in places like Cape Town sound eerily similar to those happening in the United States.

Books & DVDs

Books & DVDs
The Accidental American The Accidental American is a book about the challenges and contradictions of U. S.… From Poverty to Punishment How Welfare Reform Punishes the Poor. HOT OFF THE PRESS! Contributions by Leading Experts… Race and Public Policy A project of the Applied Research Center’s Grass Roots Innovative Policy Program. We Are All Suspects Now We Are All Suspects Now reveals the human cost of the domestic… Language Is a Place of Struggle Language Is a Place of Struggle: Great Quotes by People of Color is… 2009 Racial Justice Media Toolkit 2009 Racial Justice Media Toolkit: 4 videos on DVD, PLUS PDF Reports including the Compact…

The Accidental American

The Accidental American is a book about the challenges and contradictions of U. S.…
From Poverty to Punishment

How Welfare Reform Punishes the Poor. HOT OFF THE PRESS! Contributions by Leading Experts…
Race and Public Policy

A project of the Applied Research Center’s Grass Roots Innovative Policy Program.
We Are All Suspects Now

We Are All Suspects Now reveals the human cost of the domestic…
Language Is a Place of Struggle

Language Is a Place of Struggle: Great Quotes by People of Color is…
2009 Racial Justice Media Toolkit

2009 Racial Justice Media Toolkit: 4 videos on DVD, PLUS PDF Reports including the Compact…

Economy & Green Jobs

Economy & Green Jobs
Race and Recession Report This report tells the stories of people of color who are disproportionately affected by… ColorLines: Who Gains from the Green Economy? ColorLines' special edition on the green economy March/April 2008, features cover story "Who Gains from the… Check the Color Line – Income Report The Applied Research Center has released its study, “Check the Color Line - Income Report”…

Race and Recession Report

This report tells the stories of people of color who are disproportionately affected by…
ColorLines: Who Gains from the Green Economy?

ColorLines' special edition on the green economy March/April 2008, features cover story "Who Gains from the…
Check the Color Line – Income Report

The Applied Research Center has released its study, “Check the Color Line - Income Report”…

Education

Education
Underprotected, Undersupported Just released April 2009! Report on low-income children at risk. Double standards in childcare… Vouchers: A Trap, Not A Choice California School Vouchers Will Increase Racial Inequality. by Tammy Johnson, Libero Della Piana and Phyllida Burlingamea. October, 2000. Executive Summary. Learning Curves Expanding the Constituency for Comprehensive Sexuality Education By Rinku Sen and Kim Fellner, commissioned by the Ms. Foundation for Women.…

Underprotected, Undersupported

Just released April 2009! Report on low-income children at risk. Double standards in childcare…
Vouchers: A Trap, Not A Choice

California School Vouchers Will Increase Racial Inequality. by Tammy Johnson, Libero Della Piana and Phyllida Burlingamea. October, 2000. Executive Summary.
Learning Curves

Expanding the Constituency for Comprehensive Sexuality Education
By Rinku Sen and Kim Fellner, commissioned by the Ms. Foundation for Women.…

Health

Health
Closing the Gap: Solutions to Race-Based Health Disparities, 2005 10 Key Recommendations for Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. From Closing the Gap: Solutions to… Why Universal Health Care is a Women's Issue For millions of Californians, the issue of accessible quality health care is a matter of life or death. New Report Reveals Solutions that "Close the Gap" on Racial Disparity in Health Innovative Research Details Race-Based Health Inequality. Today, the Applied Research Center and Northwest Federation of Community Organizations released a new…

Closing the Gap: Solutions to Race-Based Health Disparities, 2005

10 Key Recommendations for Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health.
From Closing the Gap: Solutions to…

Why Universal Health Care is a Women's Issue

For millions of Californians, the issue of accessible quality health care is a matter of life or death.

New Report Reveals Solutions that "Close the Gap" on Racial Disparity in Health

Innovative Research Details Race-Based Health Inequality. Today, the Applied Research Center and Northwest Federation of Community Organizations released a new…

Immigration

Immigration
Reasserting Justice Toolkit Despite a surge in discrimination, the crisis for immigrant and refugee communities remains relatively invisible to the general public. Mapping the Immigrant Infrastructure Dramatic demographic changes in the U.S. population, evidenced by the 2000 census, have generated a lot of excitement about the… The New Culture War In the ongoing battle over immigration, conservative rhetoric continues to escalate. It's racist, and it gets results. Here, then, are…

Reasserting Justice Toolkit

Despite a surge in discrimination, the crisis for immigrant and refugee communities remains relatively invisible to the general public.
Mapping the Immigrant Infrastructure

Dramatic demographic changes in the U.S. population, evidenced by the 2000 census, have generated a lot of excitement about the…
The New Culture War

In the ongoing battle over immigration, conservative rhetoric continues to escalate. It's racist, and it gets results. Here, then, are…

Legislative Reportcards

Legislative Reportcards
Facing Race: Illinois Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity 2007-2008 The Applied Research Center (ARC) released the findings of its second annual Facing Race:… Summary of 2006 Racial Justice Legislation A summary of racial justice bills moving through the California legislature in 2006. California's New Majority (2005) 2005 Legislative Report Card on Race. Support the California Racial Equity Initiative.By Menachem Krajcer and Tammy Johnson.

Facing Race: Illinois Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity 2007-2008

The Applied Research Center (ARC) released the findings of its second annual Facing Race:…

Summary of 2006 Racial Justice Legislation

A summary of racial justice bills moving through the California legislature in 2006.

California's New Majority (2005)

2005 Legislative Report Card on Race. Support the California Racial Equity Initiative.By Menachem Krajcer and Tammy Johnson.

