Tools and Resources
Virginia Civil Rights Restoration Guide
December 3, 2011
Advancement Project is publishing an updated version of its “Virginia Civil Rights Restoration Guide" to assist disenfranchised people, their families and friends, community leaders, and volunteers with navigating the restoration process. It is the first of a series of community tools offered by Advancement Project to support community members’ efforts to restore their civil rights. As a supplement to the guide, Advancement Project will also offer training for community groups on how to undergo the process starting in January 2012.
Redistricting Nutshells: Louisiana and Texas
June 2, 2011
Ensuring Equitable Recovery
October 15, 2009
On October 15, 2009, the government will release the first quarterly round of spending data from
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”). The data disclosed will be for federal
contracts awarded from the ARRA, and will specifically publicize the jobs created by these
contracts. The data will be reported on www.recovery.gov. Much more data will be released on
October 30th.
ARRA, Racial Diversity and Unemployment Rates
March 1, 2010
FELONY RE-ENFRANCHISEMENT: TOOLS - LINKS
December 10, 2009
Letter from Representative John Conyers
Representative Conyers wrote to encourage Governor Warner to use his executive power to restore the voting rights of persons with felony convictions who have completed their sentences.
Letter from Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva
Rights Restoration Flyer
December 10, 2009
Call to Action
December 10, 2009
Show Up and Show ID Flyer
September 4, 2009
Advancement Project is part of a coalition of Ohio groups that has created a flyer to encourage voters and to help them understand the state's new identification requirements.
Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Action Kit
June 10, 2005
The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse action kit is aimed at helping advocates organize campaigns against the over use of zero tolerance school discipline and the growing reliance on police and juvenile courts as disciplinarians.
This action kit provides guidance on how to dissect the schoolhouse to jailhouse track by: Collecting information and data about school discipline policies and practices and Analyzing and organizing the data.
Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Action Kit
June 25, 2009
This Action Kit is intended to help mobilized communities (parents, youth, advocates, and educators) understand and begin to address the schoolhouse to jailhouse track so that they may ultimately create caring learning environments that push students toward colleges and careers rather than prison. It includes information on:
- Collecting information and data about school discipline policies and practices;
- Analyzing and organizing the data; and
- Developing messages that resonate with your audience.
