Leadership Development and Community Organizing

Reports and Tools

• Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant Communities
  A 2003 publication by Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services.
• Thinking Beyond “Increased Participation”: Integrating Civics and Adult ESOL
  A 2010 publication by New England Literacy Resource Center.
• English Plus Integration: Shifting Instructional Paradigm for Immigrant Adult Learners to Support Integration Success
  A policy brief published in 2018
• Fighting Fire with Fire: Lessons from the Laotian Organizing Project's First Campaign
  A report published by the Asian Pacific Environmental Network in 2001.
• How Organizers Build Power in Immigrant Communities
  A 2019 article about immigrant-led organizing against hate speech in a rural area in MN.
• 5 Tips for Effective Community Organizing
  A 5-minute video on YouTube.
• The Meaning of Community Organizing
  A 5-minute video on YouTube.

Curriculum

• Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in the Global Economy: A Popular Education Resource for Immigrant and Refugee Community Organizers
  Published in 2004. Also available on Amazon.
• Stages of Immigrant Parent Involvement — Survivors to Leaders
  A 2016 article with discussion of approaches/curriculum.
• Immigrant Leadership Training Curriculum
  Available for purchase only.
• Let's Talk Immigration! An interactive workshop promoting public dialogue on immigration
  This curriculum guide was updated in 2020.