Instructor Guides and Resources

Academic Continuity – Tools and Resources

The Working L.A. Video Collection — union-produced videos and TV news reports on Justice for Janitors and UNITE HERE going back to 1990
Organizing Los Angeles Workers, 1980-Present — a collection of documents related to JfJ and Local 11 drawn from UCLA Special Collections
UNITE HERE Local 11 Oral History Project — collection of oral histories documenting the development of UNITE HERE Local 11
UCLA Library’s Digital Newspapers
Labor Press Project – UW Professor Jim Gregory’s “newspaper projects,” which incorporates material from general labor history and US history project
Seattle’s Ethnic Press: Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project – a gateway to learning more about Seattle’s ethnic newspapers and their communities
Working LA – web resource created by Toby, complete with case studies & bibliographies
Teaching Tolerance – provides resources for educators and has many film kits available through online order
Labor Documentaries from the American Social History Project

- While teaching, your first point of contact for tech issues is Social Science Computing. When you are on the CCLE platform, there is a big yellow “Need Help?” button at the top of the page. Use it when you need it, and direct the students to use this resource.
‘Zoombombing: When Video Conferences Go Wrong
6 Ways to Look Great on a Video Call
How to Elevate Your Presence in a Virtual Meeting
What You Should Know About Online Tools During the Covid-19 Crisis
Approved Remote Tools
Faculty Tech Memo
How to protect your Zoom calls – A helpful article from the Washington post

Immigrant Health Community Packet
Covid19 Los Angeles Community Resources
Community Resources – non-medical assistance, including emergency funding, funds for people working in service and food industries, interest-free and fee-free loans
Mental Health Resources
Ideas for connection and co-working in a virtual environment (collaborative doc – work in progress)
List of free resources from publishers
Know Your Rights Documents
Fact sheets from the Department of Social Services about the Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants
- You can find the English version here, and the Spanish one here.
Video and Workshop on self-compassion and coping with the COVID-19 crisis – created by Victor Narro & Carmina Ocampo

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