“In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower.“

Check out our latest newsletter to see how a variety of grassroots communities are defining themselves and finding empowerment through research and action.

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Food Chain Workers join forces

Research Moves Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in California Legislature

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A Letter from miho kim

DataCenter Team

DataCenter Welcomes

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DataCenter Launches Training Department

Food Chain and Domestic Workers continued

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Your One-stop Shop for Grassroots Resources

In their own words: DataCenter helps communities articulate their needs

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Donor Profile: Lailan Sandra Huen

Urban Planning: Communities Demand Change in the Face of Daily Injustice

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California Indigenous Tribe Uses Smart Phones to Protect Ancestral Lands

Said Marianne S. Szeto of the Shape Up San Francisco Coalition,

“Datacenter… pulled out key concepts into sidebars and tables, and organized information so that it is intuitive for our audience. Always professional and courteous, the DataCenter staff was a delight to work with and the end result was a polished and useful document that we can share with policymakers, community-based organizations, and other partners.”

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More information about the  Shape UP San Francisco Coalition.

Read about the highlights of 2010, including a Domestic Workers’ Victory, our most recent publications, stories from our Regeneration Gala, a new Teen Center in West Oakland, and much more!

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In The Media: Over 160 people and at least a dozen media outlets attended the press release. Here are some links to newspaper and local television coverage:
SF Chronicle – SF Appeal – The Bay Citizen – Channel 7 – Channel 2

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Acknowledgements

DataCenter provided research support to the Right to the City Los Angeles on a report card based on 481 surveys of residents living in Koreatown, South Los Angeles and Boyle Heights.  The survey, similar to what the city uses for its housing inspections, found residents living in substandard housing – facing issues of infestations and problems with the structure (particularly walls and ceiling), plumbing, heating, wiring and building upkeep and safety.  The report card fails the city in its role to provide habitable living conditions for most tenants and its Code Enforcement process that has not worked.  RTTC LA will use the report card to urge the City of Los Angeles to enact stricter policies along with community based solutions to improve the housing and living conditions for over 1 million tenants in the City.

The survey was implemented by Right to the City Alliance members: ¡Comunidad Presente!, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance, South Asian Network, Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, Union de Vecinos with additional research support provided by UCLA Professor Jackie Leavitt.

you can download the report here (pdf).

Check out the article in National Organizer’s Alliance Ark Magazine about the Sustaining Organizing Survey!

Stay tuned for additional local events this summer and fall where we’ll discuss the findings of the Sustaining Organizing Study around the country and online.  Updates will be available on the blog: Sustaining Organizing.

DataCenter unlocks the power of knowledge for social change. Learn about the history of DataCenter, our current services and initiatives, and our 5-year strategic priorities.

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The Right to the City Alliance, along with DataCenter support, recently released a public housing report titled “We Call These Projects Home”.  Read the Huffington Post’s op-ed about the report and download the PDF report here!

DataCenter is pleased to announce the release of our new publication, Research Justice in a New Era: DataCenter’s 5-year strategic priorities for 2010-2014 (pdf)! This strategic planning process came at a time of major transitions in our society and our world, and also a time of transition for DataCenter, as Co-founder Fred Goff retires after more than 30 years of leadership and service to the organization and the social justice movement (see our blog on Founder Transition here).

We updated the Mission Statement, our tagline, and our “look” – and above all, we are particularly excited to share with you our graphic rendition of our vision and strategy for helping communities build legitimacy behind their voice through use of strategic research — after all, people who have first-hand experiences have the expertise to craft solutions that last! We look forward to your feedback.

Also available:
-DataCenter 2009 Annual Report (pdf) is here!
-New Blog: “ReGeneration: Research Legacies Moving Forward,” Celebrating the Legacy of DataCenter Co-Founder, Fred Goff and his Lifetime of Service to Social Justice Research

We are pleased to announce the release of “The Quality of Life for Southeast Asian Youth in Providence” by Providence Youth Movement (PrYSM).   The report has been 4-years in the making, and includes data from the Southeast Asian Youth Survey, conducted by PrYSM youth back in 2006.  The survey interviewed over 360 Southeast Asian youth living in Providence, RI.  DataCenter provided support and training for the project.   It will be released at S.E.A. The Future, a conference which will take place on May 15-16, 2010, at the MET -Peace Street Campus.   The convening is historical and is the first initiative to bring together a large sector of Southeast Asian community leadership in Rhode Island – they are expecting to bring together 140-150 youth and adult leaders, stakeholders, and decision-makers.