ORIAS World History Study Group

From: ORIAS [mailto:orias@berkeley.edu]
Subject: ORIAS UPDATE

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WORLD HISTORY STUDY GROUP 2009-2010

“Transnational Transgressions"

The World History study group meets monthly to discuss trends and scholarship in the teaching of World History. The group chooses seven books per school year dealing with an annual theme; the book discussions are facilitated by Alan Karras, author and professor in the International and Area Studies department at University of California, Berkeley. The group is open to all Bay Area Social Studies classroom teachers, grades K – 12. Space is limited to 20 teachers.

This year’s topic is “Transnational Transgressions.” Our first book will be Marcus Rediker’s Villains of All Nations. Future books for this year will potentially include works on money laundering, human trafficking, drug trafficking, border disputes and international organized crime.

TIME

5:00-7:00 pm on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from October to April during the 2009-10 school year.

AGENDA

October 21: Marcus Rediker’s Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
November 18, December 16, January 20, February 17, March 17, April 21: Books TBA

LOCATION

Mercy High School, 3250 19th Avenue, San Francisco (near Stonestown Galleria).

If you are interested in joining the group please contact Kelly Korenak at World Savvy, by calling 415-292-7421 or emailing kelly worldsavvy.org.

This study group is a program of World Savvy and the Bay Area Global Education Project (BAGEP), co-sponsored by ORIAS.

Michele Delattre, Program Representative

University of California Berkeley

ORIAS (Office of Resources for International and Area Studies)

2223 Fulton Street Room 338 #2324

Berkeley CA 94720-2324

orias@berkeley.edu

510-643-0868

http://orias.berkeley.edu

Teachers for Social Justice Annual Conference

From: Teachers 4 Social Justice [mailto:teachers4socialjustice@yahoo.com]
Subject: Teaching for Social Justice Annual Conference

Join us for the upcoming 9th annual Teaching for Social Justice Educators Conference!

Teaching for Social Justice: Foundations for Change
Saturday, October 10th, 2009 * 9am-5pm
Mission High School * San Francisco, CA

Register now at http://www.t4sj.org

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Pedro Noguera

Workshops * Resource Faire * Networking * Community

These are just SOME of the workshop titles:

* Literacy and Justice for All: Tapping Into Your ELLs' Strengths as Developing Readers
* HipHop Scholastics: A Critical HipHop Pedagogy
* Lessons from the critical mathematics classroom: A conversation about developing and teaching social justice curriculum
* Creating Habits of Mind: Social Justice Historians at the Elementary School Level
* 'Hood Habitus': How SF Neighborhoods Influence Our Habits
* Crushes, Erections, Periods, Oh MY! How to navigate sexuality in the classroom

This conference is for teachers, by teachers - with a focus on curriculum, pedagogy and networking. If you've never been to a T4SJ Conference, join us now! If you have been or have been coming for years, we look forward to seeing you again!

For more info and to register, visit http://www.t4sj.org

National Humanities Center Fall Workshops: FREE!!

From: National Humanities Center [ckiplik@nationalhumanitiescenter.org]

Subject: Online Professional Development - National Humanities Center

Live, Online Professional Development
U.S. History and American Literature
Fall 2009 Workshops

FREE for California Teachers!!!

Thurs., Oct. 8
The Consumer Revolution in Colonial America
Maurie McInnis, University of VA

Tues., Oct. 13
Why Some New World Colonies Succeeded and Others Failed
Kathleen DuVal, UNC-Chapel Hill and NHC Fellow

Tues., Oct. 20
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Andrew Delbanco, Columbia University and NHC Fellow

Tues., Oct. 27
Civil War Art
Kirk Savage, University of Pittsburgh

Wed., Oct. 28
The Cult of Domesticity
Lucinda MacKethan, North Carolina State University and NHC Fellow

Tues., Nov. 10
Emancipation
Reginald Hildebrand, UNC-Chapel Hill

Thurs., Nov. 12
The Ashcan School
Angela Miller, Washington University - St. Louis

Thurs., Nov. 19
In Search of the Civil Rights Movement
Kenneth Janken, UNC-Chapel Hill and NHC Fellow


Who Should Enroll: K-12 U.S. History and American Literature teachers.

Cost: $35.00 -- but read attachment below for special FREE offer to California teachers, through partnership of CDE with NHC!!

Reading Assignments: Workshop texts are provided free online at the National Humanities Center's Toolbox Library and TeacherServe® websites. Prior to each workshop, reading assignments will be emailed to participants.

Recertification Credit: The National Humanities Center programs are eligible for recertification credit. Each workshop will include ninety minutes of instruction plus ninety minutes of preparation. Because the workshops are conducted online, they may qualify for technology credit in districts that award it. The Center will supply documentation of participation.

Technical Requirements: The workshops are conducted online using conferencing software. To participate, you need a computer, an internet connection, speakers, and a microphone. If you need a headset with a built in microphone, one will be provided.

Sponsor: The National Humanities Center, located in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, is the country's only independent institute for advanced study in all branches of the humanities. Since 1984, it has been offering rigorous, content-based professional development programs for high school teachers.

Be sure to visit the Center's online resources for teachers:
*The Toolbox Library provides primary sources-- historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and audio material--illuminated by notes and discussion questions.
*TeacherServe®, collections of essays by leading scholars that explore important topics in American culture and offer advice on how to teach them.

Caryn Koplik
National Humanities Center
919-406-0111
7 Alexander Drive
P.O. Box 12256
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Facing History's "Choosing to Participate" Online Workshop

From: Facing History and Ourselves [mailto:Facing_History_and_Ourselves@mail.vresp.com]
Subject: Join Us! Online Workshop: Choosing to Participate

Register Now for Facing History and Ourselves'

Choosing to Participate

FREE Online Workshop

You are invited to join Facing History and Ourselves' free Choosing to Participate online workshop (October 7 - 15) designed to introduce the resources and interactive features of Facing History's Choosing to Participate website. If you register for the online workshop today, we will send you a link to the redesigned website as soon as it launches—with many exciting new features!

Choosing to Participate: Facing History and Ourselves is a civic and educational initiative that seeks to be a catalyst for conversation about the importance of civic participation. The initiative encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to consider the choices they face in their lives, to think critically about issues of race and prejudice, and to understand that their decisions and actions matter to themselves, their communities, and future generations.

The website will present the stories of four individuals and communities from contemporary history whose stories illustrate the courage, initiative, and compassion that are needed to protect democracy and human rights. The website will also offer a variety of interactive tools and experiences that allow students to explore the themes of civic responsibility and democracy. Using state-of-the-art interactive graphics, audio, and video clips, the site allows young people to share their own responses about participation. The site can be used on its own, in your classroom, and/or to prepare or debrief a visit to the multimedia, interactive exhibition that is the centerpiece of the Choosing to Participate initiative. The exhibition will be on display in Cleveland, Ohio between October 2009 and February 2010.

