Social Justice

Multicultural Resources For Children, Youth, and Adults
Lifespan Faith Development, UUA, Boston, MA

Celebrate! An Anti-Bias Guide to Enjoying Holidays in Early Childhood Programs
by Julie Bisson. Provides tools for families, religious educators and UU congregations to celebrate in respectful, creative and anti- bias ways. (St. Paul, MN: Red Leaf Press, 1997)

Children's Book Press
Multicultural books and audiocassettes for children, including folktales and contemporary stories. 246 First Street, Suite 820, Oakland, CA 94105; 415-995-2200

Civil Rights Journal
A weekly newsletter
UCC Commission for Racial Justice, 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44145-1110

Cross Cultural Communication Centre
965 Bloor Street, W. Toronto, Ontario M6H 1L7, CANADA; 416-530-4117

Cultural Connections
P.O. Box 1582, Alameda, CA 94541; 510-538-8237

Diversity Resource Center
Resources include Talking to Our Children About Racism and Diversity, a brochure that helps parents and children talk together about racism, prejudice, and diversity, and All Together Now, a diversity curriculum for teachers of young children. www.civilrights.org

Educators for Social Responsibility
Catalog and resources for children, youth and adults, 23 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138; 1-800-370-2515; www.esrnational.org

Educating for Human Dignity, Learning About Rights and Responsibilities: A K-12 Teaching Resource
Betty Reardon. Comprehensive guidance, support materials and resource lists for human rights education programs. (Philadelphia: Univ. of PA Press, 1995)

Information Center on Children's Cultures
US Committee for UNICEF 331 E. 38th Street New York, NY 10016; 212-686-5522

MAVIN
A quarterly print magazine dedicated to the celebration of the mixed race and transracial experience in America. www.mavin.net

Multicultural Folktales, Story Collections, and Storytelling Resources
Libraries Unlimited (A Division of Greenwood Publishing Group) Dept. 2218, P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155; 800-237-6124; www.lu.com

Multicultural Kids
A website of books, videos, arts and crafts, music, dolls, and educational resources, as well as resources on related subjects such as self-esteem, adoption, and differently-abled kids. www.multiculturalkids.com

Multicultural Religious Education
Edited by Barbara Wilkerson. Supports the reality of multiculturalism in religious education through a Christian perspective. Religious Education Press, 5316 Meadow Brook Rd., Birmingham, AL 35242

Multicultural Teaching (fifth edition)
by Pamela L. Tiedt & Iris M. Tiedt. A handbook of activities, information, and resources. (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999)

Oyate
Anti-Indian Biases Resource Center & Clearinghouse. Workshops, resource library, and resource materials by and about Native peoples for children and adults. 2702 Matthews Street, Berkeley, CA 94702; 510-848-6700

Roots & Wings Educational Catalog
P.O. Box 3348, Boulder, CO 80307; 800-833-1787; http://catalog.rootsandwingsbooks.com

Syracuse Cultural Workers Catalog: Tools for Change
This educational and cultural organization works to help sustain a culture that honors diversity and celebrates community; that inspires and nurtures justice, equality, and freedom. P.O. Box 6367, Syracuse, NY 13217; 315-474-1132; www.syrculturalworkers.org

Teaching for Change
A catalog of multicultural education resources. Network of Educators on the Americas, P.O. Box 73038, Washington, DC 20056-3038; 202-238-2379; www.teachingforchange.org

Teaching Tolerance
National education project dedicated to helping teachers foster equity, respect, and understanding in the classroom and beyond. Publishes a semi-annual magazine. Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104; www.splcenter.org/teachingtolerance

Together and Equal: Fostering Cooperative Play and Promoting Gender Equity in Early Childhood Programs by Carol Schlank and Barbara Metzger. This handbook is a treasure of ideas, examples, activities, and resources to promote gender equity and cooperation (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1997)

What Are You? Voices of mixed-race young people
Pearl Fuyo Gaskins. In-depth interviews with 80 mixed-race young people. In their own words they address issues such as dating, family life, prejudice from white and minority groups, and identity struggles. At the same time, they celebrate the unique hope and possibility that come from living life in multicolors and multicultures. (New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1999).

Women's Educational Media
This national organization produces documentary films and videos that offer a perspective on economic and social justice to inspire diverse audiences to put their values into action. Videos include It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School and That's a Family! Resource for Kids on Family Diversity. www.womedia.org

World of Difference
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Provides workshops, videos and materials to help parents raise non-biased, non-prejudiced children, focusing on developing positive inter-group relations. 823 United National Plaza, New York, NY 10017; 212-490-2525