RESOURCES

BELOW THE LIST OF RESOURCES are past examples (by category) of what we have done in the past (some of which we continue to do). Check our Blog for what we are currently doing. Feel free to give us a call 415-703-0465 if you would like to brainstorm some ideas or set up a meeting. You can also contact us by email.

VERY USEFUL links:

ACTIVITIES to download:

History of Civil Rights Movement as a case study of how social movements happen (ppt)

Key Components for a social movement to happen- infrastructure, dealing with the contradictions within the mvt, local leadership development, identify the problem, do your homework, coalition building, developing personal relationships, community building, strategic use of nonviolent resistance, strategic use of the arts, right historical moment. Worksheet (some definitions draft!)

Conference Workshops

Projects

  • Developing curriculum for San Francisco Schools
    • Study guides for SFFS movie collection posted on our website
    • Organize conferences for teachers or community members (e.g., MHS Teach-In - pdf)
    • Integrate Civil Rights Veterans' stories into Live Oak Elementary School’s social justice/inter-grade curricula
  • support the Experimental College at SFSU

Community Forums

  • Panel Discussion following movie premier of “This is Not a Tour” (Geoff Diesel's feature documentary about Sojourn to the Past) at Koret Auditorium at the main branch of the SF public library
  • “Why Vote?” a program co-sponsored with KQED Civic Engagement Education at SFSU with panelists answering the question and fielding questions from the audience.

Programs

Consulting

  • Two days of workshops for adults and youth involved in designing the Chicago Freedom School
  • Mission High School, SFUSD
  • Sanchez Elementary School, SFUSD
  • Live Oak Elementary School, SFUSD
  • History Day, OUSD