Barbara, You may want to check out our new film Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity. Through this film project, we are working to reframe the national conversation to include an understanding of systemic inequity. The film does use a racial equity lens, but reveals a system that is intersectional -- showing how all inequity operates in the same way. It is designed for educational use. Also, the film ships 9/30 -- we have a special pre-order price of $199 available until then that includes 6 month subscription to learning modules. Check it out!
Lisa Lisa Abbott Executive Director World Trust Educational Services Racial Equity through Film & Dialogue o: 510-336-1617 c: 510-333-9325 skype: lmabbott www.world-trust.org Praise for Cracking the Codes "Cracking the Codes asks viewers to understand the costs of systemic racial inequity. Building a world that works for everyone isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the only way to fulfill the American Dream. This unconventional film project challenges us to do just that. " - Van Jones,Co-Founder, Rebuild the Dream "Most of us, if we admit it, feel pretty stuck and helpless when it comes to addressing racism. It's the social 'third rail' that we either avoid, collide with or both - without much guidance or support. Cracking the Codes is an important breakthrough in helping to turn this around. Part story telling, part toolbox, this project deftly portrays the complex interplay between the personal, institutional and systemic. Cracking the Codes helps us pull the lens back so we can see the landscape of racialization and racial inequity and how we as individuals are shaped by it. It will be an invaluable resource for anyone who has ever wondered how to get this conversation started - and keep it going." - Makani Themba-Nixon,Executive Director, The Praxis Project "Smart, timely and necessary challenge to the nation to address what race means to all of us." - Maya Wiley Executive Director, The Center for Social Inclusion This film, deisgned for dialogue, explores the system of racial inequity in which personal bias, internalized privilege/oppression and identity play out in external structures: institutions, policy and law. This self-perpetuating system is immersed in our history and culture; and driven by power and economic interest that maintains social and economic inequalities. In the U.S., race – more than any other demographic factor -- determines levels of individual educational achievement, health and life expectancy, possibility of incarceration, and wealth. Cracking the Codes works to interrupt the self-perpetuating system of inequity at both the internal and external levels. It works to disentangle internal beliefs, attitudes, and pre-judgments within, and it builds skills to address the structural drivers of social and economic inequities. On Sep 17, 2012, at 8:09 AM, Bergman, Barbara J wrote: > Collective wisdom, > She wants something for social justice class that addresses “ageism, racism, > sexism, with or without GLBT perspective.” > Suggestions? Does such a film even exist? > She already uses Southern Poverty Law Center’s Shadow of Hate in different > class. > > (This is what I got after my 3rd query asking for clarification about what > she’s actually looking for. First description implied wanted titles about > hate crimes, but that apparently wasn’t it.) > > Thanks, > Barb > > Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State > University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | [email protected] > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
