TEACH-INS for a Stronger Democracy
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- July 5, 2011 - 11:30pm: A circle with gaps lacks the ability to advance. Nonviolence calls for individuals to fill the gaps. Each gap disconnects individuals and can cause disunity and mistrust between the individuals who make up the circle. The types of gaps that cut up our circle are the different living conditions that distinguish men and women...Read More
- July 4, 2011 - 8:30pm: The 4th of July commemorates the day in American history when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Today, we celebrate the cultural diversity that surrounds our community. We attended the 4th of July parade in Alameda...Read More
- July 4, 2011 - 5:30pm: During our journey we found a way to develop a better cultural and universal understanding of ourselves and others. We met with performers who taught us that in any atmosphere, under any condition, the signals we give those around us effect your perception of the world. Humility is important. Read More
- July 2, 2011 - 10:40pm: Yesterday our team took a journey through an ethnically and culturally rich community, La Mission, or The Mission. From afar anyone can recognize the beautiful colors of the murals spread out over the alleyways, building walls, and garage doors, depicting stories from the meticulous strokes of many Bay Area painters...Read More
- June, 27, 2011- 7:00pm: ICL begins Democracy Education Classes at Merritt College in partnership with the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center. 65 students from across the East Bay are studying the economic crisis and the education crisis through Teach-Ins and leadership workshops...Read More
- June 20, 2011 - 10:00am: This week Institute for Community Leadership youth travelled to Oakland, California to facilitate democracy education and leadership classes for 60 Oakland youth. Youth and staff of the Institute and the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center launched the first two weeks of the seven week summer...Read More
