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Race and Recession Report

May 18, 2009

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	"Race and Recession: How Inequity Rigged the Economy and how to Change the Rules" tells the stories of people of color who are disproportionately affected by the recession. It uncovers root causes of long-term racial inequities that fed into the economic crisis. It proposes structural solutions to change a system that threatens future generations. Watch the Video. Read the Report. Take action.
TAKE ACTION!
Report Co-releasers. Workers Defense Project Chhaya CDC Washington Community Action Network Oregon Action Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) Colorado Progressive Coalition ACORN National San Bernadino ACORN Sacramento ACORN Fresno ACORN Little Rock ACORN New Orleans ACORN Colorado ACORN DC ACORN Charlotte ACORN St. Louis ACORN Allegheny County ACORN Olneyville Neighborhood Association	Featured Campaign Actions Every 13 seconds, a family loses its home. But ACORN’s Philadelphia Foreclosure Diversion program has saved 78% of families' homes by mandating mediation. Tell your senators about a solution that works. Winning healthcare for all would help tackle the recession and racial disparities, and it’s the rallying call for Washington state-wide march May 30th. For info go to http://may30march.org . The Employee Free Choice Act would restore workers’ freedom to choose for themselves whether to join a union. Send a letter to Congress now.
FROM THE REPORT Fig. 3: Unemployment by Race, 1973-2009 Fig. 4: Unemployment for Young Workers by Race, 1977-2009 Fig. 5: Occupations and Race, April 2009 Fig. 6: Median Weekly Earnings by Occupation and Race, April 2009 Fig. 7: Median Weekly Earnings by Race and Gender, 2009 Fig. 14: Detroit Foreclosures by Race, 2008 P. 40: The Cumulative Effect of Housing Discrimination Click tabs below to view Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 14 P. 40 "Race and Recession: How Injustice Rigged the Economy and how to Change the Rules" takes us beyond the numbers to explore the root causes of racial inequity. As the recession ravages the country, the Applied Research Center has been following its path. From Rhode Island’s welfare offices to job placement centers in Detroit, from Washington State’s hospitals to construction sites of Austin, Texas, we gathered real stories about what this recession means in a country in which race is a significant predictor of one’s economic situation. These stories and supporting data reveal the policies behind the patterns of racial inequity that have created an economy that is precarious for everyone. The report calls for an inclusive recovery, recognizing that a healthy economy requires explicit attention to our deepest racial divides. Executive Summary [PDF] \| Full Report [PDF] \| Send to Friend \| Take the Survey \| Blog Your Story

Videos

Videos
Will Race Matter in the New Decade? Bank On It, with ARC and ColorLines. Green Equity Toolkit: Advancing Race, Gender and Economic Equity in the Green Economy Rinku Sen: Help Us Fight for Fairness with the Green Equity Toolkit Register Today for the 2009 Opportunity to Learn Education Summit "Torn Apart"

Racewire Blog

Racewire Blog
Rebuilding Haiti Without Borders: Remittances and Migration Activists have tried to keep the immigration issue on the national agenda by highlighting the potential economic benefits of… Immigration Reform Deserves More Than 38 Words Tuesday's State of the Union address was more than 7,500 words long and all President Obama devoted to the… Somali ‘Pirates’ Plan to Send Treasures Taken from Rich Countries to Haiti We haven't heard about the Somali pirates in months, but they're back in the news cycle. This time around,…

Rebuilding Haiti Without Borders: Remittances and Migration

Activists have tried to keep the immigration issue on the national agenda by highlighting the potential economic benefits of…
Immigration Reform Deserves More Than 38 Words

Tuesday's State of the Union address was more than 7,500 words long and all President Obama devoted to the…
Somali ‘Pirates’ Plan to Send Treasures Taken from Rich Countries to Haiti

We haven't heard about the Somali pirates in months, but they're back in the news cycle. This time around,…

ColorLines Features

ColorLines Features
ColorLines: Race and Economy Recovery ColorLines joins Link TV to bring you stories on race in the recession and recover. James Perrys Run for Mayor of New Orleans Can a social justice candidate win an election in the new New Orleans? Read Full Article The State of OUR Union Last night, Obama spoke. Now it's our turn. Read Full Article

Books & DVDs

Books & DVDs
The Accidental American The Accidental American is a book about the challenges and contradictions of U. S.… Changing the Race: Racial Politics and the Election of Barack Obama Edited by Linda Burnham, ARC has released an 86-page edited volume featuring 20 prominent thinkers… ColorLines magazine ColorLines has been the national newsmagazine on race and politics since 1998. We tell stories… We Are All Suspects Now We Are All Suspects Now reveals the human cost of the domestic… Colonize This! Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism is a collection of essays by… Language Is a Place of Struggle Language Is a Place of Struggle: Great Quotes by People of Color is…

The Accidental American

The Accidental American is a book about the challenges and contradictions of U. S.…
Changing the Race: Racial Politics and the Election of Barack Obama

Edited by Linda Burnham, ARC has released an 86-page edited volume featuring 20 prominent thinkers…
ColorLines magazine

ColorLines has been the national newsmagazine on race and politics since 1998. We tell stories…
We Are All Suspects Now

We Are All Suspects Now reveals the human cost of the domestic…
Colonize This!

Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism is a collection of essays by…
Language Is a Place of Struggle

Language Is a Place of Struggle: Great Quotes by People of Color is…

Economy & Green Jobs

Economy & Green Jobs
Green Equity Toolkit: Advancing Race, Gender and Economic Equity in the Green Economy ARC releases a Green Equity Toolkit: Standards and Strategies for Advancing Race, Gender and… 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”…

Green Equity Toolkit: Advancing Race, Gender and Economic Equity in the Green Economy

ARC releases a Green Equity Toolkit: Standards and Strategies for Advancing Race, Gender and…
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
California 2007 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity ARC's 2007 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity, by Jarad Sanchez 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 2007 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity

ARC's 2007 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity, by Jarad Sanchez 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.

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
Feb 10: The New Jim Crow Book Signing Longtime civil rights advocate and litigator Michelle Alexander has come out with her first book,… Aug 15: Chevron Protest in Richmond, CA Saturday, August 15, 11:30 am Chevron Protest in Richmond, CA: Mobilize for Climate Justice!

Facing Race Conference

Facing Race Conference
Save the Date for Facing Race Conference 2010 Sept. 23-25, 2010 McCormick Hyatt Chicago, IL Yes, I want

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… 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…
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…