Critical Action & Social Advocacy (CASA)
Community-based Participatory Action Research and Healing Justice
“What I learned and experienced in CASA changed my life. It impacted my graduate school, career trajectory and community involvement significantly. I love what I do now professionally and feel like it makes a real impact.â€
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ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Us
Critical Action & Social Advocacy (CASA) ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ advances critical analysis and community partnerships around the most pressing issues in the Inland Empire.
The CASA ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ space brings local residents, organizers, activists, artists, and nonprofits together with ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ faculty and students to build community and enact change.
The CASA ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ academic program facilitates student research fellowships and community-based participatory research on issues of regional equity and justice pertaining to incarceration, immigration, education, environment, labor, art, culture, and health.
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The Academic Program
The CASA academic program facilitates student research fellowships and community-based participatory action research with community partners.
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The CASA ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Community Center
CASA ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ resides in downtown Ontario in the historic Frankish Building—where murals, natural light, diagonal bookshelves, and cozy furniture welcome everyone who comes in.
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CASA in Action
Learn about CASA ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s recent work and initiatives in the community.
CASA in ActionActivist Scholar in Residence Program
CASA’s Activist Scholar in Residence (ASIR) Program seeks to give activists time and space to rest, reflect, and reimagine their work.
CASA Speaker Series
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CASA ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ StaffLand Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that our organization operates on the stolen land of the Tongva tribe, who have always called this land home.​
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