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 For Reflection 1-6 | For Reflection 7-12 | Applications | Cooperative Games | Bibliography for Historical Cases

For Reflection: Session 1-6

Case Analysis Worksheet
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The Alternatives to Violence curriculum uses a case analysis approach. The following cases are extra examples from history, from current newspapers and magazine articles, and from experiences of students while taking the Alternative to Violence course. The case numbers correspond to the original session numbers. *Click on the case number to download the file and use the case analysis worksheet for your reflection. You can also choose to submit your responses to our Discussion Forum. 

Personal Alternatives to Violence 

Session 1:

Case 1B - Greetings

Case 2B - Me First!

Case 2C - Put on a Happy Face

Case 2D - De-Escalating Conflict

Session 2:

Case 3D - Student Participation

Case 4C - Steering a Tattler

Case 4D - Synthia's Learning

Case 4E - New Kindergarten 
Rebel

Case 4F - With Calm Words

Session 3:

Case 5C - Quaker Doctor's Answer

Case 5D - Discussion Improves

Case 5E - Another Teacher's Experience

Case 5G - Challenge of Really Listening

Case 6B - Handling Anger

Case 6D - Smile

Session 4:

Case 7D - First Graders Talk to Themselves

Case 7E - Name Calling

Case 7F - Step by Step

Case 8A - Mediation Succeeds

Case 8B - A Tough Challenge for Mediation

Case 8C - Mediation Quickie

Session 5:

Case 9A - How Do You Respond to Being Knifed?

Case 9D - Holdup

Case 9E - Crazy Like Two Foxes

Case 9F - Alley Attack

Session 6:

Case 10B - It Takes Stiff Courage

Case 10C - Mercy Voyages of the Phoenix

Case 10D - Soft Answers Work
For each film, download the file for reflection. Please answer what inspires you and submit it to our Discussion Forum. 

Session 1:  Witness

Witness Reflection
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About a Dutch speaking Amish community in Pennsylvania and what happens when an Amish child sees a murder. 

9 clips available, full film not available on YouTube

Session 2:  Harvest of Shame

Harvest of Shame Reflection
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CBS Report on the mistreatment of migrant workers and first shown on TV Thanksgiving Day 1960, written and produced by Edward R Murrow, pioneer of hard hitting documentaries. 

Session 3:  Speak

Speak Reflection
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About the rape of a teenage girl and her struggle not to let this violent act dominate her.

All "Parts" (Full Film) of the film are available on Youtube, or check your local library

Session 4:  Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda Reflection
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A true story about killing of Tutsi's by the Hutu Militia in Rwanda and the attempts of hotel manager, Paul, to make his hotel and "oasis of peace". 

The full movie is available on Youtube for a $2.99 rental fee. You can also find Hotel Rwanda at your local library. 

Session 5:  The Interrupters

The Interrupters Reflection
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Over the course of a year, the film follows former gang members; Colbe, Ameena, and Eddie as they attempt to intervene in disputes, The film captures the Interrupters work and reveals their own inspired journeys from crime to hope and ultimately redemption. 

Full version available at www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/interrupters/

Session 6:  Gandhi

Gandhi Reflection
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Biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of non-violent protest.

8 clips available, full film not available on YouTube

For Reflection: Session 7-12

Case Analysis Worksheet
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The Alternatives to Violence curriculum uses a case analysis approach. The following cases are extra examples from history, from current newspapers and magazine articles, and from experiences of students while taking the Alternative to Violence course. The case numbers correspond to the original session numbers. *Click on the case number to download the file and use the case analysis worksheet for your reflection. You can also choose to submit your responses to our Discussion Forum. 

Community, National, and Global Alternatives to Violence

Session 7:

Case 11A - A Tormenting Majority

Case 11B - Stolen Ear Muffs

Case 11D - Nonviolent Intervention

Case 11E - Restroom Manners

Case 11F - A Conflict Situation

Session 8:

Case 13C - Contemporary Inquisition

Case 13D - Union Bashing

Case 13F - Shooting Our Own Citizens in Kent

Session 9:

Case 15A - Those who Lived by the Sword

Case 15B - Canoes Block Arms to Pakistan

Case  15C - Milestone Toward Peace

Case 15D - Native Americans on a warpath

Session 10:

Case 17A - Nonviolent Commitment 

Case 17B - Straight Talk

Case 14C - A Quick Kiss

Case 14D - Overcoming Societal Violence

Session 11:

Case 14A - When Invasion Occurs

Case 16B - Effective Technique

Case 18B - A Better Future

Case 18C - Ideas to Try

Session 12:

Case 7A - Trouble in the Subway

Case 11C  - Spontaneous Student Reactions

Case 14B - Stemming the tide

Case 16A - Citizens of the Planet
For each film, download the file for reflection. Please answer what inspires you and submit it to our Discussion Forum. 

