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Wondering how to incorporate First Amendment principles into the classroom? Find useful resources here.
DISCUSSING THE FIRST AMENDMENT: A CURRICULAR FRAME FOR CWU'S FIRST AMENDMENT FESTIVAL This guide, by leading First Amendment educator Sam Chaltain, provides a good contextual approach for how to engage students in a discussion of First Amendment issues. Chaltain, who conducted a faculty development workshop at CWU last spring, includes topical ideas and a good structure for productive seminars. Don't miss the First Amendment seminar plan, including discussion questions and related readings, on the last page! Download the workshop info here
Resources for Nadine Strossen ACLU LAWSUITS CURRENTLY IN THE NEWS: WARRANTLESS WIRETAPPING: U.S. Eavesdropping Is Allowed to Continue During Appeal -- Read it here HOUSE APPROVES POWER FOR WIRETAPS WITHOUT WARRANTS: NY Times select article Judge Anna Diggs Taylor original ruling, in the ACLU's favor in its suit challenging the Bush Administration's domestic spying program, saying the program violated the First and Fourth Amendments. Read the PDF THE FIRST AMENDMENT'S RELIGIOUS CLAUSES: 10 COMMANDMENTS AT THE COURTHOUSE: Analysis by the First Amendment Center with links to the Supreme Court rulings: Read it here IRS to Churches: Watch what you preach Commentary about the IRS cracking down on political speech from the pulpit -- Read it here In God's Name: Articles in this 4-part NYT series examine how American religious organizations benefit from an increasingly accommodating government; many churches defend their actions on First Amendment grounds. Read it here INTELLIGENT DESIGN/CREATIONISM Last December Judge John E. Jones III ruled that teaching "intelligent design" in a public school science classroom was an unconstitutional endorsement of religious views. Jones' The ruling is at: Read the PDF CLOSE TO HOME:
SEATTLE'S WTO PROTESTS: In September, the city of Seattle agreed
to pay a $75,000 settlement to two WTO protesters in a suit brought by
the ACLU.
(Read it here) OTHER HOT ACLU TOPICS: FLAG BURNING Earlier this summer, the Senate narrowly defeated a constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration, opposed by the ACLU: Read it here Resources for Chuck D To help your classes get the most out of the program by Hip-Hop artist Chuck D, here are a few links to news stories, etc., you might want to assign as companion readings. Here's Chuck D with advice for teachers on how to use hip hop in the classroom: Lexis-Nexis article The Oct. 18 Seattle P-I ran an interesting feature on female rappers, highlighting MC Lyte. She'll be honored later this month by VH1as one hip hop's pioneers in the music channel's annual Hip Hop Honors special. Read it here As for Chuck D, here's a quick profile of him written last year that highlights his stance against gangsta rap: But, while the lurid cartoon world of gangsta rap has spiralled into lucrative self-parody, Chuck D has stuck to his metaphorical guns. Last year he was the keynote speaker at the National Hip Hop Political Convention, which sought to address the social problems afflicting urban America. He also co-hosts Unfiltered, a three-hour talk show on the unashamedly left-wing Air America Radio. Read it here In 2001, Chuck D was the guest on the First Amendment-related show "Speaking Freely." He decried the violence and mysogny of much of today's rap music but also laid blame on the record companies. "Record companies are saying, 'We can't sell songs that don't play into the role of gangsters.' Intelligence is being downplayed," he said. Read it here A month later, the Hip Hop Action Summit came out with a plan to self-regulate itself "before the government does" by adding parental advisory labels to CDs. Chuck D was on one of the summit's panels: Read it here Here's Chuck D's column about that first Hip Hop Action Summit for the Los Angeles Sentinel Sights Set on a More Responsible, Inclusive Hip Hop Nation Chuck D.. Sentinel. Los Angeles, Calif.: Aug 1, 2001. Vol. 67, Iss. 18; p. B3 Read it here |
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