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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SiXAN5DmK8

EHHS CLP students submitted a finished treatment and are finalizing interview questions for our two subjects. We are about 95 percent "locked" for the two interviews, later in Feb. Looking forward to seeing you all on the 15th!

So, Chalinor started a new semester and rescheduled for this Monday. However, we worked on our film treatment and we have a makeshift boom for the interview.  

http://ctveteransparade.org/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-balkam/sexting-and-the-law-of-un_b_178223.html

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-01-26/edcuational-video-games-white-house/52908052/1

http://www.lawrentian.com/news/civic-life-project-launches-for-2012-13-academic-year-1.2751539#.TyQLMyM5tmw

We've scheduled an interview for next Tuesday. We're interviewing a local art teacher about the nature of art in the classroom as well as society. We're doing research into Horton v. Meskill and Sheff v. O'Neil, and we've contacted a group of local artists which we'll be interviewing in order to find out if there's any public funding for them. We've contacted Eric Clemens as well. 

http://civicmissionofschools.org/index_html

http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=808911

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20120122/APC04/120120130/Activist-author-talk-civic-responsibilities-LU-address

A report from the National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement

In response to widespread concern about the nation’s anemic civic health, A Crucible Moment: College

Learning and Democracy’s Future calls for investing in higher education’s capacity to make civic learning

and democratic engagement widely shared national priorities. The report calls on higher education and

many partners in education, government, and public…

http://billmoyers.com/video/

http://vimeo.com/22185133

Video on the Death Penalty in Connecticut by Gwen O'Donnell

Op-Ed - Victims' Kin: Ban Death Penalty

http://www.countytimes.com/articles/2011/05/13/opinion/op-ed/doc4dcbf3c9701a6105300718.prt

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/01/10/report-stresses-civic-learning-strengthen-democratic-process

(Thanks to Parker Palmer for pointing us to this article)

All student and teachers who attended the December 13, 2011 State Meeting need to please fill out a quick 11 question survey before the end of next week 1-20-12 at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DXYPJFP

Thank you.

Elie Wiesel opposes death penalty in Connecticut home-invasion murders - http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/let_killers_live_1E9xNWt8V3wPo8yxhWG4QJ

Connecticut Death Penalty Laws - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/rpt/2005-R-0136.htm

Capitol Punishment in Connecticut - …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnzN_g24C4I

http://www.minutemannewscenter.com/articles/2011/07/16/westport/news/doc4e220483bc136296963198.txt