today's class

1. Your viewing homework- insights? Questions- did the children's responses surprise you? Was this an ethical classroom experiment? How does this connect to genocide?

2. Tomorrow's class- 10 minutes planning for our first Out of the Rain Cooking night- Wed. Nov. 5th. Start thinking of menus.

3. Rwanda- continued...

-distribution of the research paper question; tomorrow- I will provide research sources for your reference. Deadline will be next Friday.

Viewing homework for Thurs.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/

Please watch the 10 minute part 1 "An Alarming Lesson" for Thursday.

Moving to Facebook...

Hi Class- we decided today to move this blog to a facebook site, so please find it- GNS SJ12 2011-12, and post away on issues/ideas connected to our course.

Happy Thanksgiving!

SM

Today's class and the weeks to come

Today we will:

-Go over expectations for the next 2 weeks you will spend with Ms. Horn

-ensure everyone has their VERY IMPORTANT Article #1 for our new Genocide unit- 'Three Characters and a Tragedy'. This is due to be read for Tuesday, please.

-Finish the film- 'One Peace at a Time' and discuss

-Start discussing your Action Projects in this course- I have a BIG handout for you:)

Women's documentary

I found this interesting trailer from a friend on facebook. It addresses women's rights and place in government, and how media is shaping the way people view women.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gkIiV6konY

UN Charter- homework for tomorrow

Class- please choose one Article from the Charter and come up with an example of where/why/when/how this is being upheld OR where/when/why/ how it is not.

For 5 points. tomorrow. please do it:)

Today's class

Here's our plan for our shortened class today (due to assembly):

1. Your homework- what did you learn from your review of the UN Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

2. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...what happens when people have different views of which rights are RIGHT? Link to Insite- the weekend's editorial in the Globe and Mail. (handout) (discussion)

3. If time, One Peace at a Time, continued- please be noting the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child that the filmmaker Turk Pipkin covers as we go along.

We are now on for the first Wed for OTR, starting Nov. 2nd!

A note from Jenn to the class...and a choice on dates?

I love coming to your class... it a high point of the year for me! It is so nice to see young people with empathy and a willingness to help!

I have tentatively booked you for the 1st Wednesday of the month. This would mean that the first date to cook would be Nov 5. I also have the 4th Wednesday available but it would mean cooking on Oct 26, which is much closer.

Let me know which will work for you and I will put you down on my schedule!
Thanks so much for the opportunity to some to your class and share our program!
Jenn

Jenn Mortimer
Beacon Community Services

Safe Injection Site ruling- we will study this in Feb.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/09/29/bc-insite-supreme-court-ruling-advancer.html?cmp=rss

Today's class: Why do we need Charters?

Our Agenda today:

Presentations:

-Matias on Pachacuti

-Mitchell on Mother Theresa

Opening clip: Palestine and the UN

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15030708

1. On Wednesday, we learned about youth/young adults who are struggling: looking through your copy of the Declaration on the Rights of the Child, which of their rights have not been upheld? Why or why not?

http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources/plainchild.asp

Q: are we going to take on the OTR group service project?

2. Your homework: review the larger UN Declaration of Human Rights. Look up any words you don't know- annotate the rights with your questions/examples/comments. (homework assessed out of 5 points Monday).

3. Film Study: One Peace at a Time

Guest today: Jennifer Mortimer, Out of the Rain Shelter- 1:15- be on time!

Arab Spring Interactive Timeline from the Guardian, UK

Civil Rights Movement/Heroes- Research/Presentations

SJ12: Civil Rights Introductory Unit

Power Point/Poster Project with Presentations

Purpose:

· To explore the difference that one person or one social movement can make in the world

· To aquaint ourselves with the GNS online research resources

· To use the APA style of referencing

· To introduce some of the people/civil rights movements we will be referencing this year.

· Poster/Power Point: 20 points

Criteria:

· Relevance- does your poster effectively introduce your civil rights hero or civil rights movement?

· Accuracy- What did they do? When/Why did they do it? How was it significant?

· Creativity- Does your project look good?

Reference List: 5 points

· attached to the back of the poster, or submitted to the teacher if you present a power point presentation.

· variety of credible sources

· following the APA format- DON'T FORGET IN TEXT CITATIONS!

Presentation: 10 points

· fluid, coherent, eye contact, interesting

Harvard's Social Justice class- ethical quandaries

Hello there- Sam and Elspeth- we just watched the first 3.5 minutes of this today- it is super engaging and interesting- please watch and see what you think. We will continue this each Friday we have class. Quiz Tuesday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY

Class follow-up for Friday & Expectations for next week

A reminder for tomorrow's class (and for those absent):

-please read the MLK article in the text and make notes on the questions

-review the terms (on today's agenda) and think of examples of injustices in the world connected to these ideas

Tomorrow's plan:

-MLK article, UN Declaration of Human Rights.

Next week: Jennifer Mortimer will come in on Thursday afternoon, and there will be a quiz early next week on the materials covered in the course intro. (charter/ratify/bystander/apathy/activist/ethics/world view/the readings).

Not really sure what's going on...

I think this is the full version of Loose Change, the video i've been boasting in class recently. If there's any problems with it, let me know and i'll get another version!

Thursday's class agenda

Today's plan: (Unit 1: Course introduction)

News: Guest tomorrow- Jennifer Mortimer, Out of the Rain Shelter program to see if we can help this year as a group action project.

1. Start-up discussion groups- based on the the readings/questions.

2. Defining our terms further. Much of this course will involve looking at issues of injustice based on the following characteristics. Do you know these terms? Can you think of examples?

-age

-ethics/values

-marital or family status

-mental or physical ability

-political belief

-race and ethnicity

-religion and faith

-sex

-sexual orientation

-socioeconomic status

3. The UN Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

Mental homework: Where do my beliefs come from? Do I believe that the beliefs I possess now will change? Have I had my beliefs tested?

Today's class notes for Jean

Social Justice 12: for Monday< Sept. 12/11

1. Our Class Charter

Charter/ratification of our charter

charter |ˈ ch ärtər|noun1 a written grant by a country’s legislative or sovereign power, by which aninstitution such as a company, college, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined.• a written constitution or description of an organization's functions.2 the reservation of an aircraft, boat, or bus for private use : a plane on charter to a multinational company.• an aircraft, boat, or bus that is reserved for private use.• a trip made by an aircraft, boat, or bus under charter : he liked to see the boat sparkling clean before each charter.
ratify |ˈratəˌfī|verb ( -fies, -fied) [ trans. ]sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making itofficially valid. See note at approve .
2. Tying in a current event- the 10th anniversary of 9-11.Opening of the lesson- global pictures of remembrance-where we were when? Do you remember this time in history?-How does this event tie into social justice? What are the thematic links? -is increased discrimination an outcome?-local and global effects?
3. Your homework- readings- choose one. Due Thursday.

Class Charter

Social Justice 12, 2011: Class Charter

As a group, working to learn together about politically and emotionally charged subject matter; we agree to abide by the following guiding principles:

-We will work to accept different view points: we don’t need to take them as ours: we will practice respect

-We will try not take things personally: if we do feel offended we will seek support or clarification

-We will both use a moderator and not use one- members of the class can call for a moderator in the moment or in anticipation. This moderator can be a student or the instructor: We will keep an emergency 'talking ball' on hand that someone can request if they need to.

-We will leave a little silence for the quieter ones to voice their opinion

-We will encourage others to contribute

-We will share current events and news that tie into the course

-We will work to be active in our community around issues of social justice

-We will think and learn in different perspectives and we will think outside our comfort zones

By signing this charter, we ratify its terms and conditions.