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Free Lesson Plans Bring Context to Protests in Egypt
January 31, 2011For educators and community organizers: check out our FREE lesson plans and video modules for the film Shayfeen.com: We’re Watching You about three women in Egypt who form an online watchdog group to monitor the elections in 2005. This is a great way to teach about democracy, corruption, and the power of citizen journalism to effect social change. The…
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Please Vote (For Me)
November 2, 2010Time is running out to exercise your democratic right to vote in this year’s midterm election. For those in need of some electoral inspiration, take a look at the 2007 ITVS International-funded documentary Please Vote for Me. The fim, directed by Weijun Chen, follows students in an elementary school in China as they campaign for class monitor. If an…
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COMMUNITY CLASSROOM: Women’s Empowerment
September 29, 2009Despite the spread of globalization, democracy and digital communication, many women and girls are left out of important advancements that have deep implications on their quality of life. Furthermore, women represent only 16 percent of world parliamentarians but 60-70 percent of the world’s uneducated and poor. With a unique strategy to help educate,…