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Another great video for discussions in class. Created by Eco-activist Annie Leonard. 20 minutes, online.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
Thanks to Mary Rogers Beckert, retired ECSU professor and woman extraordinaire, for alerting me to this.
Filed under: Activism, Consumerism, EcoFeminism, Environment, Globalization, Health, Human Rights, Media | Tagged: capitalism, Consumerism, corporate greed, economics, Globalization, market, toxic waste, video | 1 Comment »
Wikipedia’s been getting a lot of press lately. Positive press. It’s actually a great opportunity to bring in those skills we are trying to develop in all our students: evaluate and corroborate information before you accept it as your own (or as simply valid or true or complete) and do this by [...]
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Landmine activist/parkour tries to cross Central London without touching the ground – Boing Boing
I’m so grateful to people who can take an important issue that is so far removed from most of our lives and make it real to us. In London, it may be possible to go all around the city without touching [...]
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TESTING HOPE:
Grade 12 in the new South Africa
Film Viewing and Discussion
with Molly Blank
Filmmaker, Director, & Producer
Tuesday, December 4th 2:30-4:30 PM
Konover Auditorium-Dodd Center
Testing Hope: Grade 12 in the new South Africa tells the story of four students in Nyanga township outside Cape Town, who started school the year that Mandela was elected president, as they prepare [...]
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