Model Policies

Model Policies
Targeting Resources for Communities of Color Affected by HIV/AIDS, New York City, 2001 Available as a PDF download here Giving Minimum Wage Coverage to Farmworkers house Bill 71, State of Idaho, 2001 Available as a PDF download here How Long Must We Wait? The Fight for Racial and Ethnic Equality un the American News Media Available as a PDF download here

Multi-racial Coalitions

Multi-racial Coalitions
Building Community Power for Better Schools An Evaluation of the Parent and Youth Education Policy Collaborative. Power, Participation, & State-Based Politics An Evaluation of the Ford Foundation's Collaborations that Count Initiative MultiRacial Formations This 116-page study presents general observations, key lessons, and recommendations on a range of multiracial models and experiences from a…

Building Community Power for Better Schools

An Evaluation of the Parent and Youth Education Policy Collaborative.
Power, Participation, & State-Based Politics

An Evaluation of the Ford Foundation's Collaborations that Count Initiative
MultiRacial Formations

This 116-page study presents general observations, key lessons, and recommendations on a range of multiracial models and experiences from a…

Philanthropy

Philanthropy
Catalytic Change Catalytic Change: Lessons Learned from the Racial Justice Grantmaking Assessment. The Applied Research Center (ARC)… Short Changed Foundation Giving and Communities of Color. By Will Pittz and Rinku Sen.

Poverty & Welfare

Poverty & Welfare
Poverty Fact Sheet: A Wide Gap Remains As part of ARC's "Check the ColorLine" series, this fact sheet provides a brief… From Poverty to Punishment How Welfare Reform Punishes the Poor. HOT OFF THE PRESS! Contributions by Leading Experts on Welfare Reform. Race and Recession: A Special Report Examining How Changes in the Economy Affect People of Color State Welfare Programs Violate The Law. New Study Illuminates Recession’s Impact on Workers of Color, Calls on Congress to End…

Poverty Fact Sheet: A Wide Gap Remains

As part of ARC's "Check the ColorLine" series, this fact sheet provides a brief…
From Poverty to Punishment

How Welfare Reform Punishes the Poor. HOT OFF THE PRESS! Contributions by Leading Experts on Welfare Reform.
Race and Recession: A Special Report Examining How Changes in the Economy Affect People of Color

State Welfare Programs Violate The Law. New Study Illuminates Recession’s Impact on Workers of Color, Calls on Congress to End…

Rights & Justice

Rights & Justice
The Public's Truth: Stories of Racial Profiling and the Attack on Civil Liberties (2006) Stories of Racial Profiling and the Attack on Civil Liberties. Community Testimony presented Saturday, May 10, 2003. The Public's Truth: Stories of Racial Profiling and the Attack on Civil Liberties (2003) Stories of Racial Profiling and the Attack on Civil Liberties. Community Testimony presented Saturday, May 10, 2003. Profiled & Punished How San Diego Schools Undermine Latino & African American Student Achievement. April 2002.

The Public's Truth: Stories of Racial Profiling and the Attack on Civil Liberties (2006)

Stories of Racial Profiling and the Attack on Civil Liberties. Community Testimony presented Saturday, May 10, 2003.
The Public's Truth: Stories of Racial Profiling and the Attack on Civil Liberties (2003)

Stories of Racial Profiling and the Attack on Civil Liberties. Community Testimony presented Saturday, May 10, 2003.
Profiled & Punished

How San Diego Schools Undermine Latino & African American Student Achievement. April 2002.

Take Action

Take Action
100-Day Race in Review Obama's 100-day Climb: Flyer download, video, poll and action links. Compact for Racial Justice: An Agenda for Fairness and Unity Listen to the bi-weekly series of conference calls hosted by the Applied Research Center.

Facing Race Conference

Facing Race Conference
Conference Sponsors Conference Sponsors PATRONS Akonadi Foundation The California Endowment SEIU Community Strength Division Conference Travel Conference Location OAKLAND MARRIOT CITY CENTER – 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA Travel Information *From…* Conference FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Registration Q. Can I download the registration form and fax…

Tools

Tools
Racial Equity Impact Assessment Toolkit Download PDF of the full toolkit: Overview: what are Racial Equity impact assessments? A Racial Equity Impact Assessment… Racial Equity Impact Assessments for Economic Policies and Budgets Download PDF of the Toolkit: Economic policies and public spending and revenue decisions have enormous impacts—positive and negative—on different… Race and Public Policy: A Dialogue [video]

Racial Equity Impact Assessment Toolkit

Download PDF of the full toolkit: Overview: what are Racial Equity impact assessments? A Racial Equity Impact Assessment…
Racial Equity Impact Assessments for Economic Policies and Budgets

Download PDF of the Toolkit: Economic policies and public spending and revenue decisions have enormous impacts—positive and negative—on different…
Race and Public Policy: A Dialogue [video]

Training

Training
Racing to War Curriculum Racing to War is a three-part discussion series designed to help organizations examine the racial impact of the “war on… Gaining Perspectives Assessing our Options in the Aftermath of the September 11th Tragedy. A Curriculum from the Applied Research Center available as… Building Capacity for Changing Communities THE RACIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (RJLI) strengthens the capacity ofcommunity-based organizations,training intermedi- aries,and individual activists to engage in education and…

Racing to War Curriculum

Racing to War is a three-part discussion series designed to help organizations examine the racial impact of the “war on…
Gaining Perspectives

Assessing our Options in the Aftermath of the September 11th Tragedy. A Curriculum from the Applied Research Center available as…
Building Capacity for Changing Communities

THE RACIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (RJLI) strengthens the capacity ofcommunity-based organizations,training intermedi- aries,and individual activists to engage in education and…