The management of bullying by individuals and institutions has progressed a long way from the days of denial, three to four decades ago. Modern society places greater importance on positive relationships and there is a far greater awareness of the destructiveness of bullying. This program aims to strengthen viewers’ awareness of some effective techniques they can use to protect themselves from destructive attempts at intimidation. This documentary also explores how all of us are vulnerable both to the attacks of another person, and to the temptation of bullying people we know. More recent developments in cyber-bullying, and its pernicious effects caused by anonymity and relentless, un-sourced messages, are also effectively explored by psychologists Andrew Fuller and Rosalind Berkowitz.
Subjects: Guidance
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Getting Along: Positive Communication
Communication is the transferring of information from one person to another and helps us in making new friends. The development of communication skills in children can help build positive interpersonal relationships. Effective communication skills help children to manage their emotions and to solve conflict without violence. This program looks at the communication skills needed to initiate, develop and maintain friendships at the individual and group level. Verbal and non-verbal skills are investigated, demonstrating why children need to be aware that there are different communication skills for different situations and audiences. Specific communication skills for interacting with adults are also investigated.
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Keeping Safe Online
The internet is the preferred method of communication for young people. So what are the dangers? Much has been said about what not to do but how do you unwittingly give away too much about yourself? And why is that a problem anyway. This video looks at how young people can avoid predators, online marketers and cyberbullies, as well as discussing the role of the Internet as a media.
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Native Americans
Discuss the current state of indigenous people in the U.S. Studio Guest: Joseph (Standing Bear) Schranz, an Ojibwa from the Midwest Soaring Foundation. Video Inserts: Pow Wow of the Ho Chunk Nation; Native American as well as Euro-American educators from Northern Arizona University; and Little Singer Community School (LSCS), a Charter School located on a Navajo Reservation in Arizona.
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Latinos in America, Part 1
A profile of some of the many groups listed under the label of Latino(na’s) in the U.S. Studio Guest: Rey Flores, a community activist and columnist for Hoy Newspaper in Chicago. Video Inserts: Chuy Negrette, an ethno-historian from Chicago; Professor Carlos Munoz, Jr. at the University of California at Berkeley; Dr. Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, director of the Harvard Immigration Program; and Janet Castellanos, a Professor at the University of California at Riverside.
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Latinos in America, Part 2
Studio Guest: Rey Flores, a community activist and columnist for Hoy Newspaper in Chicago and realtor/community activist Fred Medina. Video Inserts: The Ballet Folkloric filmed during a Mexican Independence Day celebration; a mini case study of Beardstown, a small river town in central Illinois with a rapidly growing Latino population; Janet Castellanos, a Professor at the University of California at Riverside, and a film clip from the movie Crash.
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African Americans, Part 1
Examines the challenges facing this unique ethnic group and how its fate continues to evolve in the U.S. Studio Guest: Jesse Jackson Jr., Congressional Representative from the 2nd District of Illinois. Video Inserts: Birmingham Civil Rights Museum in Birmingham, Alabama; a film clip from Crash; Dr. Thomas Parham a Professor from the University of California at Irvine, and Dr. V.P. Franklin a Professor at the University of California at Riverside.
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African Americans, Part 2
Studio Guest: Dr. Cathy Cohen, Director of the Black Youth Project and her graduate student Jamila Celestine-Michener from the University of Chicago. Video Inserts: Byron Hurt, Director of the film, Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes.
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Asian Americans
A discussion of some of the many cultures who fall under this label and live within the U.S. Studio Guest: Rey Flores, a community activist and columnist for Hoy Newspaper in Chicago. Video Inserts: Dr. Michael Omi, Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley; Dr. Gargi Roysircar-Sodowsky, Director of Diversity Issues at Antioch University New England along with Dr. Farah Ibrahim of Oregon State University, multicultural consultants, Asma Abdullah and Peter Shepherd; and the Korean American community in Chicago.
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Middle Eastern and Arab American Cultures
An introspective look at Middle-Eastern cultures in the U.S. as they appear in the media and are perceived by the American society. Studio Guest: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Chicago. Video Inserts: Dr. Jack Shaheen’s film Reel Bad Arabs.