The Center for Community Change (CCC, Norman grantee 1970–1985) was founded in 1968 to build power among low-income people of color, challenge the government to be a force for good, and strengthen the field of community organizing. In 1982, CCC…
The Southeast Women’s Employment Coalition (SWEC, Norman grantee 1983–1986) was founded in 1979 after 40 women from nine Southern states gathered to discuss economic equity for women in the workplace. It grew into a network of 14 community-based organizations united…
The Coal Employment Project (CEP, Norman grantee 1983–1987) was founded in 1977 by Kentucky-born attorney Betty Jean Hall to fight deeply-rooted discrimination patterns that kept women out of one of the only well-paying industries in Appalachia. Hall documented that 99%…
The White Lung Association (WLA, Norman grantee 1980–1982) was founded in 1979 in San Pedro, CA, by shipyard workers exposed to asbestos on the job, and was the first asbestos victims’ organization in the United States. WLA organized workers to…