Through facilitated online activities, educators participating in the online workshop will learn a variety of ways they can use this website with their students. The workshop will allow you to receive feedback, share lesson ideas and resources, and connect with other educators from around the globe.

This online workshop will be facilitated by Facing History staff who are experienced middle and high school educators. The format will consist of several ongoing online conversations and a guided investigation of the website. All educators are invited regardless of their computer use skill level.

By registering for this workshop, you are committing to logging on to the site and participating in the online discussion at least three times, for a time commitment of two-to-four hours during the duration of the online workshop.

APPLY TODAY TO OUR ONLINE WORKSHOP!!

Please contact Tanya at Tanya_Lubicz-Nawrocka@facing.org with any questions and forward this email to your friends and colleagues who may be interested in Facing History's "Choosing to Participate" online workshop.

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CA World History Association Annual Conference

The teaching of world history is on the cusp of dramatic change. We want you to be a part of it!

The World History Association is THE professional organization of teacher-scholars advancing a “global” perspective on research and teaching in world history. The “new world history,” as it is often termed, focuses on identifying and studying long-term, transnational patterns of continuity and change that set a framework for understanding human history as a whole rather than in a fragmented, disassociated manner. You may be familiar with this approach to world history, but may not know about the WHA itself. Here’s a cogent description of world history and the WHA:

http://www.thewha.org/world_history.php

California is blessed with a plethora of cutting-edge scholars of world history such as Ross Dunn (San Diego State U.), Ken Pomerantz (UC Irvine), Jared Diamond (UCLA), David Christian (now in Australia, but closely tied to San Diego State) and many others. It is also home to many expert teachers experienced with and dedicated to the new world history, whether through association with the AP World History program, the World History for Us All project, or other venues in which these approaches are central.

The California World History Association – the WHA’s California affiliate – is holding its annual conference in Riverside NEXT WEEKEND, October 16-17!!

http://www.thecwha.org/cnfrnc.htm#program

This is a marvelous opportunity to meet and study with this superb group of scholar-teachers. The conference will be of interest and value both to those with little or no familiarity with new world history – for whom there are sessions designed as introductions to the scholarship and teaching of the subject – as well as those looking for in-depth study of particular topics. You can view the program here:

http://www.thecwha.org/CWHAProgram2009.pdf

We hope that you will come to learn about what’s up in the field. We particularly invite you to the session introducing the 2010 edition of the Social Studies Review (the journal of the CA Council for the Social Studies) highlighting developments in teaching new world history – authors of articles for that edition will provide an overview of the field that will be of great value to your teaching. When that edition is published in January, you’ll be prepared to share these approaches with your students – and, ideally, to attend the annual CCSS conference in Pasadena in March at which there will be a full day of coordinated sessions and workshops dedicated to new world history teaching.

Registration for the conference is a very reasonable $40, and includes a full year’s membership in CWHA. For preservice teachers, there is a special registration fee of $20, so please encourage your student teachers to come as well!

The WHA is the friendliest environment I have ever found for K-12 teachers looking to associate with university scholars in the subject they teach. I speak as a former Grade 6 teacher who was invited to run and was elected to the Executive Council of the WHA, a position in which I was an equal in conversation and decision-making with eminent scholars from around the world. I hope you’ll join us in this welcoming environment, and in the endeavor of changing the way world history is taught in our schools.

-Avi

LegiSchool Project Programs and Contests

From: Herczog_Michelle Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu
Subject: LegiSchool Project Programs and Contests

The LegiSchool Project
Programs and Annual Contests

PSA Video Contest
What Would $1,000 Do For Your School?
The LegiSchool Project is currently seeking entries for their annual Public Service Announcement (PSA) Video Contest: What Would $1,000 Do For Your School? In the age of budget cuts, deficits, and spending caps, every little bit counts and $1,000 could go a long way toward improving your school. They invite high school students throughout California to break out their video cameras and create a 60-second PSA video showcasing what $1,000 would do for their school. One video from the individual category and one video from the class/club category will be selected as official prize-winning entries and the $1,000 prize money will be awarded directly to your school for the project highlighted in the video.
Entries must be postmarked by Friday, October 16, 2009.
Please see the attached announcement for details and share it with your students.
Additional flyers and/or entry forms are available at:
http://www.csus.edu/legischool

14th Annual Essay Contest
The Future of Education in California
All California students have been impacted in some way by the state's budget crisis and the direct effect it's had on education. Whether it is larger class sizes, reduced extracurricular activities or ill-maintained facilities,every school has its own story. So the question remains: where do California schools go from here? Students are asked to share their thoughts and views of the state's educational system, and explore what's working in California's schools and what they think the future holds for future students. Ten winning essayists will be invited to spend a day in Sacramento at LegiSchool's 14th Annual Student Legislative Summit, April 8, 2010, where the highlight of the day is the Student-Run Press Conference. Look for essay contest details and deadlines on our website in November, at:

www.csus.edu/legischool

Postmark deadline is Friday, January 22, 2010.


Photo Contest
California Through My Eyes
How do you envision California? What represents California to you? Poverty? Wealth? Technology? Farms? Water? Mountains? Towns? People? Cities? Cars? Hiking Trails? Family? Community? Landscapes? These are just some of the images that students are invited to photograph for LegiSchool’s annual photo contest. The photo can be of a person, place or anything–big or small. The FIRST PLACE winner will receive $100 and four runners-up will receive $50 each. Look for complete details in January.
Postmark deadline is Friday, May 7, 2010.

FREE State Government Curriculum Materials
Offered by The LegiSchool Project and The California Channel
Each DVD is accompanied by a Video Viewing Guide, which includes two pages of critical-thinking exercises and pertinent vocabulary for teachers to use as an assignment for students.

Understanding California’s Budget Process
With a budget of over $110 billion dollars, California ranks among the top 10 economies in the world! Imagine the work that goes into preparing a budget of this magnitude…The entire process takes roughly one year. This 8-minute video examines California’s budget process throughthe eyes of a family trying to balance their own budget. Emphasis is placed on the many players involved in the process, the constitutional constraints that dictate how the money is spent and the compromise needed to pass the budget with a 2/3 majority in the Legislature.

The Voting Process: YOU Have the Power!
This energetic 8-minute video gives students a step-by-step look at procedures for voting in California. The goal of the video is to give young, first-time voters the knowledge and confidence to become involved in our most cherished constitutional right, the democratic process. Registration, absentee ballots, resources (websites, phone numbers, etc.) and demonstrations of the three prevalent forms of voting systems in our state are given a thorough treatment.

