Center for Third World Organizing
Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO, pronounced "C-2") is a "racial-justice organization" that aims to build a social-justice movement led by people of color.[1]
Founder was Hulbert James.
Staff
Center for Third World Organizing staff, 2021.
The following are staff members for CTWO, as of April 16, 2010:[2]
- Danielle Mahones, Executive Director
- Jackie Byers, Program Director and Trainer
- Bree Carlson, Senior Trainer
- Ekta Bhargava, Retreat Center Manager
- Araceli Centeno, Program Coordinator
- Sonia Pena, Operations Director
Board of Directors
The following are members of the Board of Directors for CTWO, as of April 16, 2010:[3]
- Francis Calpotura, Oakland, California, Founder and Director, Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action (TIGRA)
- Dr. Steven Pitts, Berkeley, California, Labor Policy Specialist, UC Berkeley Labor Center
- Mark Randazzo, San Francisco, California, Funders Network on Trade and Globalization
- Larry Salomon, San Francisco, California, Professor at the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University
- Xochitl Bervera, Atlanta,GA, Member of Board of Directors of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) and Safe Streets/Strong Communities
Ear to the Ground Project
Ear to the Ground Project was financially supported by the Center for Third World Organizing, the Movement Strategy Center, the Marguerite Casey Foundation, the Mitchell Kapor Foundation, the Common Counsel Foundation, the Solidago Foundation, Steven Phillips and Susan Sandler, Quinn Delaney, and Connie Cagampang Heller & Jonathan Cagampang Heller.[4]
Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program
The Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program is an eight week long, summer program that the CTWO runs. It was established in 1985 as an intensive training program that provides people of color with the opportunity to develop skills and experience in grassroots organizing. At the end of a week-long orientation, participants are placed in different sites around the country to go through field training in grassroots.[5]
Alumni
The following are the alumni from the MAA Program:[6]
2009
- Belinda Lam
- Cory Brodnax
- Dorian Jones
- Jennifer Stoney
- Karissa Cole
- Laura Misumi
- M. Vizcarra
- Nanyamka Shukura
- Nube Cruz
- Raquel Namuche
- Region Lewis
- Zeyda Garcia
- Honorary Alumni: Gary Peters & Isaiah Toney
2008
- Dani Martinez
- Lis-Marie Alvarado
- Hugo Esparza
- Natalia Sanchez
- Emmy Highsmith
- Delaney Miller
- Ludin Chavez
- Desiree Beltran
- Emma Tai
- David Scott
- Richard Bennett
- Cassy Perera
- Tieraney Carter
- JT Roane
- Nicole Love
- Michelangelo Trujillo
2007
- Joy Yanga
- Adriana Perez
- Jamilah King
- Laura Yamaguchi
- Lynne Nguyen
- Ray Gordan
- Beatriz Herrera
- Colleen Thompson
- Manisha Vaze
- jhaviy Hernandez
- Mirishae McDonald
- Ngoc-Tran Vu
- Jillian Izumi Mizokami
2006
- Desiree Marshall
- Araceli Centeno
- Jena Lewis
- Keith Snodgrass
- Danise Sugita
- Karen Lopez
- Tamar McFarlane
- Megumi Nakamura
- Vicente Garcia
- Marko Matillano
- Kori Chen
- Ja-Ming Emily Lee
