Resources

Online Resources

http://globalvoicesonline.org/
This website’s mission is essentially to compile news from around the world does not make it to the mainstream media- The articles all come from Bloggers around the world and are easy and generally interesting to read but most importantly- they are Thought Provoking! You can use these articles as ignition for a discussion during hall snacks or other gatherings!

http://conversationsforabetterworld.com
This website is another collaboration of bloggers who host different discussions each week about current events issues. The unique aspect of this website is that you can contribute to the conversation! This website is very logically designed, and you can choose whether you want to simply read, or to participate!

http://tolerance.org
This website provides free teaching materials and resources for promoting awareness about different issues. We love this site!

Suggested Books:
 

  • Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
  • Colorblind by Tim Wise
  • Digging to America, by Anne Tyler
  • Disposable People by David W. Huffstetler
  • Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
  • La Perdida by Jessica Abel
  • Maus, a Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman
  • Native Speaker by Chang- Rae Lee
  • Nickled and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
  • Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
  • Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
  • The Human Stain by Philip Roth
  • White Like Me by Tim Wise
  • Yellow by Frank Wu
  •  Yo’ Mama’s DisFUNKtional: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America by Robin D. G. Kelley
  •  Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? By Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D.

                               

Suggested Movies for Discussions:
 

(Most summaries borrowed from imdb.com)
 

12 Angry Men, 1957
“A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.”
 

American History X, 1998
“A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.”

Angels in America, 2003
“Playwright Tony Kushner adapts his political epic about the AIDS crisis during the mid-eighties, around a group of separate but connected individuals.”

Avatar, 2009
“A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.”

Crash, 2004
“Issues of race and gender cause a group of strangers in Los Angeles to physically and emotionally collide in this drama.”
 

District 9, 2009
“An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.”
 

“Frontline:” A Class Divided, 1985
“One day in 1968, Jane Elliot, a teacher in a small, all-white Iowa town, divided her third-grade class into blue-eyed and brown-eyed groupsgave them a daring lesson in discrimination. This is the story of that lesson, its lasting impact on the children, and its enduring power thirty years later.”
 

Gran Torino, 2008
“Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski’s prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.”
 

Invictus, 2009
“Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.”

Ma Via En Rose, 1997
“Ludovic is a small boy who cross-dresses and generally acts like a girl, talks of marrying his neighbor’s son and can not understand why everyone is so surprised about it. His actions lead to problems for him and his family.”
 

Milk, 2008
“The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California’s first openly gay elected official.”
 

Philadelphia, 1993
“When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.”
 

Precious, 2009
“In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.”

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, 2006
Illustrates the events following Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, and the government’s lack of support. Specifically, this film focuses on the poor and underprivileged communities in the area and how they were mistreated, both then, and now.

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