The Initiative Process
This 8-minute video takes a step-by-step look at the initiative process and provides a strong message of civic involvement and personal empowerment. Daylight savings time and the banning of nuclear power plants are just two of the examples provided that illustrate the power of this important political tool of the people. Thomas Jefferson stated that “there is no safer depository of the ultimate power of society but the people themselves”—a frank recognition of the important role the initiative process plays in making law and placing the public in power to set this state's political agenda.

Checks & Balances: The Three Branches of State Government
This 10-minute video is geared toward helping students learn more about how our state legislative process works. The main premise for the lesson is that, as in the federal government, the framers of our state’s constitution wanted to be sure that no one branch of government would have too much power, so they divided the powers of the government into three equal branches.

How a Bill Becomes Law
Produced by the California Channel, this 10-minute video uses AB 2268, the Bicycle Helmet Law, to describe how a bill becomes law in California. Ideal for high school students, the video introduces concepts such as how a bill is authored, the process of first, second, and third readings, and how legislation is assigned to various committees within the Legislature.

State Government for Beginners Handout Binder
Looking for good, basic handouts about state government and the legislative process? Then this binder is for you!
Easy-to-duplicate handouts include:
• Legislative terminology
• A diagram and step-by-step description of the legislative process
• A sample bill with instructions on how to read legislation
• Voter registration and elections information
• Useful state government and political websites and much more!

To request any of these materials, please complete the enclosed order form.

The LegiSchool Project is a civic education collaboration between California State University, Sacramento and the State Legislature, administered by the Center for California Studies. LegiSchool’s mission is to engage young people in matters of public policy and state government by creating opportunities for students and state leaders to meet and share ideas on issues affecting Californians and by developing free high-quality government-oriented curriculum materials for California educators to enhance and help improve the quality of state government-related curriculum in our schools. For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact: Megan Thorall thorall@csus.edu (916) 278-7563.

Civics Publishing Opportunity: NCSS Gallery of Writing

From: Herczog_Michelle Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu
Subject: NCSS Gallery of Writing: Citizenship in the 21st Century!

Opportunity to Publish in the

National Council for the Social Studies Gallery of Writing!

NCSS Gallery Theme: Citizenship in the 21st Century

The National Council for the Social Studies is a partner in the National Gallery of Writing, an online exhibition of writing hosted by the National Council of Teachers of English.

Gallery URL: http://galleryofwriting.org/galleries/national_council_for_the_social_studies_gallery

What does an effective citizen do? Why are effective citizens necessary in a participatory democracy? What should students learn about history, civics, economics and/or geography in order to be prepared for their roles as citizens? What are the roles of parents, teachers and others in preparing effective citizens? What important person in your life—parent, friend, sibling, teacher or other role model—has contributed substantively to your understanding of citizenship, and how? What cases, examples, or instances of effective citizenship have you observed, participated in and/or supported? Send us your ideas, stories, pictures, or other responses.

Submit your writing today!

Each person can submit one piece of writing that is important to them (be it a letter, digital composition, video, or other format.) It just takes a few minutes to upload your submission.

The pieces will be unveiled on October 20, 2009 as part of The National Day on Writing, a nationwide celebration highlighting the variety and importance of writing in daily life.

National Teach-In on Veterans History

From: Herczog_Michelle Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu
Subject: National Teach-In on Veterans History

National Teach-In on Veterans History
History Channel Webcast:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
9:00 Pacific Time

HISTORY™, together with the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress, will host a National Teach-In on Veterans History on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 12pm EST. Educators and students nationwide can tune-in and view this LIVE webcast online atwww.veterans.com.

The webcast will be broadcast live from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. A panel of educators and veterans will answer questions from students via video, email, and a live audience. The teach-in will focus on the histories and stories of veterans, and will provide information on how communities nationwide can help preserve the stories of veterans and possibly submit them to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. This event is part of the Take A Veteran to School Day initiative created by HISTORY.

The panel features Robert Patrick, Director of the Veterans History Project, Terry Shima, WWII veteran and Executive Director of the Japanese American Veterans Assoc., Prof. Darlene Iskra, a US Navy veteran of Desert Storm and the first female commander of a US Navy ship, and Jonathan Bickel, a teacher from Eastern Lebanon County High School and part of a teaching-team on veterans history at his school. Dr. Libby O'Connell, Chief Historian for HISTORY, will moderate.

This fall, HISTORY will air a 5-part special series presentation entitled WWII in HD premiering on November 15th. Each school or teacher that signs up for the October 21st webcast will receive a colorful WWII in HD poster and a field kit developed by the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress. (These will mail in early October and are available while supplies last, so sign up now!)

To register for this webcast and the Take a Veteran to School program, visit:http://www.veterans.com

If you have any additional questions or feedback, contactveterans@aetn.com

There is no registration fee -- HISTORY has fully funded this event.

CASET Economics Conference in SF

From: Herczog_Michelle Herczog_Michelle@lacoe..edu
Subject: CASET Economics in Education Conference - San Francisco, CA

14th Annual California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET) Economics in Education Conference
October 23, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94105

The California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET) would like to invite you to attend our 14th Annual Economics in Education Conference in San Francisco, CA. CASET is an organization of educators promoting the effective teaching of economic principles in the K-12th grades. A highlight each year is our one-day, state-wide conference for economics teachers. The conference features sessions tailored to different grade levels with emphasis on activity-based economic curriculum, teaching strategies, cooperative learning tips, and demonstrations of new materials.

Tentative sessions include:
*Using skits in the classroom to teach economics
*Using the Capital Markets Contest to teach macroeconomics
*Yoram Bauman, The Stand-Up Economist
(learn more about Mr. Bauman at http://www.thestandupeconomist.com/)
*Federal Reserve Bank
*Supply and Demand with Dee Mecham

97% of past attendees agreed that the day is very valuable in helping them teach econ to their students and 95% said that they would attend another CASET conference and would recommend it to their colleagues.

By attending this conference you will receive:
*100 scholarships up to $125
available to cover substitute fees, travel expenses, or conference registration fee of $75
*Virtual Economics - $1000 Value
*A continental breakfast and delicious lunch
*One unit of Continuing Education Credit available - $180/unit
*A day of celebrating economic education with your colleagues

More information can be found at:
http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001KOjYle_zlG9DikFgn3PKvQr46lE2Sa68-Bj-yZGFciRZjT4A_D7Mb4Ejq0LqVPGGy0G0KQDY3qv_yr5ZcJMJx4F_7aKausDZ2X9vqMA0WhG8b6ywSHOCsPEZETL6MXj4ZSlLpw6KaIg-fpzLF6tb6SRPVtcJI6ipmM24NaTOKk7rv2T7ZYiXGEAlXmMGWNhRrUWwCkoe0JYm0dBB-CtyHZ_RHpRQbEmHxkXxJg3PZiqn_K0P_XMUUmvZra0ww0JmEifjKQtYk2SjXPTz81C2f_2qqdxfUSeNKthMJBV4QjDMoBc9GwoCVEH-R9NIBbMgdlCJ_fIXFpWr-W2ABkRBWkzBjrZj5_7g_Cx-V1YedkJJWqcj_K2Svc0Si2e_vs7afrmgA_IMVRQ%3D

To Register
Call: 800-845-9799
Email: bmauricia@csusb.edu

Building Academic Literacy in History Classrooms Conference

From: UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project [mailto:karen@ucop.ccsend.com]
Subject: Building Academic Literacy in History Classrooms Conference

Announcing the Building Academic Literacy in History Classrooms Conference!

