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In response to the shootings at Virginia Tech and the reactions in the media, we talked to Christine Ahn from the Korea Policy Institute, and Larry Bilick, a social worker in California, to sort through issues of immigration, race, gun violence, and forgiveness. Download the podcast here.
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National Priorities Project
The National Priorities Project focuses on changing federal tax and budget priorities by showing the local impact on communities, devising tools for grassroots activism and building bridges between social issue and peace groups.
Applied Research Center
The Applied Research Center is a public policy, educational and research institute whose work emphasizes issues of race and social change.
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
ACORN is the nation’s largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities.
Center for Community Change
CCC helps low-income people build powerful, effective organizations through which they can change their communities and public policies for the better.
Coalition on Human Needs
The Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people.
David Bollier
David Bollier is an independent policy strategist, journalist, activist and consultant with an evolving public-interest portfolio. His work tends to focus on a few key concerns: reclaiming the American commons, understanding how digital technologies are changing democratic culture, fighting the excesses of intellectual property law, fortifying consumer rights and promoting citizen action.
Drum Major Institute
The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy is a non-partisan, non-profit think tank generating the ideas that fuel the progressive movement. From releasing nationally recognized studies of our increasingly fragile middle class to showcasing progressive policies that have worked to advance social and economic justice, DMI has been on the leading edge of the public policy debate.
Family & Children Services
Community & Systems Change focuses on connecting communities and building community leadership to achieve racial and economic justice, so families are strong and children thrive. Located in Minnesota, we help change community conditions and address disparities, engaging community members to join together, develop leadership skills, and increase civic involvement.
Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training
GIFT develops and strengthens the grassroots fundraising skills of people working for social justice.
Movement Strategy Center
Movement Strategy Center (MSC) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, that is committed to advancing the next generation of leaders for a sustainable progressive movement.
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy is dedicated to helping the philanthropic community advance the traditional values of social and economic justice for all Americans. Publications include “Axis of Ideology: Conservative Foundations and Public Policy,” and “The State of Philanthropy 2004.”