Week Three is Community Engagement Week
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WEEK For class this week you are to complete one of the activities listed below. This is an assignment worth 25 points. Student must be post on our class website/blog by Friday @ noon or email me (see instructions below). OPTIONS 1) Write a 500-word (minimum) letter to the editor about a political issue that is relevant to our class. See the format below. Post this on the class blog by Friday @ noon. 2) Ask 5 (new) people about their perspectives and experiences regarding race, gender, sexuality, ageism, classism (and other forms of difference). Write their responses down in your notes. With these responses write a poem to tell their stories. Be creative in your efforts to seek justice! Post this on the class blog by Friday @ noon. 3) Organize yourself a at least two other students. By using your bodies and with some agility, make a heart shape, peace sign (or any other positive symbol) with your body in a public place (campus or community). Notice people’s reactions. Take a picture of what you did. Email me @ craincrystallee@fhda.edu by Friday @ noon. 4) Make a 1-minute video with your VOICE! State your views about a political or social issue, tell us about the issue and what your opinions are about probable solutions. Your views expressed must include reliable (news or academic) sources. For Example – “The Mayday March inspired people all over the country to stand up for workers rights. The LA times reported that countries all over the world celebrated workers rights and the right for just employment and respect for all people.” Post it online on moodle. 5) Research your city, school, county or state representatives. Create a detailed contact list include their 1) position, 2) committees and 3) political party/other affiliations. Post this on the class blog by Friday @ noon. 6) Everybody loves Youtube music videos! Music has been a point of inspiration for many people around the world. Find 5 (minimum) music videos that relate to different political issues. Post the link to the video and the issue that it relates to on our class blog. Sharing this music can help educate people on issues and ideas that may not be easily expressed. See the example below so you know what to post on the class blog. Post this on the class blog by Friday @ noon. (Example: Lupe Fiasco – Words I never Said/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=22l1sf5JZD0 / Issue: Complacency, Racism, Bullying) Post this on the class blog by Friday @ noon.
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Lilian Luu
7/13/2012 04:56:57 am
1) Like a Boy by Ciara
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Marisa Huang
7/13/2012 09:45:58 am
1) Public Enemy - Fight The Power/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnS53fNfpkE
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Diane Quach
7/13/2012 10:16:59 am
1. Pink - Perfect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3GkSo3ujSY
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Jennifer Felix
7/13/2012 10:59:56 am
Another Day in Paradise- Phil Collins
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Addy Zadkovsky
7/13/2012 01:12:50 pm
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VRZq3J0uz4
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Breanne Velasquez
7/13/2012 01:49:08 pm
1. Lupe Fiasco- End of the World/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDDCmHr0G2E / Issue: War, Peace
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Cheuk Kit Yu
7/14/2012 07:02:37 pm
1.) Political Peak- My Time
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Daniel Smart
7/15/2012 01:17:57 pm
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Nina bui
7/16/2012 03:57:27 am
1) Human Right :The Beginning -Hana-li http://youtu.be/TVaX_rVLyhs Issue: Human rights
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7/17/2012 01:42:45 pm
Song: Another Day in Paradise- Phil Collins
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Pati Shojaee
7/18/2012 06:52:49 am
Dear Editor,
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Leonel Tapia
7/18/2012 07:31:25 am
1. Bob Marley Cover - War/No More Trouble, Playing for Change, Song Around The World
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Allen Enrile
7/18/2012 10:38:56 am
1. Flobots - Handlebars
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Kathleen Lu
7/18/2012 12:48:22 pm
#6
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audrey hernandez
7/18/2012 02:22:39 pm
PINK -“DEAR MR. PRESIDENT” ISSUES: poverty, wages, war in America.
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Jeffrey Lin
7/18/2012 06:48:07 pm
My state representatives:
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Hien Ha
7/19/2012 07:22:55 am
#5
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Qianmin Gong
7/19/2012 09:51:59 am
1.Mike&The Mechanics- Silent Running
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Zack Snyder
7/19/2012 10:33:13 am
#6
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Roberto Alvarez
7/19/2012 11:20:45 am
1. Around my Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) – Lupe Fiasco
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Weili Chou
7/19/2012 02:01:59 pm
1. Fast Car- Tracy Chapman
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7/19/2012 02:05:52 pm
1) Michael Jackson - "They Don't care About Us" ... http://youtu.be/QNJL6nfu__Q
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Moe Thuzar
7/19/2012 03:54:15 pm
6)
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Shu Zhou
7/19/2012 04:04:46 pm
Woody Guthrie: “This Land Is Your Land”
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Wing Kin Lo
7/19/2012 04:34:37 pm
Community Engagement Week
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Amie Nguyen
7/19/2012 07:09:13 pm
Alan Jackson_Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr8VwYLcxGo
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Huahsin Lin
7/19/2012 07:49:20 pm
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU9JoFKlaZ0
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Joey Frazzio
7/20/2012 02:15:55 am
Who are our county representatives? (Santa Clara County)
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Ojan Arefi-Anbarani
7/20/2012 04:54:33 am
City of Milpitas
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Yesenia Huerta Avila
7/20/2012 04:59:03 am
1)Wavin' Flag-K'naan
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Adam Lopez
7/20/2012 05:06:09 am
-Fight the Power:Public Enemy(The theme of the song is based on standing up for whats right based off of issues such a police brutality)
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Ahdia Siddiqi
7/20/2012 05:37:16 am
1. "Yell Fire" by Michael Frante and Spearhead
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Vanessa Talania
7/20/2012 12:59:52 pm
"Mystery of Inequity" by Lauryn Hill
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