Dear Friends of the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project,

We are excited to announce the Building Academic Literacy in History Classrooms Conference! Sponsored by the Mt. Diablo Unified School District Teaching American History Grant and the University of California, Berkeley History-Social Science Project, this conference is offered to teachers and administrators of 5th, 8th, and 11th grade U.S. History and English Language Arts. For more information or to download a registration form, please visit our new website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp.

The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Gary Nash. Dr. Nash is the director of the National Center for History in the Schools (NCHS) and Professor Emeritus of Early American History at UCLA. His keynote address, Roots of Citizenship in America: The Unknown American Revolution, will examine the many meanings the American Revolution had to its diverse participants. How did the people of that time understand what they were fighting for? What outcomes did they hope to enjoy?The conference will also include lesson presentations by 5th, 8th, and 11th grade Mt. Diablo Unified School District grant teachers, that integrate reading, writing, and thinking strategies into the history classroom curriculum.

Participants will receive lesson plans, a continental breakfast, and lunch.

Please contact us with any questions.
Best wishes,
The UCBH-SSP Team

Conference Logistics & Details

When
October 24, 2009, 8:30am to 2:00pm

Place
Willow Creek Center, 1026 Mohr Lane. Concord, CA 94518

Cost
*$40 registration fee to those attending outside the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.
*This conference is available at no cost to Mt. Diablo Unified School District teachers, but a $15 advance deposit is required. It will be returned at the conference registration.
*Make checks payable to UC Regents.

Registration
Click here for the registration form.
Click here if you are a Mt. Diablo Unified School District teacher.
More information and registration forms are available at http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp, or call (510) 643-0897.

For more information, please contact the TAH for All Grant Coordinator, Lauren Weaver, at (510) 643-0897 or lweaver@berkeley.edu. For more information about Mt. Diablo Unified School District's TAH grant visit: www.tah4all.org.

UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
Donna Leary
Director
http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp
ucbhssp@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-0897
The UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project is part of nine disciplinary networks that make up the California Subject Matter Projects. Visit the CSMP website for more information about our work in California schools.

Days of the Dead Celebration

From: Indra Mungal imungal@museumca.org
Sent out on behalf of the Hayward Area Historical Society

“The Consulate General of Mexico congratulates the work of Hayward Area Historical Society and its partners and artist Fernando Hernández in their efforts to maintain one of the oldest and most important traditions of Mexico : Dias de los Muertos. A tradition that due to its context, beauty, and relevance has become an adopted tradition of the Bay Area.”

The Art of Remembrance:
Days of the Dead 2009

Curated by Fernando Hernandez

October 10 to November 8
At the historic Meek Mansion in Cherryland’s Meek Park, at the corner of Hampton and Boston Roads between Mission Blvd and Meekland Avenue

The Art of Remembrance traces the evolution of this sacred Mexican tradition from pre-Columbian origins to our modern age. The exhibit features the work of Bay Area artists creating contemporary altars and memorials to the dead.

October 24 - 10 AM to 6 PM in Meek Park:
Free Community Days of the Dead Celebration

Entertainment starts at 1PM with Opening Ceremony
featuring Yolanda Aranda and the Xaguia Aztec Dancers
Followed by: Grupo Folklorico Tlapalli, Mariachi Juvenil de Hayward,
Mexican Balladeer Jesus Cisneros, and Latin roots and rock with Blanca, and Viviane DeLeon as Mistress of Ceremonies

The celebration is made possible through generous support from AT&T, UBS Bank, Comerica Bank in Hayward , Vic Hubbard Auto Supply, HARD and YCS & Associates. Special thanks to Hayward Area Historical Society and the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, who present Dias de los Muertos Mercado featuring arts, crafts, altar supplies, and kids' art activities.

Food and drink available, or picnic in beautiful Meek Park .

See flyer below for more details

For more event information:
Hayward Area Historical Society
(510) 581-0223 or http://www.haywardareahistory.org/

Teaching with "Defiance" Workshop

From: Jonathan Furst - JPEF Outreach [mailto:jonathan@jewishpartisans.org]

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The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation (JPEF) in
cooperation with Paramount Home Entertainment presents:
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* TEACHING with DEFIANCE *
Jewish Resistance and the Bielski Partisans

== A Hands-On Training on Teaching with the Film ==
BART Accessible ~ Includes vegetarian meal

Tuesday, October 27, 5:00pm-8:30pm
Alameda County Office of Education
313 W. Winton Ave #142, Hayward, CA

== Participants Receive ==
~ Defiance DVD with Excerpts ~
The feature film, director's comments, 5 primary source interview with Bielski partisans, and special made-for-classroom DVD with 16 excerpts from key scenes to use in the classroom

~ Defiance / Bielski Partisans Curriculum ~
New teacher's guide to DVD and excerpts, plus additional JPEF educational materials created with Bielski biographer Peter Duffy and Defiance screenwriter Clayton Frohman

~ Nine Jewish Partisans Documentaries ~
Including two new short films with primary source interviews and archival footage, produced by the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

== SPACE IS LIMITED ==
$12 Class Fee. To register, go to:
www.jewishpartisans.org/defiance-EB

See flyer attached below for more details.

More information at: defianceba@jewishpartisans.org or call 415.563.2244 x102
Downloadable flier: www.jewishpartisans.org/defianceba-flier
Transit and Parking: SF - www.acoe.org/acoe/Home/AboutACOE/Directions
(~10 min from Hayward BART/AmTrak via AC Transit)

This workshop made possible by: Elliott and Suzanne Felson; The Hellman Family Foundation; Jewish Community Endowment Holocaust Memorial/Education Fund

Partner Organizations: Alameda County Office of Education; Holocaust Center of Northern California; Anti-Defamation League; Bureau of Jewish Education; CA Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance; The Curriculum Initiative; Facing History and Ourselves

www.jewishpartisans.org

"There has never before been a film-based Holocaust curriculum that implemented such innovative means and pedagogy to teach not only History, but Ethics, Leadership and Jewish values... I hope this will become a staple for educators across the country."
-- Michael Berenbaum

CA 3R's October Bulletin: Teaching About Halloween

From: Herczog_Michelle
Subject: CA 3Rs October Bulletin and Resources

The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce

California Three Rs
Rights, Responsibility, and Respect
A Project of the California County Superintendents Educational
Services Association and The First Amendment Center

October 2009 Bulletin:
Teacher’s Religious Rights in Public Schools
by Margaret Hill, Director CA 3Rs Project

World Religions in Our Midst
America’s Expanding Religious Pluralism Since the 1965 Immigration Act
October 15, 29 and November 12, 2009
Placentia Yorba Linda USD

Halloween in Public Schools
Issues and Suggestions


Please see attached files for more information.

