Community Organising against Racism

Part I: theories and concepts;


Introduction: conceptualisation and historical framework: ethnicity and migration ~ Gary Craig;


Community development and political participation by minorities ~ Asifa Afridi;


Do minority groups need development? An Illichian approach ~ Brian Belton;


Race based hate crime and Islamaphobia ~ Dr. Rick Bowler;


Part II: Case studies;


Capacity building with minority ethnic groups ~ Phil Ware;


Learning Alliance approaches to working with minority communities on health care innovation ~ David Smith;


Community development with Chinese mental health service users ~ Lynn Tang;


Youth participation amongst ethnic minorities ~ Louisa Cocris;


The role of mediators in activating communities ~ Colin Clark;


Cultural identity and community development with Roma communities: an asset-based approach ~ Stuart Hashagen;


Gender discrimination and community development with Gypsy, Roma and Travellers ~ Holly Notcutt;


Addressing the effects of racism through community development ~ Tina Lathouras;


An arts-based approach to intercultural work ~ Ranjit Sondhi;


Working with multiple minority groups in Toronto ~ Morris Beckford;


Community development, biculturalism and multiculturalism ~ Angela Summersgill;


Working in a multicultural context in the US ~ Lorraine Gutierrez;


Building strengths in asylum seeker communities ~ Linda Briskman and Lis de Vries;


Participatory action research with migrant and asylum seeking women ~ Margaret Greenfields and Natalia Paszkiewicz;


Re-negotiating identity between migrant workers ~ Rob Gregory;


Working with female migrant workers in Hong Kong ~ SL Hung and KK Fung;


Conclusion ~ Gary Craig.