Providence Youth
Present Research at White House |
Question:
When do you know you're an expert? 
Answer: When you
get invited to the White House to share your
knowledge.
With the help of DataCenter, the Providence
Youth Student Movement (PrYSM) conducted a four-year
study of the Southeast Asian community of Providence,
Rhode Island. For Justice and Love: The
Quality of Life for Southeast Asian Youth was
released in 2010.
In
December, PrSYM youth were asked to present
their analysis in front of the White House Initiative
on Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Washington
D.C. Their sound research, using strategies
they learned from DataCenter, is now contributing
to the racial justice movement on both local
and national levels.
Learn
more about PrYSM
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DataCenter "Translates"
Shape Up SF Policy Analysis
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We
are excited to share with you our latest project,
the Shape Up SF Policy Analysis.
This
is a translation of a research-heavy report
produced by the San Francisco Department of
Public Health, with recommendations to create
environments that promote physical activities.
Marianne S. Szeto of the Shape Up San Francisco
Coalition says that 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."
Thanks
to DataCenter, Shape Up is a concise,
reader-friendly--and therefore genuinely useful--document
that a diverse range of stakeholders can use to
create a healthier San Francisco Bay Area community.
Read
the
policy
analysis (pdf)
More information about the Shape
UP San Francisco Coalition.
To learn more about contracting DataCenter
for your strategic information needs, contact
Saba: saba@datacenter.org.
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DataCenter Citied in
UCLA Policy Brief |
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DataCenter
continues to be the source of unique, exceptional
analysis on under-represented communities... like
domestic workers.
How
many domestic workers are there? Who are they?
What type of jobs do they do? At this time,
there is still a derth of information on domestic
workers and their industry as a whole. As the
domestic worker movement continues to spread and
gain strength, questions like the ones above are
being asked more and more by key decision-makers
with the power to make policy and legislation.
In December, DataCenter was approached by UCLA's
Institute
for Research on Labor and Employment to help
them answer the question,"Why do we need
a Domestic Worker's Bill of Rights in California?"
DataCenter's research supported the Institute's
argument that a such a bill in California is crucial.
In addition, this stronger argument contributes
to a growing momentum across the country in support
of the rights of domestic workers.
Read
the UCLA-IRLE Brief (pdf)
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Short Video: Tributes to
Fred Goff
and Zoia Horn |
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Watch
DataCenter co-founder Fred Goff and
Zoia Horn, Intellectual Freedom Fighter
So
if you hadn't heard already, our Fall Regeneration
Gala was the event of the season! Many thanks
again to those who joined our celebration in person
or in spirit.
With
the videos and photos below, we're bringing you
another chance to savor the evening:
Check
out
photos of the Gala on Flickr
Check
out
Historical Gallery Panels on the Role of Research
in Social Juistice by Lincoln Cushing, renowned
author and curator.
We
extend a very special thanks to Ron Nobu Sakamoto
for creating the videos!
Short
video Tribute
to Fred Goff from DataCenter
on Vimeo.
Short
videoTribute
to Zoia Horn from DataCenter
on Vimeo.
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Internship Spotlight: Nia
King |
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DataCenter
welcomes Nia King!
Nia
will serve as our newest research and policy intern.
She recently graduated from Mills College with
a B.A. in Ethnic Studies. Her senior thesis, "Mangos
with Chili: Life Sustaining Performance Art for
and by Queer and Transgender People of Color"
explores links between storytelling, community
health, queer and transgender suicide and blackface
minstrelsy.
Previously she served as a Victim Advocate and
Grassroots Fundraising Coordinator for the Colorado
Anti-Violence Program, which works to eliminate
violence within and against Colorado's LGBTQ communities,
after completing an internship with the Grassroots
Institute for Fundraising Training. In 2010, she
received the Helen Carroll Award for outstanding
leadership in combating discrimination against
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
from Mills College.
We
are excited to have her share her passion and
experience with us!
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- Providence
Youth
Present Research at White House
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- DataCenter
"Translates" Shape Up SF
Policy Analysis
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- DataCenter
Cited in UCLA Policy Brief
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- Fred
Goff and Zoia Horn Tribute Videos
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