[Class Resources Page] [Presentations]
This page is for the “Civics 101” class for Cycle 42. We meet Thursdays, 9:30-11:30am at ThoughtWorks in the Aon Center.
Schedule:
Session 1 – August 2
- Welcome, overview of this class and final assignment (distribution of YES! Magazine issue #74)
- Introductions – Interns display their “significant object”
- Themes from group’s shared low wage experiences
- Summary of interns political profiles – Before class please take the profile survey at http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/?groupID=r7R6S
- Discussion of what, exactly, constitutes “civic engagement” via small group work
- C42 Political Profile (8 respondents) ->
Session 2 – August 9
- Introduction to wealth inequality – review web site: https://inequality.org
- Visit from Fight For 15 organizer, Douglas Hunter – review web site: https://fightfor15.org, review material on our guest.
- Discuss leadership attributes of our guest.
Session 3 – August 16
- What does a leader look like to you? Prepare to share one person (living or past) who inspires you as a leader
- Introduction to Servant-Leadership model, small group discussion – review web site: https://www.greenleaf.org
Session 4 – September 6 [skip 2 weeks]
- Presentation from interns. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation based on a topic, article or person found in YES! Magazine #74. With the following elements:
- (1) Your name, cycle #
- (2) Summarize the main point of the article, person or program you are interested in from the magazine
- (3) What are they fighting for or what is the issue – one sentence PLUS at least two images that illustrate the problem
- (4) At least two charts or graphs that show the trend/data or scope of the issue being discussed
- (5) Your solution – what should be done to solve/cure or stop the problem or lift up people so as to make the issue go away?
- Closing remarks
Note: Please upload your presentation to SlideShare (requires a free account) and email link to Tom Tresser (tom@civiclab.us) 24 hours before final class.