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event: First Wednesdays series: Sharing leadership in our organizations
A Three-Part Series of Facilitated Peer Learning Sessions that raise critical questions about, and (re)affirmations of, reflecting our social justice values internally in our organizations.
May 06, 2009: Sustainable Systems and Structures
@ Madison Park Community Room, 100 9th Street, Oakland, CA

June 03, 2009: Building a Sustainable Accountability System @ The Foundation Ctr, SF
click for more
www.datacenter.org/sharingleadership.htm

Research Justice Initiative
DataCenter believes that research justice is achieved when community is able to
reclaim, own and wield ALL forms of knowledge and information as political leverage in
their hands to advance their own change agenda... learn more
www.datacenter.org/programs/Research Justice.pdf

Youth Knowledge for the People Research Camp
"[T]his research camp is a crucial resource needed to expose youth organizers to the different strategic techniques used for social change..." know more
March 2009
www.datacenter.org/programs/youth.htm

Congratulations to Maria Gunnoe--Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition!
We congratulate Maria, 2009 recipient of the prestigious Goldman Prize for the Environment! DataCenter is proud, and humbled, to be a part of the historic effort Maria and other community residents led to halt mountaintop removal coal mining – a truly historic victory – by providing critical campaign support through research and analysis.
Maria is a fierce community resident-turned-organizer that fought to stop mountaintop removal coal mining in the Appalachian region. In 2007, DataCenter collaborated with a coalition of grassroots organizations from 5 Appalachian states, of which Maria was part, to produce a policy position paper that documents coalfield residents’ experience with mountaintop removal coal mining and presents concrete policy recommendations. A delegation of coalfield residents delivered the paper to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development in New York City with the hope of shifting the UN definition of sustainable energy to take into account the experience of communities impacted by extraction. DataCenter also released a fact sheet on the economic impact of mountaintop removal that was widely used as an educational tool by the coalition members. hear Maria's story
read the UN Position paper
www.datacenter.org/reports/csdpositionpaper.pdf

Congratulations to Domestic Workers United-New York!
DWU achieved a major campaign milestone. The Labor Committee of the NY State Senate approved the ‘Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (A1470/S2311) bringing them one step closer to getting the historic bill passed. DWU & DataCenter released a full, unprecedented report detailing exploitative conditions and demographics of the nation’s most hidden low-wage industry in 2006. find out the story ~ ~ ~read the report
http://www.datacenter.org/programs/econ_justarchive04.htm#dwu
http://www.datacenter.org/reports/homeiswheretheworkis.pdf

Participatory Action Research Learning Lessons
"What is Participatory Research? It is..." read more
from the Reclaiming Research Camp
April 2007
www.datacenter.org/programs/PARlearninglessons.pdf

Ethics for Community Research & Right To Know
"Realize people’s role of expertise as people affected firsthand by injustice, therefore positioned to articulate the best solutions." get more
www.datacenter.org/programs/RTKethics.pdf

2008 Program Accomplishments
excerpt: DataCenter partnered with 59 organizations and community groups, working on over 100 projects that included in-depth participatory research projects, tactical strategic research, consultations, capacity building trainings and campaign strategy services. more
www.datacenter.org/programs/programaccomplish2008.pdf

Get Involved! Seeking Community Research Interns
Join the DataCenter team to democratize research and help communities utilize information to effect positive change today! do more
www.datacenter.org/internship-ad-09.pdf

2008 news

event: 12.10 Storytelling for Justice: A Roundtable Discussion

program initiative: Indigenous Knowledge Project Launches

publication: DC Updates * Issue 30 * Fall 08

publication: DC Technical Assistance brochure

program initiative: Community Research Internship

2007 news

publication: Annual Report 2007

program initiative: Research Justice Advocacy launch

publication: DC Updates * Issue 29 * Fall 07

report: Behind the Test Scores| Justice Matters

report: Displacing the Dream | Youth Media Council