What is the problem in these scenarios in the readings you divided with your group members?  Is there a solution offered?  Use the TRIAC paragraph format and quote.  Be sure to identify which reading you did.   In the reading “Everyone has an Accent”, by Roberto Rey Aguayo, he brings up the idea that everyone … [Read more…]

Why is “us” and “them” thinking a problem?  Choose an example of us and them thinking from Adichie to discuss.  Use the TRIAC paragraph format and quote from Berreby, Sapolsky, and/or Adichie.   “Us” and “them” thinking is a problem because it automatically creates a division between two groups of people. Even if you have … [Read more…]

Write a blog post in which you explore the 3 kinds of power that Andrews proposes as necessary to successful movements.  Use a movement you know about or can imagine as an illustration.  You can use the itgetsbetter.org movement by reading Savage in Emerging.   In the New York Times article written by Kenneth T. Andrews, three … [Read more…]

Give an illustration from Duhigg of the power of relationships to create change for individuals and for groups.   In the Duhigg article, it outlines important events in the Civil Rights Movement. One of the first moments it mentions is the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on the bus … [Read more…]