Voter Registration 2016
POWER is working to increase political impact among marginalized groups that have traditionally faced great barriers in voicing matters that most concern them. People of faith know that our families deserve better than immoral wages, impoverished schools, and leaders with hardened hearts. Between now and Election Day, the Rising American Electorate can continue building power to determine the direction of our state through voting; however, people cannot vote without the proper tools and information to do so. Please use the following resources that were handed out during last week’s training in your voter registration efforts:
Voter Registration Orientation Outline
LiveFree Strategy Team Resources
Bail Reform Resources:
July 2010 article by Tony West on The Battle for Philly’s Bail
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Criminal Division Pretrial Services
The Reform Initiative Interim Report July 2011
What Criminal Justice Reform (January 6 2016 Morning Call article)
City Arbitration Program:
ACLU-PA-Releases-New-App Mobile Justice PA
Arbitrations of Philadelphia Police Discipline 2002 Article
Fundamental Fairness Initiative
Mass Incarceration Problems and Solutions J. Jondhi Harrell
Philadelphia CCP MENTOR program
Stop and Frisk Material:
ACLU Baily 5th Report to Court and Monitor on Stop and Frisk 2-2015
ACLU Summary of Baily Complaint and Settlement
POWER 2016 Calendar
POWER Annual Calendar: The goal of this calendar is to get us aligned on major POWER events. We anticipate that there will be additions (such as actions, etc.) to this schedule and some changes as we move forward. We are confirming locations for many of the events and will update at that time. (Click to access printable version of calendar.)
Winning a Racially Just Education System in PA: Campaign materials
- The Fight for Full, Fair Funding: FAQ’s
- Legislator assignments for your congregation (“TBD” congregations will receive notice from your organizer the week of Feb. 23rd)
- Guidelines for Legislative Advocacy
- Legislative “Leave-Behind” Sheet for Legislative Visits
- Congregational Plan
- List of Team Roles
- #MoralTakeover Flyer: June 20th in Harrisburg
- Bulletin Insert for June 20th #MoralTakeover in Harrisburg
Building the Movement for Racial Justice: Resources on Race
Organizing Resources:
Leading a house meeting centered on race.
Tips for 1:1 conversations centered on race.
Essays and Articles:
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, Peggy McIntosh (1989)
“The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, June 2014
Studies:
State of Science: Implicit Bias Review 2014 by Kirwan Institute
Resource Guides:
Sacred Conversation on Race: Resource Guide from United Church of Christ
Sermons and Prayers:
Sermon on the Sin of Racism, Rabbi Jonathan Kigler
Prayer for the “White Me”, Rev. Robin Hynicka
Books:
The Anti-Racist Cookbook, A Recipe Guide for Conversations About Race That Goes Beyond Covered Dishes and “Kum-Bah-Ya” by Robin Parker and Pamela Smith Chambers (2005) Amazon
Uprooting Racism, How White People Can Work For Racial Justice by Paul Kivel (2002) Amazon
When Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson (2006) Amazon
Racism Without Racists: Colorblind Racism and the Persistance of Racial Inequality in America, by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (2013) Amazon
Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class, by Ian Haney Lopez (2014) Amazon
Reading Materials for Training on Race, Faith and Power
Click on the links for PDFs to download and print.
“The Case for Reparations,” article in The Atlantic by Ta-Nahesi Coates.
“Implicit Bias Review 2014,” Study by the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity