Modern Times is Now Investing 10% of the Total Sales on All Events Books to Community Organizations
Modern Times' ability to not only survie, but thrive, is directly related to the health of our community. For over twenty-five years that community has been centered in the Mission. It is no coincidence that as the face of the Mission changes, we find that keeping our doors open is increasingly difficult.
In order to insure a vibrant future that centers low-income people, working class Latino families, artists, and local business, Modern Times has committed to investing 10% of our event book sales to different community organizations working for social justice and community vitality in the Mission.
Every other month, Modern Times Bookstore chooses a community organization working towards social justice in San Francisco's Mission District to both receive funds and to spotlight in our event calendar and press release. Currently, Modern Times is collecting money to invest towards the activities of the
May First Planning Committee.
About Our Current Donation Recipient
May First Planning Committee
Made up of Immigrant Rights, Community, Labor and other Social Justice activists, the May First Planning Committee is dedicated to building upon the massive show of strength that, on May Day 2006, stopped seven controversial proposed Immigration Reform bills dead in their tracks. In 2009, immigration policy has essentially dropped off the political map despite the effect of such policies on millions of people in the U.S. The May First Planning Committee aims to bring those most-impacted together in order to restart the national dialog around immigrant rights.
Past Donation Recipients
Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC)
AROC is a grassroots organization working to empower and organize the Arab community towards justice and self-determination for all. AROC members build community power in the bay area by participating in leadership development, political education, and campaigns. AROC projects include Arab American legal services, leadership and empowerment education, and an anti-discrimination hotline. Read more »
Mission Neighborhood Resource Center
The Mission Neighborhood Resource Center's primary goals are to advocate for housing and shelter and to enhance the physical, social, emotional, and economic health of the homeless and marginally housed communities of the Mission District 16th Street corridor. Read more »
Buen Dia Family School
In 1977, Buen Dia was founded on the understanding that when young children learn to see themselves as competent individuals, they will be confident and better able to meet the challenges presented in everyday life. Through a developmental, learn-by-doing approach, the curriculum encourages self-expression and active exploration. The school strives to provide opportunities for positive interactions, discovery and learning. Read more »
HOMEY: Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth
HOMEY is a nonprofit organization that serves at-risk and low-income Latin@ youth in the San Franciscos Mission District between the ages of thirteen and twenty-four. HOMEY is run by community organizers and former gang members who work to prevent violence and promote alternative lifestyles to the street life. Since 1999, HOMEY has produced publications, implemented educational programs, created murals, and hosted numerous events promoting healthier lifestyles and well-being. Read more »
Dolores Street Community Services
Dolores Street Community Services provides neighborhood-based shelter, housing, advocacy and support for working-poor men and formerly homeless people with AIDS seeking dignity, health and hope in San Francisco's Mission and Castro districts. Read more »
St. Peter's Housing Committee
St. Peter's Housing Committee fights for immigrant rights and justice in housing through legal counseling, organizing tenant unions, advocating for just housing laws and policies. They have been a part of San Francisco's Mission District community for more than twenty years. Read more »
La Raza Centro Legal
La Raza Centro Legal provides free legal services pertaining to immigration, housing, employment, and senior and youth law, specifically targeting low-income Spanish-speaking communities. Located in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District, Centro Legal operates both a public employment and immigration clinic, with lawyers present, and educates on the rights of Latina/o employees and the responsibilities of employers under the Immigration and Refugee Control Act (IRCA). Read more »
PODER: People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights
PODER is a grassroots, environmental justice organization based in San Francisco's Mission District. PODER's mission is to organize with Mission residents to work on local solutions to issues facing low income communities and communities of color. PODER believes that the solutions to community problems depend on the active participation of all people in decision-making processes. Improvements to our neighborhood must be made through collective social action to bring about social, economic and environmental justice. Read more »
