Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fAQMCe028076; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:12:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:12:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20011126221149.87845.qmail@web13406.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: RR Literacy <rrliteracy@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1811] Re: focus group update X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 7297 Lines: 218 Hi, I am Alva and I am responding to Daphne's question of silence. I certainly feel things have changed since that horrible September day. Maybe we are all a little more focused on survival Everyday I am grateful I'm alive. I am so thankful for all the little things in my life that use to annoy me. I have more patience,and though I may be silent in one forum, I certainly make up for it in another.I enjoy the listserve and appreciate the caring. ---Alva L. Palin > Perpetua, > I am wondering if you would like to give us an > update on what happened duringing your focus groups > with youth on their experiences with violence. > Daphne > >>> smythemu@interchange.ubc.ca 11/20/01 12:44AM >>> > > Hi Perpetua > Do you know about the "Leave out violence" (LOVe) > project in Toronto/M'real? > They work with 'at risk' youth on violence issues > and have two publications > out. > I'm a literacy teacher in Surrey, working with 'at > risk' kids. If you want > us to trial your materials, or want to discuss your > materials with the > students in my class, give us a call. > > Regards > Andrew Schofield > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Perpetua Quigley" < pquigley@cpha.ca> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" < > nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:02 AM > Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1638] Re: Silence > > > > Hello virtual colleagues. > > > > I am new to the network and come forward now in > response to the > > question of silence. I am a project co-ordinator > with Canadian Public > > Health Association, developing learning materials > on violence > > prevention for youth with low literacy. I will > never forget Sept 11 > > and will always recall the irony of the timeliness > of the topic. > > > > Next week I am hosting focus groups with youth and > asking them to > > speak of their experiences with violence. To > engage the youth in the > > discussion we will be using activities such as > video production, > > mask-making and improv. Already there are > suggestions that Sept 11 > > will be a topic of discussion for youth. Media > will be critiqued on > > the impact it has on our perceptions and how it > perpetuates the > > stereotype of who are the aggressors and who are > the victims. > > > > How are youth, who are often stereo-tpyed as > aggressors, going to > > respond to this issue? Who are their role models > in how to prevent > > and respond to acts of violence? > > > > There is a need to talk openly. This is offset by > a fear for being > > judged for opinions shared. It will take courage, > good intentions and > > recognition that opinions expressed are open to > change when faced > > with non-judgemental response. > > Otherwise, the focus shifts from discussions of > integrity to self-defense. > > > > Perpetua Quigley > > > > > > > > > > > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; > x-mac-type="54455854"; > > >x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" > > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > >I want to remind people about a wonderful book by > Brian Morgan called > > >The ESL Classroom: Teaching, Critical Practice, > and Community > > >Development, published by the Univ. of Toronto > Press, 1998. In it, he > > >talks about how he addressed issues of around the > Gulf War to adult ESL > > >students in Toronto (as well as other issues). It > is more than > > >timely. Elsa Auerbach > > > > > >Daphne Greenberg wrote: > > > > > >> Folks,I am curious about the relative silence > on this listserv and > > >> other NIFL listservs regarding the Sept. 11 > events and aftermaths. On > > >> this listserv, there were 3 postings inviting > discussion-one on the > > >> media, one on critical thinking, and one on > trauma. Each of these > > >> postings was followed by relative silence. > Since our women and > > >> literacy listserv is a small community, > silences are frequent, and > > >> that is fine. However, when something so major > happens and there is > > >> relative silence about it on other larger NIFL > listserv communities, I > > >> wonder what is going on? Here are some of my > hypotheses, and I wonder > > >> what are yours:1. We are too close to it to be > able to reflect upon > > >> it. Due to the severity of the attacks, and the > serious consequences, > > >> people are in survival mode and welcome work as > a reprieve from > > >> focusing on the impact of it all. 2. People are > traumatized by the > > >> events. Discussing it on email triggers > memories and difficult > > >> reactions. > > >> 3. People are scared to express their views on > a listserv about it. > > >> Possible fears are being thought of as > unpatriotic, too patriotic, > > >> isolationist, idealist, revenge seeker, etc., > etc.4. People don't see > > >> a connection between these events and literacy > and therefore don't see > > >> it as part of a literacy listserv discussion.5. > Due to the events, > > >> people are so behind in work, that the > listservs have become a low > > >> priority .Any thoughts????????Daphne Daphne > Greenberg > > >> Associate Director > > >> Center for the Study of Adult Literacy > > >> Georgia State University > > >> University Plaza > > >> Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 > > >> phone: 404-651-0127 > > >> fax:404-651-4901 > > >> dgreenberg@gsu.edu > > > > > >--------------E5E3BB377110584D2816DF78 > > >Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > ><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 > transitional//en"> > > ><html> > > ><body style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; FONT: 12pt Arial; > MARGIN-LEFT: 2px"> > > >I want to remind people about a wonderful book by > Brian Morgan called > <u>The > > >ESL Classroom: Teaching, Critical Practice, and > Community > Development</u>, > > >published by the Univ. of Toronto Press, > In it, he talks > about > > >how he addressed issues of around the Gulf War to > adult ESL students in > > >Toronto (as well as other It is more > than > > > >Elsa Auerbach > > ><p>Daphne Greenberg wrote: > > ><blockquote TYPE=CITE> Folks,I am curious > about the relative silence > > >on this listserv and other NIFL listservs > regarding the Sept. 11 events > > >and aftermaths. On this listserv, there were 3 > postings inviting > > >discussion-one > > >on the media, one on critical thinking, and one > on trauma. Each of these > > >postings was followed by relative silence. Since > our women and literacy > > >listserv is a small community, silences are > frequent, and that is fine. > > >However, when something so major happens and > there is relative silence > > >about it on other larger NIFL listserv > communities, I wonder what is > going > > >on? Here are some of my hypotheses, and I wonder > what are yours:1. We are > > >too close to it to be able to reflect upon it. > Due to the severity of the > > >attacks, and the serious consequences, people are > in survival mode and > > >welcome work as a reprieve from focusing on the > impact of it all. 2. > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
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