Introduction A FOOT IN BOTH PLACES is an interactive educational toolkit produced by the American Friends Service Committee. This resource explores how Arab, South Asian, and Muslim communities have responded to being targeted as "enemies" in the US government's "war on terror.“ This "Help" presentation offers a quick tour of what's included in this toolkit and the different ways you can access it. (Click anywhere on this page to advance to the next screen.)

Flash To explore this toolkit, you will need the latest Flash player. If it is not installed on your computer, this button will appear on the home page when you open the toolkit. Click on the button to download this free player. You can also download the Flash player free of charge from

Main Interface The heart of this resource is a collection of 25 interviews with community activists in Los Angeles, Chicago, and the New York City area.

Section Select Click on any section to see what “chapters” it includes.

Chapter Select Each of the folders contains different “chapters.” Click on the folder to enter the chapter.

Item Select Click on one of the photos to select an item.

Item Select Inside each chapter, when you click on one of the photos you will have three options: 1)An audio excerpt from that person’s interview will play automatically. You can click on the button to replay the audio. 2)You can also click on the button to see that person’s comments on the theme of the chapter you are currently exploring. 3)If you prefer, you can leave the “chapter view” and go to that person’s complete interview. Click on the photo again or use the “close” button to choose another photo in the current chapter.

Complete Interview If you select the complete interview, this is what you will see.

Alternative Views You can also reach any the parts of this toolkit from the main screen. Click on any item to see what it includes. To return to the main screen, click “home” from anywhere inside the resource.

Inside Navigation This view shows you some of the options you will find as you explore this toolkit: 1)The menu along the top offers access to the main content. 2)The highlighted column on the left offers links to all of the complete interviews. 3)The secondary menu on the right offers access to the utility links:

Printing You can print out any of the pages in this toolkit by clicking on the button provided. Normal View Print View

Utility Links Utility items in this toolkit include a list of helpful resources, a glossary of terms that may be unfamiliar, and other items. This screen shows how these utility elements appear on both the main (home) page and the content pages.