Teaching Tolerance: Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

From: Teaching Tolerance TeachingTolerance@newsletter.tolerance.org
Subject: Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

Sonia Nieto reflects on the nomination of the first Latina to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Our new lesson plan on Hernandez v. Texas explores the court case that set the stage for the Latino Civil Rights Movement.

Also on Tolerance.org

In Teaching Tolerance Magazine
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Rethinking Schools News

From: Rethinking Schools
Subject: Rethinking Schools on "Democracy Now!"

Dear Rethinking Schools friends,

Rethinking Schools editor Bob Peterson was on the TV-radio show "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez this morning. Bob was asked to speak about the Obama administration's education strategy, especially its approach to charter schools. As Bob points out in the interview, "we need to challenge the notion that charters are the engine of reform." Listen to or watch the segment at http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/23/education_secretary_arne_duncan_pushes_to

Other recent Rethinking Schools-in-the-news items:

Peterson's work with a multiracial community-educator coalition to demand alternatives to biases in the Houghton-Mifflin textbooks is featured in Gloria Alter's Educational Leadership article, "Challenging the Textbook." The article also includes photos from former Rethinking Schools managing editor, Barbara Miner.

Stan Karp was recently interviewed by Janine Jackson on CounterSpin, a radio show that monitors the media and is syndicated on about 145 stations across the country. Karp discusses NCLB at http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3778.

In April, Rethinking Schools editor Larry Miller was elected to the School Board in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Our Spring 2009 editorial was adapted by Wayne Au, Bill Bigelow and David Levine and distributed by the Progressive Media Project as "Schools Are Not Businesses" to media outlets and newspapers around the world. It was published on sites ranging from commondreams.org to the Tallahassee Democrat to The Gulf Times in Qatar.

Linda Christensen is featured in the spring issue of Lewis and Clark College's "The Chronicle Magazine." Read "Word Warriors" at http://legacy.lclark.edu/dept/chron/wordwarriorssp09.html. And of course, check out Linda's fabulous new Rethinking Schools book, Teaching for Joy and Justice at www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/tfjj.

Bill Bigelow was quoted in a front page New York Times article ("A Cautionary Video About America's 'Stuff'"), about the inadequacies of textbook treatment of environmental issues. Bigelow is on the community board of "The Story of Stuff," www.storyofstuff.com, the student-friendly video that has been viewed on the web over 6 million times.

And in the no-publicity-is-bad-publicity category, this spring The Washington Times dubbed Rethinking Schools, "the nation's leading publication for social-justice educators." Finally, we're in agreement with The Washington Times.

Thanks for your support.

Michael Trokan
rsmike@sbcglobal.net
Rethinking Schools magazine
www.rethinkingschools.org

Workshop Series: American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War

*JOIN US FOR TWO DAYS OF EXCITING GROUP STUDY*

APRIL 18 AND APRIL 25

9 AM – 3 PM

AT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION


DID YOU KNOW…

§ The Spanish Civil War was the “first battle” of World War II, in which U.S. citizens faced choices that affected the course of events leading to the war and American involvement?

§ Volunteers supporting the Republic represented the first fully-integrated American military operation in terms of race, gender and sexual orientation, establishing a standard for diversity in government action not met again until long after?

§ The diaspora of one million Spanish citizen refugees forced from their country changed the face of the many places to which they fled, particularly to Mexico and, from there, to South, Central and North America?

§ Members of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and others who helped Spanish refugees were among the first to suffer political persecution during the McCarthy era?

WE WILL MEET as a study group for two Saturdays to explore a rich range of primary sources – posters, poetry, postcards, paintings, photos, letters and more - and to develop lessons around such topics as:

§ The roles of women and people of color in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and other volunteer corps

§ Participation of such notable artist activists as Pablo Neruda, Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman and Ernest Hemingway

§ The relationship of the Spanish Civil War to the advent of WWII and to global immigration patterns

§ Persecution of political dissenters during the McCarthy era


BENEFITS YOU WILL RECEIVE INCLUDE:

§ A stipend of $300
§ Breakfast and lunch on each workshop day
§ Teaching resources including books, videos and lesson plans

See attached flyer for details

To register: use the attached registration form

Contact: AVI BLACK, ACOE History-Social Science Coordinator

PH: 510-670-4239

E: ablack@acoe.org

Meet the Scholars 2009: Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

From: Avi Black (ablack@acoe.org)

The Alameda County Office of Education, Words That Made America 2 and the Oakland Museum of California

PRESENT

Meet the Scholars

Join us for a series of collegial conversations between teachers and eminent historians around the theme:

Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

How have national crises shaped the role of the American presidency over time?

How have American presidents dealt with challenges facing the nation?

How do past crises inform how we understand the role of the presidency today?

Session 3: April 3
Gerald Henig, Prof Emeritus of History, CSU-East Bay
Author of "A Nation Transfored: How the Civil War Changed America Forever"
Winner of CSU-East Bay Outstanding Professor Award

LINCOLN'S LEADERSHIP:
A BLUEPRINT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

All pre-registrants get FREE admission to "First Friday" programming and guaranteed seating to this program.

*REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS SESSION: APRIL 1*

Please see the attached flyer for details, and use the attached form to register.

Click here for more details on the entire “Meet the Scholars” series.

Meet the Scholars sessions are held at:

THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
Lecture Hall
1000 Oak Street (at 10th Street)
Oakland, CA 94607

“First Fridays” from 5-7PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Avi Black, ACOE History-Social Science Coordinator
PH: 510-670-4239
FAX: 510-670-3239
Email: ablack@acoe.org

ORIAS-HUMANITIES WEST: Napoleon

From: Patricia Lundberg [mailto:patti@humanitieswest.org]


NAPOLEON: EUROPEAN CULTURE AT THE CROSSROADS
ORIAS Working Group at Humanities West
April 17-18, 2009

Join with colleagues and scholars at the Humanities West program to explore enduring legacies from the Napoleonic era through legendary personalities, flamboyant art and music, and legal innovations in defining citizenship.

