Choosing to Participate Video
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"The Right Thing at the Right Time": Choosing to Participate in Memphis Margot Stern Strom, interviewed by TV station WREG in her hometown of Memphis, describes Facing History and Ourselves’ Choosing to Participate exhibit there as “human behavior writ large, but with a concentration on upstanders.” Strom reflects on how her youth in Memphis—where “history wasn’t taught well and we didn’t talk about the colored and white water fountains or the colored-only day at the zoo sign while we took Civics classes”—influenced the development of Facing History, and the changes that have taken place there since her childhood. |
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NBC: Choosing to Participate, Local Heroes Recognized As part of Facing History and Ourselves' nationally acclaimed exhibition Choosing to Participate, 19 Washington, D.C. area individuals and groups are featured in a special installation titled Upstanders: Portraits in Courage. Two of the Upstanders, Maria Gomez and Reverend Donald Robinson, were featured on NBC's mid-day news on Channel 4. |
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TechBoston: "The Opposite of a Troubled Urban Public School" |
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ABC News: Margot Stern Strom Encourages Students to Explore History Facing History and Ourselves Executive Director Margot Stern Strom was interviewed by ABC News about exploring the history of racism and the need to walk in other peoples’ shoes. The interview was filmed on-location at Facing History's nationally acclaimed exhibition, Choosing to Participate, in Washington, D.C. |
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"Don't Wait Until Tomorrow to Do the Right Thing:" Facing History on The Today Show This segment of The Today Show, originally broadcast on October 13, 1999, features Facing History and Ourselves classrooms in New York and Boston and discussions with students and teachers about Facing History's lessons of civics, personal responsibility, and moral judgment. Director Margot Stern Strom explains the origins and philosophy of Facing History. The video also introduces the multimedia exhibit Choosing to Participate. |
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Students Teach Students to Stand Up to Bullying At Shaw High School in East Cleveland, OH, students in Lori Urogody-Eiler's Facing History and Ourselves class mentor younger students in how to be an upstander, not a bystander, when faced with bullying and intolerant acts. |
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Mother Caroline Students Spread the Peace The short video “Spread the Peace,” produced by Not in Our School, shows how students at Mother Caroline Academy (Dorchester, Massachusetts) responded to growing violence in their community. The video gives students the opportunity to think about the small steps they can take to make a difference in the lives of those in their school and larger community. Learn more about Not in Our School More Not in Our School videos |
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"You Give Me Hope": Margot Stern Strom Introduces Paul Farmer Margot Stern Strom, Executive Director of Facing History and Ourselves, praises physician and anthropologist Paul Farmer's commitment to social justice and talks about his work in relation to Facing History's. Strom spoke at a November 2009 Community Conversation in Chicago sponsored by Facing History and The Allstate Foundation. |
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Nicholas Kristof on "Depressing" Issues and Inspiring People Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Nicholas Kristof addresses the perception that the issues he writes about are "depressing." Kristof spoke at a March 2010 Community Conversation in Chicago sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation. |
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"This Is a Siren": Student and Poet Jonathan Lykes Facing History and Ourselves alumnus Jonathan Lykes delivers a poetic, emotional account of the meaning Facing History and Ourselves holds within his own journey from city school to University of Chicago. |
