Comments on: Global Civics 101 http://www.jarche.com/2007/03/global-civics-101/ Life in Perpetual Beta Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:50:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Harold Jarche » Global Civics 201 http://www.jarche.com/2007/03/global-civics-101/comment-page-1/#comment-187359 Harold Jarche » Global Civics 201 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:12:35 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1078#comment-187359 [...] year I recommended several documentaries as learning resources, in Global Civics 101. I just watched The War on Democracy and would add it to the list. This film, along with dozens of [...] [...] year I recommended several documentaries as learning resources, in Global Civics 101. I just watched The War on Democracy and would add it to the list. This film, along with dozens of [...]

]]> By: Harold http://www.jarche.com/2007/03/global-civics-101/comment-page-1/#comment-98501 Harold Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:08:06 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1078#comment-98501 I agree, Chris. We watched it as a family the other week and it held everyone's attention. I especially liked the unresolved ending. I agree, Chris. We watched it as a family the other week and it held everyone’s attention. I especially liked the unresolved ending.

]]> By: Chris http://www.jarche.com/2007/03/global-civics-101/comment-page-1/#comment-98499 Chris Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:20:49 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1078#comment-98499 <a href="participate.net" rel="nofollow">Fast Food Nation</a>. Definitely. The book is more informative than the movie, though. Fast Food Nation. Definitely. The book is more informative than the movie, though.

]]> By: Marco Polo http://www.jarche.com/2007/03/global-civics-101/comment-page-1/#comment-97305 Marco Polo Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:24:43 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1078#comment-97305 Don't have any videos to suggest, but what about the power of the Internet itself to connect people and help them coordinate action? It is clear that our beloved leaders have other things to do than deal with the most pressing problems facing humanity: global warming, water shortages, poverty, etc. It is only the Internet that, I believe, will allow enough people to not only educate themselves quickly enough but also to connect with others in meaningful ways and to act in cooperation and concordance with each other. MoveOn and other anti-war organizations have shown how to do this with regard to that particular issue. As a source, not of video, but of ideas and inspiring products, I recommend <a href="http://bfi.org/" rel="nofollow">the Buckminster Fuller Institute.</a> <blockquote>For the first time in history it is now possible to take care of everybody at a higher standard of living than any have ever known. Only ten years ago the "more with less" technology reached the point where this could be done. All humanity now has the option to become enduringly successful. R. Buckminster Fuller, 1980 "If success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended on how I am and what I do, how would I be? What would I do?"</blockquote> Don’t have any videos to suggest, but what about the power of the Internet itself to connect people and help them coordinate action? It is clear that our beloved leaders have other things to do than deal with the most pressing problems facing humanity: global warming, water shortages, poverty, etc. It is only the Internet that, I believe, will allow enough people to not only educate themselves quickly enough but also to connect with others in meaningful ways and to act in cooperation and concordance with each other. MoveOn and other anti-war organizations have shown how to do this with regard to that particular issue.

As a source, not of video, but of ideas and inspiring products, I recommend the Buckminster Fuller Institute.

For the first time in history it is now possible to take care of everybody at a higher standard of living than any have ever known.
Only ten years ago the “more with less” technology reached the point where this could be done. All humanity now has the option to become enduringly successful.
R. Buckminster Fuller, 1980

“If success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended on how I am and what I do, how would I be? What would I do?”

]]> By: David Delgado http://www.jarche.com/2007/03/global-civics-101/comment-page-1/#comment-97137 David Delgado Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:42:22 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1078#comment-97137 Interesting resources, Harold. I had seen An Inconvenient Truth, a very good documentary, it has hundreds of video responses on Google video: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22An+Inconvenient+Truth%22&hl=en I had not seen "Why We Fight", but it seems like an interesting movie, but way too long. I would recommend a shorter one: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1847778207986315796 Finally, specially for "Global Civics 101" I would reccomend this: http://www.forbetterlife.org/be_inspired/tv_radio.asp I hope you like all these. I am glad to share. By the way, thank you for your comments in my blog, it is nice to know that there are people listening out there. :-) Interesting resources, Harold. I had seen An Inconvenient Truth, a very good documentary, it has hundreds of video responses on Google video:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22An+Inconvenient+Truth%22&hl=en

I had not seen “Why We Fight”, but it seems like an interesting movie, but way too long. I would recommend a shorter one:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1847778207986315796

Finally, specially for “Global Civics 101″ I would reccomend this:

http://www.forbetterlife.org/be_inspired/tv_radio.asp

I hope you like all these. I am glad to share. By the way, thank you for your comments in my blog, it is nice to know that there are people listening out there. :-)

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