WHERE: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister, Sf

WHEN: April 17-18, 2009

WHAT: Working Groups are established to nurture a professional community of K-12 and college educators with shared interests in international studies and world history The groups are free and open to all K-12 and community college educators and librarians.

*Working Group Moderators: Michele Delattre (ORIAS) and
Camille Mathieu (Art History, UCB).


PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE:

· Advance reading.
· Free ground floor tickets to Humanities West programs on Friday and Saturday ($100 regular price).
· Saturday lunch for break-out meeting.


OTHER BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS/STUDENTS:

· Reduced price balcony tickets for teachers not participating in the ORIAS working group can be purchased from www.cityboxoffice.com for $20/day plus $2.50 service charge per ticket. Direct link: http://www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1234&c=18&pg

· A limited number of scholarships for K-12 students available. (Regular discount $20/day) Contact Humanities West, info@humanitieswest.org or 415-391-9700 for further information.

· Stipends of $100 for teachers bringing students to the program. Contact Humanities West, info@humanitieswest.org or 415 391 9700 for further information.

· All teachers and students are invited to join the ORIAS working group lunch meeting. RSVP required – lunch supplied, space is limited. Contact Michele Delattre at orias@berkeley.edu / 510-643-0868

Patricia Lundberg, PhD
Executive Director, Humanities West
P O Box 546
San Francisco, CA 94104
Direct line: (415) 994 5929 (cell)
www.humanitieswest.org

ORIAS UPDATE 3-16-09

From: ORIAS [mailto:orias@berkeley.edu]

ORIAS EVENTS

1. European Union: A Teachers’ Institute at U. C. Berkeley – April 4
http://orias.berkeley.edu/2009/EUhome.htm
Two spaces left.

2. Russia And Her Neighbors • Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies' Annual Teachers' Conference - April 25, 2009

Contact: Libby Coyne at ISEEES elizabeth.coyneberkeley.edu or (510) 643-5844

3. Visible Power: Art In National Life

2009 ORIAS Summer Teacher's World History Institute
July 27-31, 2009
Art production for public display has been a component of every historical era. The institute will explore unique evidence art supplies for teaching world history themes such as: Identity; Order and Systems; Peace and Conflict; Migration and Encounters; Chronologies/Change and Continuity.
http://orias.berkeley.edu/summer2009/Summer2009Home.htm


OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS ON CAMPUS

*Responding to a Resurgent Russia: Russian Policy and Responses from the EU and US
Conference/Symposium | April 2 | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | International House,

Event Contact: Noga Wizansky nwizansk@berkeley.edu, 510-643-4558-4

*Film Series: Women’s Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran
March 1, 2009 - April 29, 2009 at the Pacific Film Archive

A celebration of women filmmakers from North Africa and the Middle East, as well as the diaspora in Europe, this series represents a remarkable geographic, cultural, and stylistic range. In documentaries, features, and experimental works, the directors depict urban attitudes and rural traditions, the dream of escape and the isolation of exile, and the comforts and entrapments of family.
PFA Theater: 2575 Bancroft Way @ Bowditch, Berkeley
Info: 510.642.1412 Advance Tickets: 510.642.5249

Please refer to the PFA website for program details and updates. http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries/womens_cinema_
tangiers_tehran


SCIENCE CONNECTIONS

History teachers can find exciting ways to think out of the box by collaborating with their colleagues in science departments and integrate science perspectives into the world history curriculum through global topics like population growth, climate change, environmental law, and energy politics.

· The law schools at UC Berkeley and UCLA have launched a new blog, Legal Planet, which provides insight and analysis on climate change, energy, and environmental law and policy. This collaborative blog draws upon the individual research strengths and vast expertise of the law schools' think tanks and legal scholars.
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/

· Conference: Sustainable Professional Development for Global Systems Science in the 21st Century - July 13-15, 2009.

You are invited to attend the Global Systems Science (GSS) conference which will be held 2009 July 13-15 (3 days) at Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA.

This conference will combine elements of the Global System Science curriculum materials and the new GSS partner: the Global Science textbook authored by John Christensen and published by Kendall/Hunt. We'll share best techniques for using GSS and Global Science materials with high school classes as well as techniques for both in-person and remote-meeting professional development. The materials feature reading and investigations that can form an Earth Science course, Environmental Science course, Integrated Science course, or constitute valuable supplements to traditional Physics, Biology, and Chemistry courses. Preliminary agenda is on the GSS conference page:
http://lhs.berkeley.edu/gss/uptodate/con/


OFF CAMPUS Summer Travel:

· Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WW II in Asia
2009 Peace And Reconciliation Tour Of China - June 30 to July 15, 2009

The Global Alliance for Preserving the History of World War II in Asia (Global Alliance) is again pleased to announce, for the third year, that social science, history, and humanities teachers and educators are invited to apply for this opportunity to take part in a 16-day intensive summer study tour of China. The purpose of the study tour is to enhance knowledge and understanding of the cultural and historical background of China during the Asia-Pacific War from 1931-1945.

o For full details on fees, funding, and application see http://www.global-alliance.net
o Application deadline postmarked April 10, 2009.
Contact: Pete Stanek pete.stanek@global-alliance.net.


· Uganda - Teaching Global Issues: July 11 - 24, 2009

Do you teach about Global Issues? Have you dreamed of visiting Africa but wanted a more authentic experience than looking at it through the window of an air-conditioned bus? Do you want to connect, one-on-one, with people who are actively working to lift themselves out of poverty and ask them what their lives are like? Would you like to go on safari and then be able to talk to the locals about what the the park and wildlife conservation mean to them? Do you want to see what "Global Issues" look like in the lives of Ugandans?

For information on costs, itinerary, and program visit Conservation Concepts.
http://conservationconcepts.net/default.aspx


Michele Delattre
Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS)
University of California Berkeley
2223 Fulton Street Rm 338 (MC2324)
Berkeley CA 94720-2324
510-643-0868
http://orias.berkeley.edu
orias@berkeley.edu

Teaching Tolerance: American Workers at the Crossroads

From: Teaching Tolerance <TeachingTolerance@newsletter.tolerance.org>

American Workers at the Crossroads

The economy is in crisis. When powerful people gather to debate bailouts and bankruptcies, labor unions are the sole voice for the concerns of the individual worker.

Congress is preparing to debate the Employee Free Choice Act, which could shape organized labor - and your students' lives - for years to come.

Why Unions Matter (Lesson for Grades 10-12)

Cesar Chavez, Farmworkers & the Union (Lesson for Grades 7-12)

Economic Injustice Affects Us All (Lesson for Grades 7-12)

Making Sense of EFCA (Lesson for Grades 10-12)

United We Stand (Lesson for Grades 3-6)

These lessons can be used in conjunction with Viva La Causa, our FREE teaching kit on Cesar Chavez and the California farmworkers' strike.

