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Dear Members of the GIIP Community,
 This summer was a flurry of activity for all of us here at GIIP. We carried out a number of large events, submitted some very promising grants, continued building and enterprises group for more sustainable revenue, and worked to improve our own organization. Before I run through more details I need to offer many thanks to Christina Hamill, Julie Caso, Jon Madden, Katie Roper, and other star students that worked very hard this summer putting on events and moving GIIP forward. read more...
TechCamp '07 Empowers over 80 Organizers
 GIIP’s mission to upgrade the informational capacity of community groups was a unifying theme of this summer’s events. TechCamp, a collaborative effort with the Progressive Tech Project (PTP) is a stellar example. Designed to teach technology skills, build confidence and provide hands on experience, TechCamp is an intense 4 day training program designed for non profit organizations. In all, over 80 community and grass roots activists took part of this innovative program. Last year’s popularity and over full capacity prompted PTP and GIIP to add an additional TechCamp in Minneapolis, MN to this years schedule. read more...
Team GIIP Tackles College Admissions Crisis
 This summer saw a number of exciting projects taking place at UCSC, including the D@PP Summer of Service Tech Institute, a collaborative effort between GIIP and long term partner Center for Multicultural Cooperation in Fresno. The Digitally Abled Producers Project (D@PP) is an innovative program sponsored by CMC that teaches youth leaders skills to produce multi-generational documentaries of their community. Fifteen Central Valley D@PPers were chosen to attend the institute based on their commitment to civic engagement and peer leadership. read more...
Suzi Grishpul: My Radical Summer
 GIIP Fellow, Suzi Grisphul, spent her summer interning at Radical Designs using their Activist Mobilization Platform to work with several non profit organizations... read more...
GIIP Fellows Get a C.L.U.E
 In the summer of 2007, three GIIP fellows, Dmitry Kogan, Maira Sutton, and Judy Esber, worked with coordinators and community leaders from Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice in Los Angeles, California. CLUE is an interfaith association that brings people together to fight for worker rights and economic justice. CLUE organizes as well as educates the religious community in order to improve working conditions, raise wages, and give the working poor a voice in the job market and community. read more...
Notes from the Field
GIIP students have served in a variety of exciting internships over the summer. We look forward to hearing how the skills they acquired in GIIP helped them make a difference in the real world. read more...
Welcome Wagon
We welcomed several new fellows at the end of Spring quarter: Shelley Alingas, Community Studies Julie Caso, Anthropology Judy Esber, Sociology & Community Studies Christina Hamill, Feminist Studies Dmitry Kogan, Economics & Sociology Daniel Zarchy, Global Economics & Politics. read more...
Upcoming Events
Practical Activism Conference : Sat Oct 27. the 5th annual Practical Activism Conference will include workshops addressing activism and change in the local and global context. http://activism.ucsc.edu/.
Banana Slug Spring Fair: April 25- 27, 2008. make sure you are on our mailing list to be included in reunion events. read more...
Special thanks to our partners and supporters!
UCSC Sociology Department * Social Sciences Development Division * Lisa Nishioka, Assistant to CGIRS * Ronnie Lipschutz, Professor Politics * Arif Mamdani, Christine Roessler, and Mark Sherman of the Progressive Technology Project * Bob Minnis, Sita Shapiro, Roger Shaff, and Michael Hernandez of International Health Programs * Brandon Wright and MaryJane Skjellerup of the Center for Multicultural Cooperation * Mark and Chris Headley * Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society * The Compton Foundation * The Reicken Foundation * David Taylor, Radical Designs * Allen Gunn, Aspiration * Odwalla * The AT&T Foundation read more...
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