Creating Safe Communities at the Allied Media Conference

DataCenter has been working with Storytelling and Organizing Project (STOP), Harm Free Zone, Visions to Peace Project, and Revolution Starts at Home to develop a track at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit (June 18-20, 2010). Read More

We Call These Projects Home: Solving the Housing Crisis from the Ground Up

The Right to the City (RTTC) Alliance has recently released a report that focuses on the effects of neo-liberal policies on public housing and its residents. The research and resulting report was a collaborative effort by several grassroots organizations with DataCenter. It was designed and implemented across seven cities that participate in RTTC and work to preserve and improve public housing in their communities. Download the full report at RTTC's website »

Training on the Basics of Research Strategizing

Last month, DataCenter trained 40 people in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The participants came from various fields including public health, organizing, academia, social services and policy advocacy. In Los Angeles, we partnered with Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) at the The California Wellness Foundation convening of their work and health grantees and guided participants through the research planning and strategizing process. The audience was especially energized by MUA staff Claudia Reyes and Juana Flores who laid out in detail how they ... Read More »

Southeast Asian Youth Survey is finally released!

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 was at S.E.A. The Future, a conference which took 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 were expecting to bring together 140-150 youth and adult leaders, stakeholders, and decision-makers.

Other DataCenter Highlights

The Man Behind The Files

After 33 years at the DataCenter, co-founder Fred Goff is stepping down as a DataCenter employee. We will be hosting an event in the fall to properly honor Fred and the many people who have contributed to DataCenter over the years. Follow Fred's transition and receive updates about the Fall Gala at our blog, ReGeneration: Research Legacies Moving Forward ».

Research Justice for a New Era

We've recently revised our mission statement and assembled our 2009 annual report and our 2010-2014 strategic plan. Find out which organizations we collaborated with and served. Read about how we intend on unlocking the power of knowledge for social change into the next decade. Learn how to build legitimacy for you and your community's voice. It's all here: Strategic Plan 2010-2014 (PDF):: 2009 Annual Report (PDF)

 

 

 

 

 

In this issue

 

Upcoming Trainings & Events

Da Town Researchers *Project Presentation to the Oakland School Board, Wed. June 7th 5:30PM.

*Spit the Runway. Voicing Silence. Students Take Over Oakland City Hall 4 A Night: Friday June 4th, 6-9pm. 14th and Broadway.

ReGeneration: Research Legacies Moving Forward, (links to pdf) Los Angeles Reception, Tuesday, June 8th

ReGeneration: Research Legacies Moving Forward, Dunsmuir-Hellman Estate, Wednesday, November 10th, Oakland, CA

 

DC Out In The Field

> Miho Kim and Fred Goff recently embarked on a two-week East Coast trip to reconnect with long-time DataCenter supporters and allies.

>>Watch out for DataCenter at the Allied Media Conference next month.

DataCenter will help present two workshops, Historic Moment for Funding Social Justice Organizing in the 21st Century, and Federal Spending By and For the People at the US Social Forum next month.

Volunteer Opportunity

Are you a researcher? We're looking for someone with past research and investigative experience. Learn more »

 

Resource Center

How To Research A Slumlord: Andrea Gibbons of Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) shares her 5-step method on researching a slumlord.

Crocodyl: Sponsored by CorpWatch, the Center for Corporate Policy and the Corporate Research Project, Crocodyl is an evolving compendium of critical research, posted to the public domain as an aid to anyone working to hold corporations increasingly accountable.

Don't Forget...to check out the rest of our most popular page, Research Tools! It's updated quarterly & organized by topic.

 

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