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Water Warriors: Lesson Plan
When an energy company begins searching for natural gas in New Brunswick, Canada, Indigenous and white families unite to drive out the company in a campaign to protect their water and way of life. In this lesson, students work collaboratively ...
Environment
  • Discussion Guide
Manzanar, Diverted: Tools for Facilitation
Participants will arrive with differing degrees of knowledge and lived experience with regards to the many topics that Manzanar, Diverted invites you to explore. It is helpful to prepare yourself and ground yourself in both knowledge and intention ahead of ...
Environment History Politics & Government
  • Discussion Guide
Who Killed Vincent Chin Discussion Guide
This guide is an invitation to dialogue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection and designed for people who want to use Who Killed Vincent Chin? to engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues, and communities.
Class & Society Criminal Justice History Race & Ethnicity
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President Delve Deeper
These suggested readings provide a range of perspectives on issues raised by the POV documentary President and allow for deeper engagement. Compiled by Sarah Burris from Bay County Public Library.
International Politics & Government
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  • Grades 9-10,
  • Grades 11-12
Manzanar, Diverted When Water Becomes Dust Lesson Plan | Resistance & Coalition Building for Environmental Justice
This lesson provides a critical framework for understanding and analyzing the historical human-environment interactions related to forced removals, specifically at Manzanar and Payahuunadü. Understanding this history will provide a foundation to identify and analyze the forms of resistance like nature ...
Environment History Politics & Government
  • Reading List
He's My Brother Delve Deeper
These suggested readings provide a range of perspectives on issues raised by the POV documentary He’s My Brother and allow for deeper engagement. This list of books was created by Constance Zack of the School Library Association of Rhode ...
Family & Society Health & Aging International
  • Discussion Guide
On the Divide Discussion Guide (Spanish Translation)
Esta guía es una invitación al diálogo. Se basa en una creencia en el poder de la conexión humana y está diseñada para personas que desean usar On the Divide para involucrar a familiares, amigos, compañeros de clase, colegas y ...
Health & Aging Politics & Government Religion & Spirituality
  • Discussion Guide
Winter's Yearning Dicussion Guide
This guide is an invitation to dialogue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection and designed for people who want to use Winter’s Yearning to engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues, and communities.
Class & Society Environment Family & Society Health & Aging International Politics & Government
  • Discussion Guide
Manzanar, Diverted Screening Guide
This resource created for Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust supports educational and community screenings. It encourages viewers to consider our responsibilities to our past and how we might confront and build a better future. How can you use this ...
Environment History Politics & Government
  • Reading List
Winter's Yearning Delve Deeper
This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Susan Conlon, MLIS and Kim Dorman, Community Engagement Coordinator, of Princeton Public Library, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary Winter’s Yearning.
Class & Society Environment Family & Society International Politics & Government
  • Lesson Plan
  • Grades 9-10,
  • Grades 11-12
Who Killed Vincent Chin Lesson Plan : Civil Rights Activism for Vincent Chin
Who Killed Vincent Chin? is a landmark documentary film unveiling one of the most well-known hate crimes against Asian Americans, the failures of the American justice system, and the legacy of Asian American activism in their response to this travesty ...
Criminal Justice History Race & Ethnicity
  • Discussion Guide
Wuhan Wuhan Discussion Guide
This guide is an invitation to dialogue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection and designed for people who want to use Wuhan Wuhan to engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues, and communities.
Family & Society Health & Aging
  • Reading List
Manzanar, Diverted Delve Deeper
This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Susan Conlon, MLIS and Kim Dorman, Community Engagement Coordinator, of Princeton Public Library, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes ...
Class & Society Environment History Race & Ethnicity
  • Discussion Guide
On The Divide Discussion Guide
This guide is an invitation to dialogue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection and designed for people who want to use On the Divide to engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues, and communities
Health & Aging Politics & Government Religion & Spirituality
  • Reading List
On The Divide Delve Deeper
These suggested readings provide a range of perspectives on issues raised by the POV documentary On the Divide and allow for deeper engagement. Compiled by Veronda Pitchford, Assistant Director of the Califa Group - a non-profit library membership consortium in California.
Health & Aging Politics & Government Religion & Spirituality
  • Discussion Guide
Unapologetic Discussion Guide
This guide is an invitation to dialogue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection and designed for people who want to use Unapologetic to engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues, and communities in conversations about racial ...
Criminal Justice Gender LGBTQ Politics & Government
  • Lesson Plan
  • Grades 9-10,
  • Grades 11-12
Unapologetic Lesson Plan: An Introduction to Radical Black Women-Led Activism
This lesson provides a framework for viewing radical Black women’s activism in Chicago today as part of a continuum.
Criminal Justice Politics & Government Race & Ethnicity Youth
  • Discussion Guide
To The Future, with Love
This guide is an invitation to dialogue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection and designed for people who want to use To the Future, with Love to engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues, and communities
Family & Society Gender LGBTQ Youth
  • Discussion Guide
Not Going Quietly Discussion Guide
This guide is an invitation to dialogue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection and designed for people who want to use Not Going Quietly to engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues, and communities.
Class & Society Family & Society Health & Aging Politics & Government
  • Reading List
Not Going Quietly Delver Deeper
These suggested readings provide a range of perspectives on issues raised by the POV documentary Not Going Quietly and allow for deeper engagement. This list of books was created by Constance Zack of the School Library Association of Rhode Island.
Health & Aging Politics & Government

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