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General
Educational Resources & Media
Film | Breaking the Bank (2009)
Documentary, Michael Kirk, FRONTLINE (PBS), 60 min.Film | The Corporation (2003)
Documentary, Mark Achbar/Jennifer Abbott, Zeitgeist Films, 145 min.Film | The Future of Food (2004)
Documentary, Deborah Koons Garcia, Lily Films, 88 min.Film | Capitalism Hits the Fan: Richard Wolff on the Economic Meltdown (2004)
Documentary, Sut Jhally, Media Education Foundation, 57 min.Film | American Experience: Earth Days (2010)
Documentary, Robert Stone, PBS, 120 min.Website | SnagFilms
Website | This American Life
Website | Search Volunteer Opportunities (University of Miami)
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Neighborhood Revitalization
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
Habitat for Humanity in Greater Miami
Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence (HOPE), Inc.
Neighborhood Networks - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Educational Resources & Media
Film | ColorLines: Race and Economic Recovery (2010)
Investigative feature, LinkTV, 28 min. -
Aging in America
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
Jewish Community Services of South Florida
Volunteer Assignments - Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Educational Resources & Media
Film | Where's Poppa? (Going Ape) (1970)
Comedy, Carl Reiner, United Artists, 82 min.Film | Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Comedy-drama, Bruce Beresford, Warner Bros., 99 min.Film | The Godfather (1972)
Crime/drama, Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures, 175 min.Film | Best Boy (1979)
Documentary, Ira Wohl, International Film Exchange, 110 min. -
Caring for Abused and Neglected Animals
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
600 Million Stray Dogs Need You
Educational Resources & Media
Website | PETA TV // Animal Rights TV
Film | Water for Elephants (2011)
Romantic drama, Francis Lawrence, 20th Century Fox, 121 min.Film | Earthlings (2005)
Documentary, Shaun Monson, Nation Earth, 95 min.Film | McLibel (2005)
Documentary, Franny Armstrong/Ken Loach, Cinema Libre Studio, 85 min.Film | Fast Food Nation (2006)
Drama, Richard Linklater, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 116 min.Film | Free Willy (1993)
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LGBTQ Advocacy - Legislation, Rights, and People
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
YES Institute - The Source for Knowledge on Gender & Orientation
PFLAG: Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
The Coming Out Project at the University of Miami (Department of Psychology)
Educational Resources & Media
Website | The Bilerico Project
Film | Out in the Silence (2010)
Documentary, Joe Wilson/Dean Hamer, Garden Thieves, 65 min.Film | Milk (2008)
Biography, Gus Van Sant, Focus Features, 128 min. -
Native American Traditions & Tribe Reestablishment
Educational Resources & Media
News article | US Native Americans’ Struggle for Survival and Self-Determination, Past and Present - EURAC Research
News article | Indigenous Leadership & Spirit - In the Native Way - YES! Magazine
Editorial article | The communal and the decolonial - turbulence
Website | Miccosukee - Tribe of Indians of Florida
Website | Indigenous Environmental Network
Film | In the Light of Reverence (2001)
Documentary, Christopher McLeod, Bullfrog Films, 73 min. -
Affordable Housing & Urban Rebuilding
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
Habitat for Humanity in Greater Miami
Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence (HOPE), Inc.
Rebuilding Together Miami Dade
Educational Resources & Media
Film | Independent America - Rising from Ruins (2009)
Documentary, Hanson Hosein, Rising Road Media, 70 min.Film | August in the Empire State (2006)
Documentary, Keefe Murren/Gabriel Rhodes, Rumur Releasing, 65 min.Online videos | Videos By Issue: Affordable Housing - Land of Opportunity
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Immigration & Border Issues
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
Centro Campesino Farmworker Center, Inc.
Americans for Immigrant Justice (formerly Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center)
International Rescue Committee (IRC) | The IRC in Miami
Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services
Educational Resources & Media
Film | The Least of These (2009)
Documentary, Clark & Jesse Lyda, IndiePix, 62 min.Film | Beyond the Border: Más Allá de la Frontera (2009)
Documentary, Ari Luis Palos, Dos Vatos Productions, 56 min.Website | Border Network for Human Rights
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HIV/AIDS & Support Services
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
South Beach AIDS Project, Inc.
Educational Resources & Media
Film | The Age of AIDS (2006)
Documentary, Brent Huffman, FRONTLINE (PBS), 60 min.Film | Philadelphia (1993)
Drama, Jonathan Demme, TriStar Pictures, 125 min.Film | The Announcement (2012)
Documentary, Nelson George, ESPN Films, 80 min.Film | Rent (2005)
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Serving Individuals with Disabilities
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
Educational Resources & Media
Film | A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Biographical drama, Ron Howard, Universal, 135 min.Film | Blue Sky (1994)
Romantic drama, Tony Richardson, Orion Pictures Corporation, 101 min.Film | The Bone Collector (1999)
Thriller, Phillip Noyce, Universal, 118 min.Film | The Elephant Man (1980)
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Healthcare Access
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
Miami-Dade County Health Department (Volunteer Program)
Educational Resources & Media
Film | Sicko (2007)
Documentary, Michael Moore, Lionsgate, 123 min.Film | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (2012)
Documentary, Matthew Heineman/Susan Froemke, Aisle C Productions, 98 min.Film | Healthcare - The Clinton Prescription (1993)
Special interest, ABC, 105 min.Film | World-Class Healthcare: Why Isn’t the U.S. the Best? (2003)
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Protecting Children from Abuse & Neglect
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
Children’s Home Society of Florida
The Child Assault Prevention Project of South Florida
The After School House (City of South Miami)
Educational Resources & Media
Website | Childhelp - Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse
Website | Helpguide
Website | For the Child - Long Beach
Film | Conspiracy of Silence (1994)
Documentary, director unknown, 56 min. -
Environmental Conservation & Restoration
Service Organizations in Greater Miami
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Educational Resources & Media
Film | American Experience: Earth Days (2010)
Documentary, Robert Stone, PBS, 120 min.Film | Human Footprint (2007)
Documentary, Nick Watts, National Geographic, 75 min.Website | Friends of the Eath International
Website | Everglades Forever - Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Post-Service | Reorientation Activities
- Reconnect with your group by having a group lunch or dinner
- Watch a documentary about a social justice issue
- Make a Facebook group where members can post links and share information about issues in your community
- Put your name on a list to be a pen pal with a past or future UMAB participant working with a similar issue*
- Engage in post‐service volunteer activities with your group
- Write an article for the UMAB newsletter*
- Get involved with another service organization on campus
- Attend a Butler Center event, such as Social Justice Week or Tunnel of Oppression
- Raise money for the organization you worked with over spring break
- Contribute to UMAB’s database of educational resources by submitting links to articles or videos*
- Become a site leader for a future UMAB trip
- Apply for a position on the UMAB E‐Board
* Send us an email with “Alumnus Buddy,” “Newsletter,” or “Resources” in the subject line