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Vine Deloria, Jr.
(1933-2005)
The great indigenous visionary, philosopher, author and activist
Vine Deloria, Jr. passed over to join his ancestors November
13, 2005. The passing of Vine creates a huge
intellectual and analytical void in the native and non-native
worlds.
more....
Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005)
The National Association for
Multicultural Education mourns the loss of one of
America's greatest heroines. We celebrate her life and her
sacrifices by not taking for granted the hard fought civil rights
that we now enjoy. We honor her life by continuing to work together
for educational equity and social justice.
Rosa Parks
Funeral Program
Anti Defamation
League
has prepared a list of resources for teachers and an annotated
bibliography of children's books that present the life of Rosa Parks
accurately and within an appropriate historical context.
http://www.adl.org/education.
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The "December Dilemma"
December
Holiday Guidelines
for Public Schools |
Every
December, public school
students, parents,
teachers and
administrators face the
difficult task of
acknowledging the
various religious and
secular holiday
traditions celebrated
during that time of
year. Teachers,
administrators and
parents should try to
promote greater
understanding and
tolerance among students
of different traditions
by taking care to adhere
to the requirements of
the First Amendment
The First Amendment
guarantees freedom of
religion to all
Americans — including
young schoolchildren —
by prohibiting the
government from
endorsing or promoting
any particular religious
point of view. This
prohibition has led
courts to ban such
plainly coercive
religious activities in
public schools as
organized prayer and the
teaching of creationism.
The law is less clear
regarding the limits on
holiday celebrations in
public schools, but a
number of guidelines
should be
followed in order to
ensure that our public
schools can best
celebrate the religious
freedom upon which our
nation was founded.
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ADL. |
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White Privilege Exercise |
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As far as
I know this exercise was originally developed by Martin Cano as The Horatio
Alger exercise. I learned this from him in 1990. Martin is/was an extraordinary
educator and developer and I love him dearly. He died suddenly several years ago
while doing this work. Now he prods us all to be real and be effective from a
Great Beyond.... Maggie Finefrock, The Learning
Project - Kansas City,
Missouri
Source
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►Feminist
Majority Foundation |
Feminism n. the policy, practice or advocacy of political, economic, and social equality for women.
The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists - both women and men, girls and boys - are the majority, but this majority must be empowered. |
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