All Teaching Tolerance resources support MCREL national standards. For this mini-unit, we have also included standards for the eight states that observe Cesar Chavez Day (March 31).

Also Available From Teaching Tolerance
Rihanna & Chris Brown: Business as Usual?

A Nation of Cowards?

Seeking True Equality for Women's Sports

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PeaceGAMES Training for Trainers - April 17

From: Maryam Roberts <mroberts@coloredgirls.org>

The PeaceGAMES Training for Trainers is a leadership training opportunity where we will focus on peace and militarism issues through a racial and gender justice lens.

April 17, 9:30-4:00
The Women of Color Resource Center
1611 Telegraph, Ave Suite 303, Oakland CA
Cost: $75-200 Sliding Scale (Scholarships Available)

Who is the training for? Educators, Organizers, Students, Youth leaders, Veterans, Peace Organizers, Anyone looking to deepen the links between race, gender, militarism and peace.

Come join us as we explore:
· PeaceGAMES curriculum exercises
· How to effectively facilitate conversations on race, gender, militarism and peace in your community or classroom
· How do peace, gender, race, militarism and social justice issues overlap?
· Leadership & community building among women of color

LGBTQ, working-class, and women of color strongly encouraged to apply.

For an application, please email mroberts@coloredgirls.org
Space limited! Apply soon!

Applications available online, or email to request one.


Maryam Roberts
Peace & Solidarity Program Director
Women of Color Resource Center
510-444-2700 x305

www.coloredgirls.org

Holocaust Center Day of Learning

From: HCNC Events [mailto:events@hcnc.org]

Sunday May 3, 2009
11:30am - 4:30pm
Mercy High School, San Francisco
Accessible by Muni

The Day of Learning is an opportunity for students, grades 8-12, and educators to participate in interactive workshops about the Holocaust and genocide. Watch the film, see photos and learn more about Day of Learning on Facebook.

Workshop descriptions for Students
Workshop descriptions for Educators

To download a registration flyer click here.

Students interested in volunteering are encouraged to apply for the Ambassador Program. Find more info on Facebook.

Questions?
dol@hcnc.org,
(415)777-9060 x201


Upcoming Events

April 18 & 19
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange

April 19
San Francisco Yom HaShoah v'HaGvurah observance

April 20
Contra Costa
North Peninsula
& South Peninsula
Yom HaShoah observances

April 22
A Reading and Talk by Barbara Epstein

April 23
How to Remember? Panel discussion at The CJM

May 9
Iron Man from Treblinka

May 13
The Inaugural Alfred Manovill Memorial Lecture: Saul Friedländer

View our full list of upcoming events here.

Holocaust Center of Northern California | 121 Steuart St. | San Francisco | CA | 94105

"Lessons on African Diversity": Five-Week Travel Study Program in Morocco for Educators

From: Herczog_Michelle <Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu>

“Lessons on African Diversity:
Multiculturalism & Religious Intersections in Morocco”
A five-week travel study program in Morocco for educators

UCLA African Studies Center invites applicants to a five-week intensive travel study program in Morocco (UNEX credit approval pending).

Successful applicants will participate in:

§ Pre-departure Preparation and Orientation: pre-departure orientation conducted over three days at UCLA

§ Curriculum Development Project in Morocco
A five-week comprehensive program of study, travel, research, acquisition of resource materials and curriculum writing in Morocco (beginning the end of June until the end of July 2009). Participants will travel to Casablanca, Marrakesh, Fes, and Tangiers and explore the cultural crossroads and religious intersections of Moroccan heritage.

§ Follow-up Activities and Dissemination: A series of follow-up workshops at UCLA planned for the fall and winter quarters


Eligible applicants are as follows:
1. K-12 educators (teachers, library/media specialists, curriculum coordinators, etc.);
2. Faculty members who teach modern foreign languages or area studies at the post-secondary level;
3. Experienced administrators responsible for planning, conducting or supervising programs in modern foreign languages or area studies at the elementary, secondary or post-secondary level.


REQUIREMENTS
1. Each participant will pay a fee of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) toward the cost of the project. This fee will be due upon applicant’s acceptance into the program.
2. Each participant must have a valid passport (valid for at least 6 months) and visa, be able to document good health, and provide proof of health and traveler’s insurance coverage.
3. Under no circumstance will a spouse, other relatives or friends of a GPA participant travel with or accompany the group on the field study tour in Morocco.
4. The following expenses are not covered by the United States Department of Education or UCLA and must be borne by the participant:

· The $1,000 fee, to be paid to UCLA;
· Roundtrip transportation from participant’s home institution to UCLA campus;
· Passport and visa fees;
· Inoculations and other health care expenses related to travel abroad;
· Personal travel done on a participant’s own time and initiative in Morocco; and
· All other related personal expenses.


Directions:

1. Read the attached information in the “Call for Applications” document carefully.

2. Complete the attached application.

3. Request three (3) letters of reference from three school administrators, one of whom is your immediate supervisor.

4. Submit the complete original application and two (2) copies and supporting materials postmarked no later than April 17, 2009.

Return application to:

GPA Program to Morocco Application
UCLA African Studies Center
10244 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095

For further information on submission of applications contact the UCLA African Studies Center:

Tel: (310) 825-3686
Fax: (310) 206-2250

E-mail: africa@international.ucla.edu

New Issue of History Now: The Great Depression

As Americans anxiously watch the stock market’s daily fluctuations, the rising unemployment rate, housing foreclosures and the scandals that have rocked the financial world, fear of another Great Depression hovers in our minds. The Gilder Lehrman Institute has asked a group of six distinguished contributors to examine the particular circumstances that created and surrounded the Depression of the 1930s, the impact of policies chosen and paths untaken. They remind us that many of the institutions, programs, regulations, and safeguards in place today were born in the crucible of an earlier era.

There could be no better time to re-examine the Great Depression and the New Deal than 2009.

Visit History Now at www.historynow.org, or click on the links below for each feature.

To sign up for the Gilder Lehrman Institute mailing list, visit www.gilderlehrman.org.

Gilder Lehrman Institute | 19 West 44th Street, Suite 500 | New York | NY | 10036

Spring 3Rs Bulletin

From: MARGARET HILL [mailto:drpeghill@verizon.net]

Hello 3Rs Project Supporters,

Attached is the spring 3Rs Bulletin with an article on Easter and Passover in the Public School. It is based on the Finding Common Ground consensus guidelines on religious holidays. There is also the registration flier for the last of the Religion in American History institutes that will take place this summer at the Orange County Department of Education.

Please share the Bulletin with your colleagues.