Session 7:  Brother Outsider

Brother Outsider Reflection
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"Brother Outsider illuminates the public and private lives of Bayard Rustin, a visionary activist and strategist who has been called 'the invisible man' of the civil rights movement. A tireless crusader for justice, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the legendary 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as an openly gam man during the fiercely homophobic 19402, 1950s and 1960s. Brother Outsider reveals the price that Rustin paid for this honesty, chronicling both the setbacks and triumphs of his remarkable 60-year career." (official summary)

Full version available on Netflix, for purchase, or at local libraries. 

Session 8:  Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels Reflection
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"Taking a fresh and contemporary look a pivotal event in American history, Iron Jawed Angels tells the true story of how defiant and brilliant young activist Alice Paul, played by Hilary Swank, and Lucy Burns, played by Frances O'Connor, took the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote."

All "Parts" (Full Film) of the film are available on Youtube

Session 9: How to Start a Revolution

How to Start a Revolution Reflection
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"...HOW TO START A REVOLUTION is a portrait of how one man’s thinking has contributed to the liberation of millions of oppressed people living under some of the most brutal dictatorships in the world and how his work in direct action and civil disobedience continues to be used today to topple dictators using the sheer force of nonviolent people power." (Official excerpt "about the film")

Full version available at howtostartarevolutionfilm.com 

Session 10: Battle in Seattle

Battle in Seattle Reflection
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Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.


Full version available at http://www.hulu.com/watch/209543

Session 11: Rachel Carson's Legacy

Legacy of Rachel Carson Reflection
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"Forty-five years after the publication of Rachel Carson's landmark book Silent Spring, which launched the modern environmental movement, her disturbing story of how toxic chemicals were poisoning the earth still resonates. Bill Moyers Journal looks at the life and legacy of Rachel Carson through an extraordinary portrayal of her in a one-woman play performed by veteran stage actress Kaiulani Lee." (PBS summary)
Full version available at http://video.pbs.org/video/1442629512/

Session 12: Invictus 

Invictus Reflection
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"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." (IMDB summary)

9 clips available, full film not available on YouTube

Applications

For each application, download the file for reflection. Please answer what inspires you and submit to our Discussion Forum.
Session One
Behaviors that Lead to Escalation or Deescalation
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Session Two
Things to Do Instead of Hitting 
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Session Three
Handling Anger
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Session Four
More Things to Do Instead of Hitting
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Session Five
Nonviolent Self Defense
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Session Six 
Case Analysis of Akron Beacon Journal
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Session Seven
The Hassle Line Activity
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Session Eight
How to Write a Letter to the Editor
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Session Nine
Organizational Index
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Session Ten
How to Write to Congress
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Session Eleven 
Global Village
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Session Twelve
Alternative Role Models
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Below you can find 48 cooperative games to use with groups of children and adults alike. Please send us comments and pictures, and/or posts to the discussion forum, once you have attempted any of the activities. 
Published in the PACKET FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS OF ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE 1996

Bibliography for Historical Cases

BIBLIOGRAPHY of historical cases
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  • Cane, Mary. “Rape Avoidance And Resistance: A Nonviolent Approach.” WIN Magazine, Apr. 26, 1979.
  • Crowell, Suzanne. APPALACHIAN PEOPLE’S HISTORY BOOK. Louisville: Southern Conference Educational Fund, 1971.
  • Gregg, Richard B. THE POWER OF NONVIOLENCE. New York: Schocken Books, 1959 (1st ed. 1939)
  • Hunter, Allan A. COURAGE IN BOTH HANDS, New York: Ballantine Books, 1962.
  • Lynd, Alice. WE WON’T GO: Personal Accounts Of War Objectors. Boston: Beacon Press, 1968. 
  • Morris, Mark. “Nonviolent Self Defense.” WIN Magazine, 1974.
  • Samuel, Dorothy T. SAFE PASSAGE ON CITY STREETS. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1975.
  • Sharp, Gene. THE POLITICS OF NONVIOLENT ACTION. Boston: Extending Horizons Books (Porter Sargent Publishers, 11 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108), 1973.
  • Sibley, Mulford Q. THE QUIET BATTLE: Writings On The Theory And Practice Of Nonviolent Resistance. Boston: Beacon Press, 1963.
  • War Resisters League. NONVIOLENT STRUGGLE AROUND THE WORLD. (1978 Peace Calendar from WRL: 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012).
  • Woolman, John. THE JOURNAL OF JOHN WOOLMAN. Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1961.
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