[RSCT] guidelines for consensus decision making?

[jbisson at comcast.net]

Hello all,

I am an early childhood education consultant, trainer, and college instructor. I'm also currently the Vice Chair on the Site Council (PTA) at my son's public elementary school. We are trying to move away from Robert's Rules of Order and instead embrace Consensus Decision Making at our meetings. 

Does anyone have guidelines for consensus decision making that you would be willing to share? 

Thanks,

Julie

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Julie Bisson 
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From: Jesus Nieto <nieto at mail.sdsu.edu> 
Hi, Paul.  I've enjoyed your emails for some time now so thanks for all that you do.  Regarding your search for films about genocide:

In my multicultural education classes at San Diego State University I have used "El Norte" for years and it's had a great deal of impact on my students, who are largely future teachers.  Also:

        The Killing Fields
         Salvador
         Thunderheart
        A Dry White Season
        Come See the Paradise
        Whale Rider (you might also consider "Once were warriors" about the Maori)
         Zapatista

There's also an excellent film about Palestinians called "Occupation 101."

Good luck!   -Jesus

At 09:42 PM 8/26/2008, anniej at igc.org wrote:

Rabbit Fence, True story of Australian aboriginal youngsters thrown into concentration camps for the crime of being "mixed," then being hunted down when they escape.

Mapantsula, on the issue of hegemony.  Made under apartheid South Africa disguised as a "gangster" film, looks at the internal conflict a "gangster" type deals with when he has to decide whether to snitch after being caught up in a brutal wave of repression.

Annie Johnston




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From: "Paul C. Gorski" 

Sent: Aug 25, 2008 9:47 AM 

To: mcp at edchange.org, name-mce at nameorg.org, rs at criticalteach.org 

Subject: [RSCT] Films about Genocide? Films about Hegemony? 


Hello, friends.


I'm trying to identify a few films that deal with genocide/holocausts. I know of some of the popular ones such as Hotel Rwanda, but I wonder if you have any other ideas. Does anybody know, for example, of a film that frames the annihilate of Native Americans explicitly as genocide? Or African slaves in North America? What about something related to native peoples that might be even more contemporary? Or even something about Rwanda other than Hotel Rwanda? Or something that looks across several different genocides?


If you could send me a title and short description of any ideas you might have, that would be wonderful.


I'm looking, as well, for films that might capture the notion of hegemony for first year undergraduate college students. Any ideas on this?


Thanks for any help you offer.


Best,


Paul

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