Program OverviewEducational Outreach
Coffee Hours and Movie Nights Spanish/English Intercambios Service Learning Classes Spanish Language Classes Latin-America Themed Curricula Cultural Competency Workshops Cultural Events Including Art, Theater, Music and Annual Gala Community Issue Advocacy and Organizing Immigrant Nation - An Immigration Themed Cartoon Latino Voices: Examining Immigration in Our Community Organizing Constituents in Support of Humane Immigration Reform Peace and Human Rights Delegations to Latin-America Realized through our partnership with Witness for Peace, Upper Midwest Region History of AccomplishmentOrigins
The Resource Center of the Americas (RCTA) is a non-gorvernmental, 501 (c)(3) organization and was founded in 1983, in response to the wars in Central America and the growing realization that there was another side to the story promoted by our government and reported in the press. Working in solidarity with the people of Central America, the Resource Center (known at that time as the Central American Resource Center), began educating and organizing concerned citizens around another reality, relying on first-hand accounts from El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua, reports from delegations returning from Central America, and news stories that escaped the attention of mainstream media. In the early 1990s the organization broadened its mission and changed its name to the Resource Center of the Americas as new challenges began to present themselves in the form of globalization. Since that time our work has focused on the impact of corporate globalization on communities throughout the Americas—devastating local economies, eroding democratic processes and fueling an increase in the migration of economic refugees to the U.S. The Resource Center acts as a bridge-building organization, informing, educating and organizing to help people understand and address these issues. We build bridges between the peoples of the Americas and bridges to understanding a way of life that protects and respects the human rights of all people. Recent History In August, 2007, the Resource Center temporarily suspended operations due to financial strains. The organization was forced to downsize dramatically, an effort undertaken by a group of extraordinary volunteers. What we didn’t keep for future use was responsibly redistributed to worthwhile organizations:
In July, 2008, the Resource Center re-emerged with a more modest footprint. We secured 5 years of free office space (a provision of the sale of the building), hired two staff members, resumed Coffee Hours and initiated Spanish classes for October. We’re working with community partners as part of a strategic planning process to chart our next steps. Enduring Legacy Many of our programs over the last 25 years have taken on a life of their own and continue today within other organizations, or as independent organizations. Other programs realized success for periods of time:
| Contact InfoResource Center of the Americas 3019 Minnehaha Avenue, Suite 20 Minneapolis, MN 55406-1931 Office 612-276-0788 rcta-info@americas.org 2007 IRS Filing and AuditMissionResource Center of the Americas informs, educates and organizes to promote human rights, economic justice, democratic participation, and cross cultural understanding in the context of globalization in the Americas. El Centro de las Americas informa, educa, y organiza para promover los derechos humanos, la participacion democratica, justicia economica y el entendimiento entre culturas en el contexto de globalizacion de las Americas. Board of DirectorsMark Anderson Eva Benavidez, Treasurer Rich Bergeron Erika Busse Marco Davila Chris Engen
John Flory Sarah Humpage, Chair Eduardo Jurado Felipe Illescas, Vice Chair Jackie Mosio Joy Nelson, Secretary Meredith Sommers Advisory BoardBarb Frey Abigail Gadea StaffStephanie Bates, Program Coordinator 612-276-0788 x1 Pat Botten, Business Manager 612-276-0788 x2 Jason Stone, Executive Director 612-276-0788 x3
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