| Bridge: Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in the Global Economy: A Popular Education Resource for Immigrant and Refugee Contributor(s): Cho, Eunice Hyunhye (Author), Paz y. Puente, Francisco Arguelles (Author), Louie, Miriam Ching Yoon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0975297309 ISBN-13: 9780975297308 Publisher: Nnirr OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2004 Annotation: A huge, eminently practical workbook, and organizing tool. A popular education resource of exercise and tools for immigrant and refugee community organizations and other allies of immigrants and refugees. It features 8 workshop modules that include activities, discussion questions, fact sheets, and other resources to help build dialogue, engagement, and shared action within and between communities. Topics covered in BRIDGE include discussions of the history of immigration, human rights, globalization and workers' rights, immigrant women's leadership, LGBT rights, and building common ground between communities. Truly wonderful. "In all of my years since the 1960s as an activist for peace and justice, I have never come across such an important and exciting book that offers us the tools essential for effective organizing on the issues of immigrant rights and building visible social movement coalitions. It is written in language that activists on campus, in the grassroots community, in the church, and in the union hall can all understand." [Carlos Munoz, Jr] "The entire BRIDGE project and this workbook in particular are rooted in creativity and dedication of people with long experience in different immigrant communities and building understanding between them. The workbooks modules are realistic, imaginative, and even fun to utilize." [Elizabeth 'Betita' Martinez] |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 304.82 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 8.47" W x 10.91" (1.92 lbs) 306 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A huge, eminently practical workbook, and organizing tool. A popular education resource of exercise and tools for immigrant and refugee community organizations and other allies of immigrants and refugees. It features 8 workshop modules that include activities, discussion questions, fact sheets, and other resources to help build dialogue, engagement, and shared action within and between communities. Topics covered in BRIDGE include discussions of the history of immigration, human rights, globalization and workers' rights, immigrant women's leadership, LGBT rights, and building common ground between communities. Truly wonderful. In all of my years since the 1960s as an activist for peace and justice, I have never come across such an important and exciting book that offers us the tools essential for effective organizing on the issues of immigrant rights and building visible social movement coalitions. It is written in language that activists on campus, in the grassroots community, in the church, and in the union hall can all understand. Carlos Munoz, Jr] The entire BRIDGE project and this workbook in particular are rooted in creativity and dedication of people with long experience in different immigrant communities and building understanding between them. The workbooks modules are realistic, imaginative, and even fun to utilize. Elizabeth 'Betita' Martinez] |