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Civil Disobedience Event

Civil Disobedience Event

Instructions

Identify and observe a local event that represents a non-violent act of civil disobedience that challenges and disrupts white supremacist and/or racist policy while increasing public awareness of injustice. Such events can include, but are not limited to:

  • attending and/or observing a political rally of a candidate that actively speaks out against racism
  • a speaking event from an expert in the field
  • a protest
  • a march
  • an occupy tactic

You will 1) identify an event 2) observe the event, and 3) develop an oral and visual presentation of the event that connects your observations to the course materials.

PLEASE NOTE: This assignment does not require physical attendance at an event (see Blackboard for more detail). Virtual attendance is accepted. Students are encouraged to share event ideas with one another.

Oral and Visual Presentation

Create a combined oral and visual presentation that includes an analysis and reflection of the event that you observed. This can be a narrated PowerPoint, VoiceThread, Screencast-o-Matic, or a narrated video. The presentation should be no longer than 5 minutes and must minimally include the following:

  1. Name, date, location, and time of the event.
  2. Name of the event organizer(s).
  3. Identification of the Issue and the Demands: What is the injustice that the event is responding to? What are the demands of the organizers and protestors?
  4. A detailed description of the event’s activities:
  5. Mechanics: What were the specific activities of the event? What supplies did the organizers or participants have (i.e., flags, ribbons, signs)? How did the event unfold over time? What do you think it took to organize the event? Think about creating buy-in, working with local officials, supplies, and documentation.
  6. Senses: What did you see and hear? If you were there that day, what did the air smell like? Did the temperature feel cold or hot? What was your sense of personal space? Did you feel comfortable or uncomfortable?
  7. Environment: What was the level of tension? Was there a police presence? What was the demographic make-up of the participants?
  8. Include a reflection on your observation of the event. Do you see yourself participating in a similar event in the future?
  9. If you were to organize an act of civil disobedience in the future, what would it be?

SW 624 – Civil Disobedience Event Planning Worksheet

Instructions:  Complete the following worksheet based on your plan to attend and observe a local act of civil disobedience.*

The table rows will expand as you fill in the information.

EDU 954 Communication and Community Engagement

EDU 954 Communication and Community Engagement

Stakeholder Audit (10%)
For the Stakeholder Audit, you must articulate your understanding and ability to identify
stakeholders who should be involved in the communication and engagement process. You should
also include who your stakeholders are, and information about each of the stakeholder’s
influence, interests, and level of understanding of the goals you are attempting to accomplish
through your communication and community engagement. You should also consider the extent
to which the stakeholders are interested in your goals and objective (low to high), and
stakeholders’ ability to include your desired outcomes (low to high). You must also prioritize
stakeholders and a rationale for your prioritization. Overall, the audit should be 3-4 pages
excluding any references. A suggested framework for this assignment is provided below:
• Introduction
o Identify stakeholders and describe each stakeholder’s connection to your community
engagement plan.
• Stakeholder Analysis
o For each stakeholder, provide 1-2 paragraphs wherein you:
Describe the stakeholder group in greater detail
Classify the stakeholder as internal vs. external, primary vs. secondary (and
key)
Describe the stakeholder’s interests and how they compare to those of your
organization
Discuss the stakeholder’s ties to any social justice issues/systemic issues
• Prioritization
o Describe how you will prioritize your engagement with the stakeholders based on an
analysis of the factors identified in the preceding section.
• Conclusion
o Provide your concluding thoughts on the outcomes of the audit as they relate to your
community engagement plan.

Required Text used in class wants to use as reference in papers:
Parker, Patricia Sue. Ella Baker’s Catalytic Leadership: A Primer on Community Engagement
and Communication for Social Justice. The University of California Press, 2020.
Dumlao, Rebecca. A Guide to Collaborative Communication for Service-Learning and
Community Engagement Partners. Vol. First edition, Stylus Publishing, 2018.

Standards of Identity FDA

Standards of Identity FDA

Standards of Identity – FDA
Paper details: Is there a place for Standards of Identity in modern food law? Provide an in-depth explanation of your answer. On September 27th of 2019 the FDA held a public meeting to gather information on modernizing Food Standards. Information from this meeting may be useful in writing your essay. When thinking about the usefulness of Standards of Identity (implemented in 1938) consider the impact of more recent food laws and regulations on the need to Standards of Identity.

At least 3 references