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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>Does anyone have guidelines for consensus decision making that you would be willing to share? </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Julie Bisson <BR>jbisson@comcast.net</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Jesus Nieto <nieto@mail.sdsu.edu> <BR>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:<BR><BR>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:<BR><BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>The Killing Fields<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB> Salvador<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB> Thunderheart<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>A Dry White Season<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>Come See the Paradise<BR><X-TAB>
</X-TAB>Whale Rider (you might also consider "Once were warriors" about the Maori)<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB> Zapatista<BR><BR>There's also an excellent film about Palestinians called "Occupation 101."<BR><BR>Good luck! -Jesus<BR><BR>At 09:42 PM 8/26/2008, anniej@igc.org wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Annie Johnston<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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<DD>From: "Paul C. Gorski" <BR>
<DD>Sent: Aug 25, 2008 9:47 AM <BR>
<DD>To: mcp@edchange.org, name-mce@nameorg.org, rs@criticalteach.org <BR>
<DD>Subject: [RSCT] Films about Genocide? Films about Hegemony? <BR><BR>
<DD>Hello, friends.<BR><BR>
<DD>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?<BR><BR>
<DD>If you could send me a title and short description of any ideas you might have, that would be wonderful.<BR><BR>
<DD>I'm looking, as well, for films that might capture the notion of hegemony for first year undergraduate college students. Any ideas on this?<BR><BR>
<DD>Thanks for any help you offer.<BR><BR>
<DD>Best,<BR><BR>
<DD>Paul<BR>
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<P></X-SIGSEP><B>Jesús Nieto, Associate Professor<BR>School of Teacher Education<BR>San Diego State University<BR>Office: North Education 81<BR>Office phone number: (619) 594-6125<BR>Email address: nieto@mail.sdsu.edu<BR><BR><BR>"The two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first, the widespread delusion among the poor that we have a democracy, and second, <BR>the chronic terror among the rich, lest we get it." -Edward Dowling<BR><BR>"The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. A
bove all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget." -Arundhati Roy<BR></B>
<DIV align=center> <BR></DIV><B>"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King, Jr.<BR><BR>"I believe that words are easy. I believe the truth is told in the actions we take. And I believe that if enough ordinary people back up our desire for a better world with action, I believe we can, in fact, accomplish absolutely extraordinary things."<BR> Jody Williams, recipient of 1997 Nobel Peace Prize<BR><BR>“Do all you can do, in the time you have, with what you have, in the place you have.”<BR> &
nbsp; -Ngoski, 13-year-old boy dying of AIDS</B> <BR><BR><B>”Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic.” - Dave Barry</B> <BR><BR><B>"Never criticize another person until you've walked a mile in their shoes. Then you'll be a mile away from them and you'll have their shoes." -Anonymous<BR></B></BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>