Racial Justice Content Topic Results

People within American Indian, Alaska Native, and other Native communities who identify as LGBT or two-spirit often face high rates of stigma, violence, and historical trauma, and health and human services often do not fully address their needs.

This article discusses literature and qualitative data on the construction of masculinity as a social identity and how to incorporate this knowledge into social justice work with college men. It addresses the notion of performing to disprove common stereotypes and perceptions by men in an effort to address other identities, particularly racial identity

This report presents voices of immigrant, refugee, and indigenous women survivors on their experiences with the Child Protective Services. The report aims to inform and enhance the child protective services system.

This curriculum contains practical tools for Latina survivors that are working on or reflecting about achieving their financial independence. A Trainers Guide for facilitators is also provided.

The abolition of human slavery is a laudable goal, and though the proactive role taken by the U.S. government in the last decade is commendable, the United States must be honest about its failings if it expects to reduce sexual slavery.

This paper explores how youth and violence have been framed in the media, how the issue of race complicates depictions of youth and violence, and how public attitudes about government can inhibit public support for strategies to effectively prevent violence. Commissioned by UNITY/Prevention Institute and written by the Berkeley Media Studies Group, this paper makes recommendations for the next steps in reframing violence among youth.

This report offers information on challenges, prevention, and treatment of IPV in immigrant and refugee communities. It includes recommendations and summaries for future work and funding efforts.

This monograph explores the role of the Black church in addressing intimate partner violence in the African American community, including recommendations for facilitating spiritual healing and freedom from intimate partner violence.  

Leadership Development and Leadership Change is a report on how a group of social justice organizations, in the Bay Area and nationally, are linking leadership development to executive leadership transitions, paying particular attention to race, class, gender, and age.

It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2008 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in question.

This report provides information on the experiences of LGBT students of color in school in the United States. The authors provide information on these experiences with the intention of ensuring that schools provide safe learning environments.

These Adaptation Guidelines have been designed for use by anyone who is interested in better serving Latino/Hispanic children and families who have been impacted by trauma.