Choosing to Participate
Choosing to Participate
This section focuses on how understanding the past can connect with the issues of today. Contemporary stories show how history is made every day by ordinary human beings. Students begin to understand that they also have the power to change the course of history through their own individual actions. They explore what it means to be a citizen in a democracy, to exercise ones rights and responsibilities in the service of a more humane and compassionate world.
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| "Don't Wait Until Tomorrow to Do the Right Thing:" Facing History on The Today Show | Video Clip | January 19, 2011 |
| "If More People Said No": Josh N. Talks about Difficult Choices | Video Clip | July 29, 2008 |
| "The Right Thing at the Right Time": Choosing to Participate in Memphis | Video Clip | October 11, 2011 |
| "This Is a Siren": Student and Poet Jonathan Lykes | Video Clip | November 29, 2010 |
| "You Give Me Hope": Margot Stern Strom Introduces Paul Farmer | Video Clip | December 2, 2010 |
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18 in 08 and Civic Participation
Former Facing History student, David Burstein, directed the
film 18 in 08 about
the effort to mobilize young voters in the 2008 presidential election. This trailer offers brief
explanations of why so many young people don't go to the polls to vote. |
Facing Today | September 15, 2008 |
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30 Things You Can Do During Genocide Prevention Month
April is Genocide Prevention Month. The website www.genocidepreventionmonth.org offers 30
Things You Can Do During Genocide Prevention Month, such as watching
movies, visiting memorials, and passing out the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. |
Facing Today | April 8, 2009 |
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A Force More Powerful 6 episodes, 30 minutes each |
Library Resource | December 15, 2009 |
| A Pivotal Moment in the Civil Rights Movement Lesson 1 | Lesson Plan | December 9, 2008 |
| A Pivotal Moment in the Civil Rights Movement Lesson 2 | Lesson Plan | December 30, 2008 |
