We Build Community 2015–2016

The We Build Com­mu­ni­ty ini­tia­tive is designed to enable four groups in the Nation­al Coali­tion of South Asian Orga­ni­za­tions to deep­en their capac­i­ty and involve­ment in civic engage­ment that con­nect South Asian Amer­i­can com­mu­ni­ties with broad­er move­ments for racial jus­tice, immi­gra­tion jus­tice, gen­der jus­tice, and/or LGBTQ justice.

In 2015–2016, SAALT engaged in the third year of our We Build Com­mu­ni­ty capac­i­ty build­ing ini­tia­tive.  We Build Com­mu­ni­ty 2015–2016, sup­port­ed NCSO mem­bers to more effec­tive­ly deep­en their capac­i­ty to increase civic engage­ment in South Asian communities.

Meet SAALT’s 2015-2016 We Build Community cohort below! This year’s cohort of NCSO mem­bers com­mit­ted to social change includes 4 diverse orga­ni­za­tions who have devel­oped inno­v­a­tive and thought­ful projects focused on this year’s theme of mobi­liz­ing our com­mu­ni­ties on issues that impact us through effec­tive civic engagement.

Chhaya CDC, Jack­son Heights, NY, will deep­en and expand their work around racial jus­tice and immi­gra­tion jus­tice by launch­ing a Com­mu­ni­ty Lead­er­ship Devel­op­ment project.

 

DRUM – South Asian Organizing Center, Jack­son Heights, NY, will expand­ed on their mod­el of mem­ber­ship based orga­niz­ing and expand­ed their mem­ber­ship and pro­gram­ming to Brook­lyn and Bronx.

 

 

South Asian Network, Arte­sia, CA,  will expand on a num­ber of civic engage­ment projects includ­ing: non-par­ti­san vot­er mobi­liza­tion; South Asian women’s lead­er­ship pro­gram and advo­cate for the rights of the undoc­u­ment­ed community.

 

South Asian American Policy & Research Institute (SAAPRI), Chica­go, IL, will increase South Asian Amer­i­cans’ civic par­tic­i­pa­tion through com­mu­ni­ty map­ping and devel­op an engaged vot­er base through vot­er edu­ca­tion and mobilization.