reading assignments

Hello all--

I'm relatively new to this list, so I hope I'm not repeating a
an issue you've hashed through recently.  I've tried searching
the archives and haven't had any luck.  So, here goes...

Seven instructors of "cultural diversity" classes at BGSU
(myself included) initiated a "community action project" in our
classes last semester.  The purposes of the project are to
combat students' feelings of being overwhelmed by and/or
powerless in the face of social issues related to identity (our
classes deal with identity issues such as gender, sexuality,
class, race, ethnicity, body size, age, ability, etc); and to
give students hands-on experience in creating and enacting some
kind of response to what they have learned.  

Our students organized workshops and teach-ins, coordinated
drives, created websites, made videos, and invited speakers to
come to campus.  Overall, the project was a success, though we'd
like to encourage them to come up with even more direct action
approaches.  

What I think we really need for this project is a group of
several short readings about direct action activism that worked.
 We'd really like these to be fairly short (less than 40 pages
each) first person narratives of the "here's waht we did and why
we did it and how great it felt when we accomplished something"
sort.  In other words, we're looking for readings that will get
our students excited about the idea that their actions can make
a difference.  

Does anyone have any suggestions?  If so, please forward them to
me privately.  I'll happily compile a list of responses and
forward them to anyone else who is interested.

Thank you,
Laurie

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Laurie Jordan
Bowling Green State University
starrylkj@yahoo.com

"Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or 
because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders 
progress."--Mahatma Gandhi

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