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Rinku Sen is the President and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC) and Publisher of Colorlines.com.
A leading figure in the racial justice movement for the last twenty years, Rinku has positioned ARC as the movement's national home for media, research and activism. She has extensive practical experience on the ground, with expertise in race, feminism, immigration, economic justice, philanthropy and community organizing. Over the course of her career, Rinku has woven together journalism and organizing to further social change.
Rinku is the Vice Chair of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, and is a Boardmember of the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity. She is the Chair of the Media Consortium and sits on the boards for Restaurant Opportunities Center-United and Working America. Additionally, she is a Prime Movers fellow through the Hunt Alternatives Fund.
Rinku is a highly sought-after speaker on a broad range of racial justice topics. She is the author of The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization and Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing. Rinku has regular columns at Colorlines, the Huffington Post, and Jack and Jill Politics. Additionally, her commentary and work has been featured in Forbes, The San Francisco Chronicle, Market Watch, International Business Times, TomPaine.com, AlterNet, Racialicious, The Root, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, and the Windy City Times, among other media outlets.
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Rinku tweets at @ARC_RinkuSen.
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How We Can Break the Cycle of Pain From Mass Violence
by Rinku Sen on April 16 2013, 10:17AM
Care for those hurt. Care for those who will be accused. And care for ourselves. That’s how we’ll grow together, rather than tear apart.
Topics: Boston Bombing, Coping With Terror, National Security, Rinku Sen
Why the AP’s Choice to Drop the I-Word Is a Crucial Victory
by Rinku Sen on April 3 2013, 8:29AM
Because the deliberately divisive and willfully inaccurate term has stood in the way of real discussion for too long.
Going Behind the Kitchen Door to Inspire A Different Kind of Foodie
by Rinku Sen on February 11 2013, 9:31AM
If you love food, and if you love people, Saru Jayaraman’s new book new book wants you to help ensure the sustainability of both by taking a look into restaurant workers’ lives.
Topics: How We Eat, Rinku Sen
Dear President Obama, Stop Deporting People. Thanks.
by Rinku Sen on November 21 2012, 9:44AM
Rinku Sen’s holiday homework: Join a letter writing campaign to interrupt the president’s record-setting pace of deportation.
Topics: Immigration, Rinku Sen
Rinku Sen: We Are the Majority and We Demand Justice
by Rinku Sen on November 19 2012, 9:50AM
Sen’s opening speech at Colorlines’ gathering of 1,400 racial justice change makers set the tone for a conversation that stirred so strongly it became a trending topic on Twitter.
Topics: Facing Race 2012, Politics, Rinku Sen
A People of Color Majority Alters Politics. Movements Change the World
by Rinku Sen on November 7 2012, 9:32AM
Politicians, and everyday Americans too, do great things when movements make it impossible to do anything else.
Topics: 2012 Election, Politics, Rinku Sen, Second Term
José Antonio Vargas: ‘You Know Someone Undocumented’
by Rinku Sen on October 24 2012, 9:00AM
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who’s become one of the nation’s most high profile immigration reform advocates talks to Rinku Sen about his journey.
Topics: Facing Race 2012, Immigration
The Difference Between Equity and Binders Full of Anybody
by Rinku Sen on October 18 2012, 9:35AM
This week’s presidential debate highlighted the fact that there’s a distinctive difference between getting invited to the party and actually having fun.
Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, Gender & Sexuality, Rinku Sen
Help Us Celebrate as the Applied Research Center Turns 30
by Rinku Sen on September 18 2012, 9:53AM
In a world that had gone colorblind in the post-Civil Rights era, ARC’s focus on communities of color was anathema to some, and savior to many. Come join us as we celebrate three decades of hard work.
Topics: Facing Race 2012, Rinku Sen
Immigrants Are Losing the Policy Fight. But That’s Beside the Point
by Rinku Sen on September 17 2012, 9:50AM
When reform advocates begin to win a profoundly racialized cultural fight over the nation’s identity, our politics will follow.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, Politics, Rinku Sen
You Gotta Work the Culture If You Wanna Change the Politics
by Rinku Sen on August 14 2012, 8:32AM
Rinku Sen profiles several artists and cultural organizers who’s work you can check out this summer—and at our Facing Race conference in November.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Facing Race 2012, Politics, Rinku Sen
Laughter Can Make a Movement Go Around, Too
by Rinku Sen on August 8 2012, 8:48AM
So watch Kamau Bell’s new FX show, “Totally Biased,” as it premiers tomorrow night.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Rinku Sen
Not Senseless, Not Random: The Deadly Mix of Race, Guns & Madness
by Rinku Sen on August 6 2012, 12:19PM
The horrific attack on a Sikh community in Wisconsin is but the latest sign that this nation’s xenophobia is a crisis.
Topics: Guns, Rinku Sen, Sikh Murders
I’m Here: Showing Support for Immigrant Women
by Rinku Sen on July 25 2012, 10:10AM
A new Tumblr campaign urges allies to show their support for migrant women. And you can join. Here’s how.
Topics: Immigration, Rinku Sen
Why Our Vision of America’s Future Must Count People of Color’s Needs
by Rinku Sen on July 18 2012, 9:19AM
It would be best to build an agenda for the country based on who and what we want to be, rather than on who and what we fear.
We Need Better Food. We Need Fairer Food Jobs. So Let’s Get Both.
by Rinku Sen on July 10 2012, 1:02PM
In a new report, Colorlines’ publisher asks: What could happen if the people who work to ensure good eating and those who fight for labor rights were to strategize together, and move projects that address both concerns?
Topics: Economy, Health, How We Eat, Rinku Sen
Three Groups Unite Struggles for Racial Justice and LGBT Rights
by Rinku Sen on June 12 2012, 9:45AM
We know that pitting queer people against people of color is a crass and sadly effective attempt to drive a wedge between two key constituencies. The Applied Research Center has released three new case studies of groups who are working to movements for LGBT rights and racial justice.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, LGBT Pride 2012, Rinku Sen
What Fires Young Progressives’ Activism? A New Study Asks Them
by Rinku Sen on May 24 2012, 9:49AM
In one of the first studies involving Occupy participants, the Applied Research Center gathered young activists from multiple movements in focus groups to ask, What propels you to the political frontline?
Topics: #Occupy, Politics, Rinku Sen, Schools & Youth, Youth and Race
‘Minorities’? It’s Not Even Accurate. Try ‘People of Color’
by Rinku Sen on May 18 2012, 11:11AM
“People of color” is now commonly used far beyond political circles, as “minority” fades into the category of things that used to be true. It is past time for the media and the general public to embrace the phrase.
Topics: Census, Colorlines Press, Media, Rinku Sen
Van Jones Wants Progressives to Bring Back the Hope
by Rinku Sen on April 5 2012, 9:10AM
Rinku Sen talks with the green economy pioneer about his new book, “Rebuild the Dream,” and the road ahead for the Obama generation.
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