- Karen Smith
- Jonathan Smothers
- Akudo Ejelonu
2005
- Paty Bautista
- Adelina Lopez
- Julissa Villa
- Shanrika Turney
- Melenia Jackson
- Cristal Gallegos
- Carly Perera
- Cesar Casamayor
2004
- Kori Higgs
- Daniel Espinosa-Krehbiel
- Patty Tarquino
- Girelle Guzman
- Jamillah Jordan
- Jasmine Uribe
- Jasmin Thana
- Esther Morales
- Celine Liu
- Jorge Rivas
- Margarita Orona
- Elyde Arroyo
- Mary Ann Belmontez
- Davin Cardenas
2003
- Alison Cordeiro
- Celiana Barraza
- Nichole Thomas
- Sarah Kurien
- Monica SanMiguel
- Vinay Ravi
- Adey Assefa
- William De Loatch
- Yasmin Hall
- Yazmin Araiza
- Diego Rivera
- Meritxell Calderon Vargas
- Catlin Nchako
- Shannon Barber
- Lamar Glover
- Melissa Rodezno
2002
- Mariela Gomez
- Francisca Porchas
- Leslie Monroy
- Liz Derias
- Julissa Gonzalez
- Isabel Rodriguez
- Rishi Awatramani
- Luz Henao
- Carl Camacho
- Manuela Arciniegas
- Cynthia Pong
- John Cyriac Mathew
- Jee Yeun Lee
- Kavita Kulkarni
- Jerry Stanley
- Victoria Perez
- Hazel Hastings
- Vivek Mittal
2001
- Ana Aparicio
- Lisie Montano
- Maribel Soto
- Irene Tung
- Marisa Franco
- Mathilda De Dios
- Ara Cruz
- Anita Wheeler
- Lillian Ayuso
- Candice Smith
- Olutoyin Adebanjo
- Lynn Murray
- Jennifer Dillon
- Angela Garcia
- Rafael Samanez
- Sheldrin Ruiz
- Arthur Liou
- Kari Kruse
- Maia Almanza
- Amber Field
- Doralina Luna
- Doralina Skidmore
- Alice Fu
2000
- Ana Morales
- Brenda Stewart
- Sele Nadel-Hayes
- Taina Gonzalez
- David Thibault-Rodriguez
- John Suggs
- Yomara Velez
- Deon Davis
- Sulemon Gordon
- Maricruz Badia-Cestero
- Leslie Ann Alvaradous
- Diana Hsieh
- Trena Parham
- Angela Megyung Chung
- Taizet Hernandez
- Anmol Chaddha
- Gisele Henriques
- Bennie Love
- Jo Su
- Ivan Ortega
- Guillermo Gasca, Jr.
- Mariko Ryono
- Kito Alvarez
- Phillip Machingura
- Nohelia Ramos
1999
- Shaw San Liu
- Kashim Funny
- Orlando Barragan
- Ricardo Parra Lesso
- Irene Juaniza
- Jorge Villanueva
- Greg King
- Megan Macaraeg
- Rebecca Peng
- Ali Sina Bari
- Michelle Esguerra
- Florence Heung
- Neelam Pathikonda
1998
- Aja Cayetano
- Charlotte White Crane
- Timothy Eubanks
- Linda Marie Pfenning
- Caterine Ming Tien Duffly
- Robert (Bob) Charette
- Trevor Kauanoe'oka'aina Bombard
- Yuisa Gimeno
- Jenny Lee
- Patricia Arana
- WuLa Dawson
- Tamica Ramos
- Thabiti Hayes
- Michelle Persard
- Esteban De Avila
- Yolanda Johnson
1997
- Sara Mersha
- Olivia Araiza
- Julio Cezar Rosa
- Erin O'Brien
- Geri Almanza
- Omar Osiris
- Mildred Bengochea
- Gloria Hernandez
- Camaron Miyamoto
- Sonya Brewer
- Anhoni Patel
- Edget Betru
- Robert Capellan
- Jo-San Lee
- Khalil Abus-Samad
1996
- Darlene Lombos
- Amara Perez
- Tim Horton
- Riti Sachdeva
- Rochelle Bolden
- Brandon Woodenlegs
- Luna Yasui
- Dana Ginn Paredes
1995
1994
- Mimi Ho
- Corry Stevenson
- Alice Lee
- Edward Lee
- Stacey Reed
- Ikuko Sato
- Zovie Shivers
- Maria Corral
- Ted Robinson
- Lihbin Shiao
- Dawn Phillips
1993
- Danielle Mahones
- Cindy Wiesner
- Shaka Akil
- Suquana Charley
- Lulu Chou
- Kasi Jammeh
- Arun Rasiah
- Steve Moore
- Jhomphy Ventura
- Mario Hill
- Karimah Nonyameko
- Aimee Cole
- Patricia Edwards
- Deepali Panjabi
