Additional Resources
Service Learning, Community Engagement
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Asian Pacific Islander and Environmental Justice in the Bay Area
http://www.apen4ej.org/
BAY-Peace
Youth organizing and artistic resistance
http://www.baypeace.org/
Californians for Justice
Grassroots organizing and leadership training for youth regarding education
http://www.caljustice.org/
Leadership Excellence
Educating African-American youth for personal and social change
http://www.leadershipexcellence.org/
Oakland Fund for Children and Youth
Provides opportunities and resources for Oakland's children and youth
http://www.ofcy.org/
Oakland Leaf
Community transformation through creative education
http://oaklandleaf.org
United Nations – 50 Actions You Can Take
Defend human rights in your community and around the world
http://www.udhr.org/action/default.htm
Urban Releaf
Community forest outreach
http://urbanreleaf.org/
Volunteer Match, Oakland, CA
A list of organizations that are looking for volunteer support, Volunteer Match strengthens communities by connecting people to causes
http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/orgs.jsp?r=10.0&aff=&l=Oakland%2C+CA%2C+USA&o=distance&s=51
World Bridges
International leadership exchange programs
http://world-bridges.org/
Youth Movement Records
Empowering young people through multimedia projects
http://www.youthmovementrecords.org/
Youth Radio
Promotes young people's intellectual, creative, and professional growth through education and access to media
http://www.youthradio.org/
Youth Uprising
A neighborhood hub in East Oakland dedicated to community transformation powered by youth leadership
http://youthuprising.org/
Civil and Human Rights
African American Museum and Library
Dedicated to the discovery, preservation, and sharing of historical and cultural experiences of African Americans in California
http://oaklandlibrary.org/locations/african-american-museum-library-oakland
American Civil Liberties Union
Defends and preserves individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country
http://www.aclu.org/
Amnesty International
A global movement campaigning to end grave abuses of human rights
http://www.amnesty.org/
California Against Slavery
Empowers Californians to stop human trafficking
http://californiaagainstslavery.org/
Celebrate Human Rights
An interactive, student-friendly website on the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://celebratehumanrights.org/
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Unlocks the power of low-income people, people of color, and their allies through organizing, leadership development, and advocacy
http://www.ellabakercenter.org/
Freedom Archives
10,000 hours of audio and video recordings documenting social justice movements locally, nationally, and internationally from the 1960s to the present
http://www.freedomarchives.org/
Human Rights Watch
One of the world’s leading organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights
http://www.hrw.org/
International Institute of the Bay Area
Serves immigrant and refugee families
http://www.iibayarea.org/
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Works to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees
http://www.nnirr.org
Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala
Links people in the U.S. and Guatemala in the grassroots global struggle for justice and human dignity
http://www.nisgua.org/
Slavery Footprint
Interactive website demonstrates connection between consumerism and modern-day slavery, organization based in Oakland, CA
http://slaveryfootprint.org/
The United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Link to the official document
http://www.un.org/rights/50/decla.htm
Witness
Videos about human rights violations
http://witness.org/
LBGTQ Rights
Ambiente Joven
A website in Spanish by and for Latino LGBTQ youth
http://www.ambientejoven.org/
Gay Straight Alliance Network
Empowers youth activists to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools
http://www.gsanetwork.org/
LYRIC
Programs for LGBTQQ (queer and questioning) youth ages 23 and under that build community and inspire positive social change
http://lyric.org/home.html
Conflict Resolution
Bay Area Women Against Rape
The nation’s first rape crisis center, in Oakland, CA
http://www.bawar.org/
Community Boards
Builds community through conflict resolution training and mediation
http://www.communityboards.org/
Family Violence Law Center
Works to end domestic violence in Alameda County; educates, engages, and empowers teens to build healthy relationships
http://fvlc.org/
Jewish Voice for Peace
Opposes anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and anti-Arab bigotry and oppression; seeks peace and justice for all peoples of the Middle East
http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/
Prison Activist Resource Center
Prison abolitionist group based on Oakland, CA committed to exposing and challenging the institutionalized racism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism, and classism of the Prison Industrial Complex
http://www.prisonactivist.org/
Untraining Racism
Addresses racism within white communities
http://www.untraining.org/
The Arts
826 Valencia
Supports students ages 6-18 with their writing skills, and to helps teachers inspire their students to write
http://826valencia.org/
Destiny Arts Center
Works to end isolation, prejudice and violence in the lives of young people through dance, theater and martial arts
http://www.destinyarts.org/
East Bay Center for Performing Arts
Engages youth and young adults in creating new visions for themselves and their communities through the inspiration and discipline of rigorous training in world performance traditions
http://www.eastbaycenter.org/
EastSide Arts Alliance
An organization of artists, cultural workers, and community organizers of color who live and/or work in the San Antonio district of Oakland
http://www.eastsideartsalliance.com/
Youth Outlooks (YO!)
An award-winning literary journal by and for young people in the Bay Area
http://www.youthoutlook.org/
Youth Speaks
Empowers the next generation of leaders, self-defined artists, and visionary activists through written and oral literacies
http://www.youthspeaks.org/