Step 1: Find a local activist organization or group that is fighting for the rights of ONE of the following: Indigenous Peoples, Racialized People, 2SLGBTQA+ People, or Disabled People. *Your choice can be the same as one of those presented in week 9.
Step 2: On the next page, write a report the includes information from the topics below. This report should be 1 page long, double-spaced, 12 pt font. The information included must be true, correct, and demonstrate what you learned from your research.
Here are some possible questions and topics to consider when writing your report.
- What types of social problems/discrimination does the organization/group work on?
- Why do these problems exist?
- Why is it important to work to remove these problems?
- How long has the organization/group been doing this work?
- What has inspired this activist organization/group to do this work? How or why did they get started?
- How does the organization/group interact with society, individuals, and communities?
- What methods are used to do this work?
- What challenges are experienced by the organization/group while doing this work?
- What are the organization/group’s needs to continue doing this work?
- How many people work for this organization/group? What do they do? Are there volunteer positions?
- What message(s) does the organization/group promote in their activist work?
- What successes has the organization/group experienced during their activist work?
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