For Reflection 1-6 | For Reflection 7-12 | Applications | Cooperative Games | Bibliography for Historical Cases
For Reflection: Session 1-6
| Case Analysis Worksheet |
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
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For each film, download the file for reflection. Please answer what inspires you and submit it to our Discussion Forum.
Session 1: Witness
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
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.
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Session 3: Speak
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
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
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
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 |
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
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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 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
"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 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
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
"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)
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Session 12: Invictus
"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.
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Session One
Behaviors that Lead to Escalation or Deescalation Download here Session Two Things to Do Instead of Hitting Download here Session Three Handling Anger Download here Session Four More Things to Do Instead of Hitting Download here |
Session Five
Nonviolent Self Defense Download here Session Six Case Analysis of Akron Beacon Journal Download here Session Seven The Hassle Line Activity Download here Session Eight How to Write a Letter to the Editor Download here |
Session Nine
Organizational Index Download here Session Ten How to Write to Congress Download here Session Eleven Global Village Download here Session Twelve Alternative Role Models Download here |
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
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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.
