SOCL$1430$: Assignment $3(20\%)$

Activism Research Report

Instructions: Read and complete correctly.

Step $1$: Find a local activist organization or group that is fighting for the rights of ONE of the following: Indigenous Peoples, Racialized People, $2$SLGBTQA$+$ People, or Disabled People. $*$Your choice can be the same as one of those presented in week $9.$

Step $2$: On the next page, write a report that includes information from the topics below. This report should be $1$ page long, double$-$spaced, $12$ pt font. The information included must be true, correct, and demonstrate what you learned from your research.

Here are some possible questions and topics to consider when writing your report.

$$ What types of social problems$/$discrimination does the organization$/$group work on$?$

$$ Why do these problems exist?

$$ Why is it important to work to remove these problems?

$$ How long has the organization$/$group been doing this work?

$$ What has inspired this activist organization$/$group to do this work? How or why did they get started?

$$ How does the organization$/$group interact with society, individuals, and communities?

$$ What methods are used to do this work?

$$ What challenges are experienced by the organization$/$group while doing this work?

$$ What are the organization$/$group$$s needs to continue doing this work?

$$ How many people work for this organization$/$group$?$ What do they do$?$ Are there volunteer positions?

$$ What message$($s$)$ does the organization$/$group promote in their activist work?

$$ What successes has the organization$/$group experienced during their activist work?