A new report by the ACLU on FBI surveillance tactics with a specific emphasis on the increased use of racial profiling since September 11, 2001.
Category Archives: Backgrounders and Toolkits
Handy Resources
Not a Happy Birthday: ALEC at 40
Normally a birthday is a happy thing. In this case, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the havoc caused by the American Legislative Exchange Council in its 40 years of existence, thanks to this comprehensive report by the Center for Media and Democracy
A Guide to Digital Copyright
Civic Engagement in the Digital Age
Pew study highlights that some of the traditional income barriers that impact levels of political activity, including writing to politicians about issues of interest, citizen lobbying and appearing at public comment sessions, manifest less in online political activity which show less dropoff as income declines than offline activities do.
Counter-Brand Work: Legal Issues, A BEN Webinar
A very useful webinar from BEN (The Business Ethics Network of Corporate Ethics Intl) on legal issues with doing counterbrand anti-corporate organizing.
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.
BAVC: Impact Playbook: Best Practices for Understanding the Impact of Media
Some of you that make movies and videos might be interested in this new toolkit on metrics for evaluating the impact of media pieces put out by the Bay Area Video Coalition.
Echoing Justice: Communication Strategies for Social Justice in the 21st Century
A publication on communication strategies with useful case studies. Free! From some of the best in the business in social justice communications: Praxis, Smartmeme etc…