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

Class of 2009

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

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Funders

The following is a list of organizations that financially contribute to CTWO, as of April 16, 2010:^[7]

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

[1] About

[2] Staff

[3] Board

[4] Ear to the Ground, About, accessed Nov. 12, 2015

[5] About MAAP

[6] Center for Third World Organizing website: Alumni Network (accessed on Aug. 16, 2010)

[7] Funders

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