Monday, April 18, 2011

It's Time to Nominate!

By now you have all become experts in the issues of your chosen country. Now it is time to learn about other countries around the world. 

1.) Read/Skim your classmates' blogs: You won't have time to read EVERY post from EVERY blog, but try to at least view and skim each blog. Pay the most attention to what Human Rights issues are going on, and what each classmates' proposal ideas are.

2.) Choose your Top 10 Proposals: Make another post/entry listing your Top 10 choices. Each proposal should be nominated based on urgency of the Human Rights Issue, and how in depth and realistic their proposal ideas are. Make sure you post the link to each blog you nominate and EXPLAIN WHY you nominated each blog. 


List of Topics & Students:

1.    Japanese Americans’ Rights - Elsa
2.    African American Civil Rights – Albert, Ligny
3.    Catholic Civil Rights – Andy, Natassia
4.    Veterans’ Rights – Carlos, Jan Paul
5.    Student Activism/ Rights to Protest - Raymond
6.    Women’s Rights – Stephanie Ruiz, Stephanie Rivera
7. Gay Rights – Mykaella
8.  Immigrants’ Rights – Cristian, Celimar
9.    Voting Rights – Hector P.
10.    Workers’ Rights – Yaidy
11.    Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Alysha, Nelsharry
12.    Latin Americans’ Rights
13.    Muslim Americans’ Rights – Angel, Arshad
14.    Rights of the Elderly – Hector R., Paulette
15.    Students of Public Universities’ Rights – Ruben, Keven
16.    Criminal Rights (Justice) – Carlo, Gabriela
17.Native Americans’ Rights
18.Puerto Ricans’ Rights – Nezdarie, Ashley 

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Links to help you with your Civil Rights project:

US Census - find tons of statistics about different groups in the US

List of all 27 US Amendments: Click here, here, and here

Disability Related Organizations - for those of you studying the rights of persons with disabilities

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Workers' Rights: this fire killed 140 people and publicized the terrible working conditions of workers in the early 1900's

Gilder Lehrman Institute - great resource for American History