- Thy Tran
- Gloria Yellow Horse
1992
- Wendall Chin
- Ng'ethe Maina
- Conteh Davis
- Suk Rhee
- James Johnson
- Vince Barron
- Mary Boler
- Rafael Medina
- Patricia Torres-Garrett
- Tomas Garrett
- Tousette Sefman
- Francisco Navarrete
- Hong Luu
- Harvey Daniel
1991
- Haruko Yamauchi
- Rosi Reyes
- Libero Della Piana
- Aida Franco
- La Raye Lyles
- Rochelle Dodd
- Rahdi Taylor
- Claudia Martinez
- Guadalupe Medina
- Belkis Baez
- Amy Hsi
- Karen Khor
- Patty Wing Lau
- Haruko Yamaguchi
- Sam Liu
- Nicole Cuadra
- Linh Hong
1990
- Raquel Murillo
- Nancy Johnson
- Rowena Pineda
- Josue Guillen
- Wei-Ling Huber
- Sumeeta Gawande
- Anu Advani
- Rima McCoy
- Peter Lin
- Nelson Nunez
- Alejandro Gutierrez
- Theresa Thuy-Diep Tran
- Niru Somasudaram
- Rumi Matsuyama
1989
- Sandra Davis
- Elsa Barbosa
- Phil Ting
- Ernesto Guzman
- Mona Igram
- Michael Brown
- Stacey (Antoinette) Rouse
- Telia Anderson
- Frank Eason
- Samuel Beckless
- Young-Im Janel Yoo
- Susan Fernandez
- Gary Fresquez
- Michael Brown
- Douglass Fischer
- Jeannie London
- Juliana La Battaglia
- Margarita Gutierrez
- Manosothy Ken
- Joannie Chang
- Lisa Coxson
- Zeenab Johnson
- Barbara Nabor-Glass
1988
- Lisa Castallanos
- Margaret Coan
- Ramona Ruark
- Alex Torres
- Mazaina Meritt
- Luz Catarineau
- Vasuki Nesiah
- Julie Chang
- Kisa Takesue
- Michele Stein
- Tracy Hampton
- Ya-Li Lin
- Phua Xiong
- Claire Yoo
- Joselito Laudencia
- Lisa Chan
- Claire Jung Jin Yoo
- Tomica Fergerson
- Jiway Tung
- Maritza Alvarez
- Antoine Bracy
- Ana Collado
- John Reed
- Michael Sandoval
1987
- Rinku Sen
- Regina Acebo
- Michael Guerrero
- Nancy Lee
- Mike Mostafa
- Jeff Chang
- Jose Martinez
- Stephanie Rogers
- Milyoung Cho
- Deborah Moran
- Alice Criner
- Alfred Perez
- Clifford Bernie
- Vea Thai
- Mark Iwasaki
- Richard Ramirez
- Stephanie Ro
- Nancy Pineda
- Tanya Rhodes
- Kathy Byun
- Sandra Saunders
- Lamont Chatman
- Theresa Perez
- Marin Sul
- Cheryl Taylor
1986
- Sonia Pena
- Dalila Mayet
- Saul Martinez
- Glenn Caddick
- Wende Marshall
- Kathleen Washington
- Pat Stuart
- Miguel Luna
- Maria Borje-Bonkowski
- Carmen Zelaya
- Dalilia Mayet
- Earlene Somera
- Martin Carrera
- Arron Guevara
- Sandra Walters
1985
Funders
The following is a list of organizations that financially contribute to CTWO, as of April 16, 2010:[7]
- Akonadi Foundation
- California Endowment
- Common Counsel Foundation's Grassroots Exchange Fund
- Evelyn and Walter Hass Jr. Fund
- Ford Foundation
- French American Charitable Trust
- Global Fund for Women
- Hull Family Foundation
- Marguerite Casey Foundation
- Rosenberg Foundation
- San Francisco Foundation
- Schott Tzedakah Fund of the Jewish Fund for Justice
- Sisters of Loretto
- Surdna Foundation
- Tides Foundation
- Twenty-First Century Foundation
- Underdog Fund of the Tides Foundation
- Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock
- VanLobenSels/RembeRock Foundation
External links
References
- ↑ About
- ↑ Staff
- ↑ Board
- ↑ Ear to the Ground, About, accessed Nov. 12, 2015
- ↑ About MAAP
- ↑ Center for Third World Organizing website: Alumni Network (accessed on Aug. 16, 2010)
- ↑ Funders