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Working From Within: Chicana and Chicano Activist Educators in Whitestream Schools
A peculiar tension has always existed between activist educators working in public and higher education. Maybe it is the contradiction of cultivating consciousness of youth while being on the payroll of institutions (and certainly the state) that seldom believe in such politically minded pursuits.
Continue reading...Girls Are Not Chicks – Coloring Book
12. November 2009
Ballerina's with wrenches, a stubborn Miss Muffet and high heel cloning projects are just 3 of the 27 gender bending scenarios in Jacinta Bunnell and Julie Novak's Girl's are not Chick's coloring book. A yellow front and back cover is filled with multi-colored stars, the front featuring an upside down chick and on the flip side, a broken shell with the following definition
Continue reading...For Kids Who Love Animals: A Guide to Sharing the Planet
12. August 2009
If your children love creative projects, fun facts, and animals of all kinds For Kids Who Love Animals: A Guide to Sharing the Planet will be a great addition to their bookshelf.
Continue reading...The Tao of Pooh and Te of Piglet
25. July 2009
Two books, now usually available as one, that use the characters and storylines of the Winnie-the-Pooh childrens books to explain the basics of Taoism. Hoff expands upon elements of the Pooh's adventures to shed light on this ancient and timeless philosophy, which translates as "the Way" from it's Chinese beginings.
Continue reading...No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies
13. June 2009
After reading No Logo, you may feel that Bill Hicks was understating things a little: by the end of the first chapter you'll be en route to the nearest McDonalds with a crate of Molotov cocktails. No Logo is a book about brands, which means it's a book about popular culture - Golden Arches, the Nike "swoosh", Tommy Hilfiger jackets and Starbucks coffee. It's about the television you watch and the newspapers you read, the theme parks you visit and the films you go to see. It's about magazines and rock music, universities and the Internet. In short, it's a book about everyday reality - or, rather, what lies behind it.
Continue reading...The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession With Virginity is Hurting Young Women
12. April 2009
Though you might not know it judging from the tenor of "post-feminist" discourse, young women's positive conceptions of themselves and their futures are the result of the first- to third-wave feminist movements. Such is the blessing and curse of many a successful campaign -- gains are so positive, people can take them and the organizing, fearlessness and sacrifice that got us here for granted.
Continue reading...Before You Enlist!: The Real Deal on Joining the Military
17. March 2009
Before You Enlist!: The Real Deal on Joining the Military, is an outstanding short documentary about the reality of enlisting in the U.S. military. The film starts with youth of color being interviewed in an urban setting, with hip hop music playing, and makes clear who the military is targeting to enlist.
Continue reading...It’s My Life! A Guide to Alternatives After High School
8. February 2009
From the Noble Peace Prize winning American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) comes It's My Life! an outstanding resource for any middle school, high school, community center, religion center, peace organization, and even youth detention facility. As a teacher at a youth detention facility I order ten of these amazing books to use every month.
Continue reading...- Girls Are Not Chicks - Coloring Book
- The Jena 6
- A Movement of Movements: Is another world really possible?
- The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered A Black Panther
- Behind the Mask
- On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Twenty-First Century Lynching
- Earthlings
- The Will to Resist
- The Lifelong Activist: Changing the World Without Losing Your Way
- The Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation
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- GARY CHADWICK: TAKE IT FROM ME.ITS NOT JUST A BLACK OR ANY RACIAL...
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27. November 2009
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