Multicultural
Social Thought
Links
Brief descriptions are for the most part quotes from the various organizations homepages.
General:
SUNY Cortland Philosophy Web Connections page - lots of links to important documents, Internet resources in philosophy, multiculturalism, Women's issues, African American and Native American sites, homelessness, etc. Includes, at the bottom of the page, access to Val140 and Utopias discussion sites. Created by Professor Larry Ashley.
Diversity Database at University of Maryland - Excellent resources on a wide range of diversity issues, including resources for race and ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, and class.
Race and multiculturalism- links to important articles online from English Department at Carnegie Mellon.
The Multicultural Pavilion - resources and dialogues for educators, students and activists including arts and music, teaching tools, statistical databases, international links and more.
Literature on Race, Ethnicity - lots of online speeches, articles, and references. Designed by Dr. Lawrence M. Hinman, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Values Institute at the University of San Diego.
Challenging White Supremacy Workshop - A workshop for activists and organizers to collectively empower ourselves as more effective anti-racist activists and organizers. Oriented toward white people interested in being an anti-racist activists. Member of The Institute for Global Communications.
The Anti-racism Net - A project of the Institute for Global Communication. A good source for current events and activism against racism.
Excerpt from Michael Omi and Howard Winant, Racial Formation in the United States: From the 1960s to the 1980s (NY: Routledge, 1986/1989)
Women and gender:
Women's Studies database - The University of Maryland women's studies database, begun in September 1992, serves those people interested in the women's studies profession and in general women's issues.
Women of Color Resources - The Women of Color Web is dedicated to providing access to writings by and about women of color in the U.S. We focus specifically on issues related to feminisms, sexualities, and reproductive health and rights. The site also provides links to organizations, discussion lists, and academic tools concerned specifically with women of color. Authors whose works are featured on the site include: Ana Castillo, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Patricia Hill Collins, Kimberle Crenshaw, Marlene Gerber Fried, Elaine J. Hall, Iris Lopez, Lynn Lu, Sia Nawrojee, Laurie Nsia-Jefferson, Dorothy E. Roberts, Loretta Ross, Sonia Shah, Jael Silliman, Barbara Smith, Stephen Trombley, and Martha Ward.
GenderPAC - The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition works to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes. GenderPAC changes public attitudes, educates elected officials, and expands legal rights. Our goals are safer communities, fairer workplaces, and schools where all children are valued and respected. GenderPAC also promotes understanding of the connection between discrimination based on gender stereotypes and sex, sexual orientation, age, race, class
More specific:
Council on American-Islamic Relations - 453 New Jersey Ave SE ~ Washington, DC 20003-4034 Tel. 202.488.8787
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee – A Civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent an protecting their rich cultural heritage. ADC, which is non-sectarian, non- partisan is the largest Arab-American grassroots organization in the United States. It was founded in 1980 by former Senator James Abourezk and has chapters nationwide.
Asian American concerns and issues - contains links to topics of concern to the Asian American community.
Chicano/ latino net - General Latino focused Internet site at UCLA.
NativeWeb - NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to using telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to disseminate information from and about native or Indigenous nations, peoples and organizations around the world; to foster communication between native and non-native peoples; to conduct research involving native peoples' usage of technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring, and services to facilitate native use of this technology.
A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, for K-12 - This bibliography was compiled by P. Ann Kaupp, Head of the Department of Anthropology's Outreach Office at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Fiona Burnett, while an intern in the Museum Studies Program at George Washington University, Maureen Malloy, now Coordinator of Public Programs at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, and Cheryl Wilson, presently editor in the Publications Office of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).
N'COBRA - National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America.
Black Radical Congress - Organization formed to unite the Black left in order to rebuild a pole of radicalism in the African-American people's movement. W recognized that we should not replicate the existing work of Black radicals and their organizations, but should help to build upon that work.
Black Leadership Forum - BLF acts as a clearinghouse for national African American leaders. It brings together Black leaders to grapple with issues of the deepest significance to African Americans, particularly civil rights and major public policy issues. BLF develops a Black leadership philosophy and nurtures leaders who carefully examine trends and conditions in the African American community based on facts, and who effectively consult with the President, Congress and other policy influentials.
