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Aug
04
Charter Schools vs. Public Schools: Barbara Fields
Barbara Fields on Charter Schools from Next Generation Media on Vimeo.
Barbara Fields weighs in during this spirited plenary session. Although the panel was mixed with people who were both for and against charter schools as summarized by one of the panel organizers, Barbara's opinions are just as eloquent and skeptical as Dr. Michelle Fine's.
Aug
03
Charter Schools vs. Public Schools: Dr. Michelle Fine
Michelle Fine on Charter Schools from Next Generation Media on Vimeo.
On the heels of the footage of Dr. Warren's panel on white activism, Next Generation Media sent us a video of the plenary on Charter schools. The clip above is of Dr. Michelle Fine's introduction to the panel discussion. I know a lot of you have been asking for this. Watch Barbara Fields opinions here and a summary of the session by Dr. Leigh Patel Stevens here.
Aug
03
Highlights from Dr. Warren's panel: "The Role of White People in Racial Justice Activism"
Some argue that racial justice activism is incomplete without the involvement of white people, that the movement of racial equality requires allies of the dominant American majority. It isn't difficult to see some truth in a statement such as this. One need only look to the Freedom Riders of the 1960's for an example of what can be accomlished when white and black folks get together. But, as we fly out of the time zone of the civil rights movement and turbulently descend into the struggles of the new century, how do white educators become involved in today's racial justice challenges?
That was the theme of the panel discussion, Does it Matter if I'm White: The Role of White People in Racial Justice Activism. A widely discussed workshop at the FMFP conference, the attendance was good, but it was far from packed. If you happened to miss the panel check out some of the footage I caught with background beats by DJ-by-night Marketing and Communications Committee Chief, Julian Lute.
Aug
02
New Lens Production recaps some FMFP highlights
Watching these student testimonials justifies my desire to continue working in education as I was very impressed with the sincerity of those who were interviewed. New Lens Production did a fantastic job of giving people a brief idea of the youth experience at the Free Minds, Free People conference. They also show that young people are incredibly passionate about their own education.
According to Rebecca, who sent us the clip, it was the first time one of their youth ever edited a video before. Not bad, Dominic.
Aug
01
Asian American Youth Rising panel is available for viewing
We didn't expect to put this footage up, but one of the conference members were so insistent that we just couldn't say no. The Asian American Youth Rising panel features youth leaders from Vietnamese American American Leaders Association (New Orleans), The Asian Student Association (Philadelphia) and Yoojin Lee of Health Resources in Action. During the discussion, panelist shared "inspiring stories and provide[d] examples of youth-led change efforts."
The entire event minus the last few minutes has been uploaded onto our YouTube page. It was far too long to post it on the blog and we had to upload it in five different parts. If you want to know more about the youth panel read Biba Fullon's write-up of it here.
And, on a side note: If you have keen eyes and ears you might even catch our plenary keynote speaker Dr. Vincent Harding participating from the audience.
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Conference Dates
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Conference Updates
Jul 5
The conference will provide a complimentary shuttle for conference participants staying at the Johnson & Wales Inn, where rooms are only $45 per night. Space is limited so please register here to reserve a seat.
Jun 30
Travel within the U.S. and conference registration scholarship available for to attend Free Minds, Free People. Priority given to practicing teachers; must arrange own accomodation. Contact Leigh Patel at lisa.patelstevens@gmail.com for information and inquiries. Deadline: 7/1/2011.
Jun 27