High School-Level Presentation Outline
R.I.S.E. Workshop
Wednesday, September 10, 1997
Menlo-Atherton High School
I. Introduction (15 minutes)
A. Personal Info.
B. Academic
C. Current Job
D. Workshop Goals: Use History to...
1. Explore and Define "Community"
2. Explore Each Individual's Link to Community
3. Brainstorm Approaches to Community-Building
E. Name Game (Name, Animal Matching First Letter of First Name)
(Index Card on the Desk in front of them, also)
II. "Community"
A. Class Participation (Popular Culture/BPP Knowledge)
B. "Framing the Panthers in Black and White"
C. "Freedom" Video -- word review--Board Notes
D. What are the characteristics of a "community"? Boundaries?
E. Intra-community dynamics
1. Gender
2. "Freedom" Dirty Half-Dozen remix
III. Community-Building
A. Defining the Concern
B. Developing a Strategy
C. Building Coalitions
D. Action
IV. Wrap-up
A. Thank You
B. Invitation to volunteer at the BPPRP
C. Spring Paid Research Internship (9 weeks; Senior Projects)