Solutions to the housing affordability crisis from the Right To The City Alliance
Category Archives: Backgrounders and Toolkits
Handy Resources
Who’s In Danger?
An analysis of the demographics and social characteristics of the highest vulnerability zones for chemical accidents and the policy reforms to lower the likelihood of such accidents and reduce the disparate impacts on low-income communities. From the Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform.
Status of Women in the US Media
This report by the Women’s Media Center shines a light on the status of women in media and underscores the crucial need to hold media accountable for an equal voice and equal participation.
Copyright and Fair Use
A handy guide to fair use and copyright for multimedia producers from LAMP (The Learning About Multimedia Project).
Broadband 101: An Infographic To Talk Tech
The biggest obstacle to advocating for Internet access. All that jargon. A very handy infographic from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance so you can speak broadband babble with the best of them.
Trends in Latino Mobile Phone Usage
This report is a comprehensive compilation of data on how the Latino community is using mobile phones.
The compilation of the data indicates three major tendencies: Latinos are less likely to adopt broadband at home than other ethnic groups, are three times more likely than the general population to rely on mobile phones as their only means of Internet access, and are footing larger mobile phone bills than any other demographic group.
Inside the Big Oil Playbook
Case study from Environment Maine on the tar sands and a local resistance campaign.
Undressing Patriarchy: A Report from the Institute of Development Studies
Interesting report from a Brighton UK Conference on patriarchy, the system, and how to undo the harmful effects on girls, boys, men, women and the transgendered.