Margaret Hill, Ph.D., Director
CA Three Rs Project
College of Education
CSU San Bernardino
5500 University Pkwy.
San Bernardino, CA 92407
(909) 537-5459

Raphael Lemkin and Arpilleras: Understanding Human Rights

From: Karen Weinstein [mailto:Karen_Weinstein@facing.org]

Raphael Lemkin and Arpilleras: Understanding Human Rights

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
4:30-8:30 pm
Alameda County Office of Education, 313 W. Winton Avenue, Hayward
Please RSVP online or to Karen_weinstein@facing.org

This workshop will highlight two resources from Facing History’s “Making History” series. It will consider Raphael Lemkin’s tireless efforts, in response to the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust, to define and outlaw genocide, and examine the story of Chilean women whose brightly colored tapestries, or arpilleras, played a leading role in the nonviolent movement for human rights during Pinochet's rule from 1973-1990.

A light dinner will be included. There is no fee for this workshop.

Karen Weinstein
Facing History and Ourselves
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 318
Hayward, CA 94545
Ph: 510-786-2500 ext. 221
Fax: 510-786-2522
Staff E-mail: firstname_lastname@facing.org
Website: http://www.facinghistory.org

César E. Chávez Day Classroom Resources

From: Herczog_Michelle <Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu>


Resources to Commemorate
César E. Chávez Day
March 31, 2009

California has established an official state holiday to honor Latino labor leader César E. Chávez, born on March 31, 1927. César Chávez Day is intended to promote service to the communities of California in honor of Chavez's life and work. It will be celebrated on March 31, or the appropriate Monday or Friday following or preceding that date.

Resources include:

VIVA LA CAUSA
The Story of César E. Chávez and a Great Movement for Social Justice
A Documentary Film and Teachers Guide about the Delano Strike and Grape Boycott
led by César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta.

FREE to Schools from
Teaching Tolerance
A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center

To order, go to:
www.teachingtolerance.org/lacausa


César E. Chávez Service Programs
http://yscal.org/cm/Programs/Chavez/Main.html

Cesar Chavez Service Programs encompass two major components, afterschool Service Clubs and Legacy Projects in honor of Cesar Chavez Day.

Cesar E. Chavez was an ordinary man with an extraordinary legacy of great accomplishment and service to humanity. While he is best known for his lifelong effort to found and lead the first enduring farm workers’ union in U.S. history, the significance and impact of his life transcends any one cause or struggle. He forged a legacy of service, conviction and principled leadership that serves as a beacon for all.

Youth Service California’s Cesar E. Chavez Service Programs encompass two major components, both funded by CaliforniaVolunteers. The first is the Cesar E. Chavez Service Clubs, which take place afterschool in Title I middle schools throughout the state. Through the Service Clubs, middle school students learn not only about the life and values of this hero, but they also learn how to apply his values to their own life. Students become local leaders, and use their own voice to identify real community needs and plan service with their communities that meaningfully address those needs.

The second component is the Legacy Projects in honor of Cesar Chavez Day. Legacy Projects are playgrounds and skate parks that are constructed in high-need communities throughout the state each year to give students a safe and constructive place to play and be active.


César E. Chávez Foundation
Chavez Day 2009: Si Se Puede! Yes We Can!
http://www.chavezfoundation.org/

This year’s theme, “Si Se Puede! Yes We Can!” reminds us that our actions can bring HOPE and positive CHANGE to our communities. We have seen the power of people organizing across this country in recent months to bring change to the White House and we must continue that call to action so we can bring change to our communities. Join us as we celebrate Chavez Season 2009, a Season of Service and commitment because, “we don’t need perfect political systems, we need perfect participation.” Cesar E. Chavez


César E. Chávez
California Department of Education Resources
http://chavez.cde.ca.gov/ModelCurriculum/Intro.aspx

Model Curriculum
Information provided on these Web pages is a standards-based model curriculum on the life and work of César E. Chávez. The curriculum is provided for grades Kindergarten through 12, with biographies, pictures, and other resources provided to help teachers prepare lessons for this state holiday.

Resources for the Public
Information provided on these Web pages are resources for the general public interested in the life and work of César E. Chávez. Included are many pictures and documents scanned from the Walter Reuther Library archives at Wayne State University along with numerous other pictures and documents.

Research Center
The site contains many original scanned documents and pictures from the Walter Reuther Library archives at Wayne State University and Fred Ross Collection. This is the first time they have been made available outside of the archives. There is also an audio clip and transcripts from 50 interviews of people who knew and worked with César E. Chávez. In addition there are photos from Victor Aleman, Bob Fitch, El Malcriado, Cathy Murphy, Cris Sanchez, Elmar, Futirsoff, George Ballis, Glen Pearcy, Hank Gableem, J. Salazar, Manuel Echavaria, Sebastian, Jocelyn Sherman, and the UFW.

Embodying Witness: Art & Learning in Response to Genocide

From: Karen Weinstein [mailto:Karen_Weinstein@facing.org]


Embodying Witness:
Art & Learning in Response to Genocide

Monday, April 20
4:30-8:30 p.m.
Mercy High School
3250 19th Avenue, San Francisco

Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, the world renowned contemporary dance company, and Facing History and Ourselves will engage teachers in a workshop that emphasizes experiential learning through movement and art-driven dialogue. Educators will think deeply about how the choices people make individually and collectively shape a society. The stories that will be explored during the workshop illustrate the courage, initiative, and compassion that are needed to protect democracy and human rights. As a way to give teachers new resources and tools for the classroom, Facing History and Dance Exchange will model a methodology in which the body is used as a text and in which imagery and spoken word deepen understanding.

A light dinner will be served. All participants will receive a copy of “Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention.” The workshop, dinner, and resource book are free of charge. An RSVP is required to Karen_Weinstein@facing.org

For further information contact Mark Davis at 510-786-2500 ext 222 or Mark_Davis@facing.org

The Dance Exchange will be participating in these workshops in conjunction with its performances of Small Dances About Big Ideas at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center on Saturday, April 18 at 8pm and Sunday, April 19 at 7pm. For ticket information about the performances contact https://tickets.jccsf.org/public/or 415-292-1233.

Small Dances About Big Ideaswas commissioned by the Seevak Fund for The Harvard Law School/Facing History and Ourselves international conference entitled "Pursuing Human Dignity: The Legacies of Nuremberg for International Law, Human Rights and Education,” November, 2005. Special thanks to Martha Minow for her role in guiding the commission.

The partnership between Facing History and Ourselves and Liz Lerman Dance Exchange is made possible in part by generous grants from the Covenant Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Maxine Greene Foundation.

Karen Weinstein
Facing History and Ourselves
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 318
Hayward, CA 94545
Ph: 510-786-2500 ext. 221
Fax: 510-786-2522
Staff E-mail: firstname_lastname@facing.org
Website: http://www.facinghistory.org