Colombia-Notebook

World Ways Webquest

An Internet Webquest on World Cultures in Crisis

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. --Margaret Fuller "For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." --Luke 12:48

Introduction: Through our studies in class, you are becoming part of the informed few who know about the international atrocities that have recently or are currently affecting people in profound ways around the world. Our goal is to get more people concerned about the world events that force people to leave their homelands and to create greater sensitivity towards refugees in our own community.

How? Learn about these places ourselves. See how others have responded to various world crisis to get ideas about how we will shape our resoponse. Collect and document material we want to use. Build our wiki.

Objectives of the wiki: Enhance understanding of struggles refugees face in leaving and in resettling. Offer a public resource for refugees to be heard.

Audience: People who work with refugees, students like you, people who know little about international histories and political systems, and refugees.

What: You need to do research on the area listed in WIKI CONTENT.

WIKI CONTENT

Maps, geographical and ethnic statistical information of the group’s homeland Brief political history of the nation Life before refugee crisis: include occupations, daily life, life for children, standard of living, religious expression, role of women Traditions and culture: include food, music, dress, dance, etc. What caused the refugee crisis Stories about and from refugees about their refugee experience Stories of getting used to life in the United States, hardships and success stories Stories from people who work with displaced persons/refugees Pictures, audio or video that tell part of the story Links to resources /websites pertaining to cultural awareness, stories, facts About your country and the people.

NOTEBOOK Task 1: Assemble your group according to Giraud’s guidelines. List the members of your team here.

1. jsrhsm5 2. mmrhsm5 3. akrhsm5 (AKA "AK-47) 4. bhrhsm5 5. arrhsm5

Task 2: Get your assigned country from Giraud. Write the name in the space provided.

Country: Colombia

Task 3: Take a closer look at the “WIKI CONTENT” list. Decide how you will formally divide responsibilities amongst the group.

Name Task

1. jsrhsm5 Political History, Audio, Video, and Pictures 2. mmrhsm5 Stories & Geography 3. akrhsm5 Before Refugee Crisis, Cause of Refugee Crisis 4. bhrhsm5 Traditions & Culture, Professional View Point 5. arrhsm5 More Stories and Resources

Task 4: Brainstrorm. Besides the websites provided, work with your group to brainstorm other places you might find information. Does anyone in your group have any special connections, for example? Discuss plans for gathering that information or those resources with your team.

Task 5: Begin your research with these resources. As you continue on your quest and find other good links that you think other country teams may find useful, post the site’s name, URL, and short note about why it may be valuable on our forum under the topic “cool websites” in the Humanity/Inhumanity forum. Verify the credibility before citing any of the information in your wiki

Resources:

Databases

Pioneer HYPERLINK "http://pioneer.uen.org/" http://pioneer.uen.org/

Log-in Name: pioneer Password: cake

Culturegrams *** (Great Resource for facts and general information) An extensive database on countries and their cultures. Including, recipes, customs, history, statistics and much more.

MAS Ultra (Ebsco) Provides full-text for more than 550 popular general interest and current events publications, reference, bios, primary sources, photos, images, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier (Ebsco) Includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.

Military & Government (Ebsco) Contains current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.

Newspaper Source (Ebsco) Includes selected full-text, national (U.S.) and International newspapers, T.V. and radio news transcripts.


 * To access EBSCO databases, log into Pioneer. Click on Ebsco. Click on all databases. Check the boxes to search all databases at the same time or click on the title to search one at a time.

www.nytimes.com Search New York Times current and archival issues.

Username: rhsmlibrary Password: library

Questia www.questia.com World’s largest online library of books, journals & articles.

User ID: rhsmlastname Password: lastnamerhsm

Websites

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants HYPERLINK "http://www.refugees.org/" http://www.refugees.org/ Protecting Refugees, serving immigrants, upholding feedom since 1911

Beyond the Fire HYPERLINK "http://www.itvs.org/beyondthefire/master.html" http://www.itvs.org/beyondthefire/master.html Teen experiences of the war

Refugee Stories – Published Communities History Project HYPERLINK "http://www.refugeestories.org/" http://www.refugeestories.org/ Listen to people’s experiences

Human Rights Organization HYPERLINK "http://www.humanrights.org/" http://www.humanrights.org/ Links to information and other resources for refugees

Invisible Children HYPERLINK "http://www.invisiblechildren.com/home.php" http://www.invisiblechildren.com/home.php Movies, stories, and educational materials to inform others of war-affected children.

Women’s Commission for Refugee women and children HYPERLINK "http://www.womenscommission.org/" http://www.womenscommission.org/ Working ot Improvie the lives and protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children and youth.

Refugees International – A powerful voice for lifesaving action HYPERLINK "http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/list/?type=8" http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/list/?type=8 Refugees International articles.

U.S. Department of State HYPERLINK "http://www.state.gov/g/prm/" http://www.state.gov/g/prm/ A government site filled with information about Refugees such as, statistics, migration, population, etc.

Amnesty International HYPERLINK "http://web.amnesty.org/pages/refugees-background-eng#refugee" http://web.amnesty.org/pages/refugees-background-eng#refugee An organization working to protect human rights worldwide.

The UN Refugee Agency HYPERLINK "http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home" http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home Produced by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1950’s to protect refugees and resolve worldwide problems dealing with refugees.

ART – Art for Refubees in Transition HYPERLINK "http://www.artforrefugees.org/" http://www.artforrefugees.org/ Assist refugees in rebuilding individuality and community through resources, training and activities.

IRC – International Rescue Committee. HYPERLINK "http://www.theirc.org/" http://www.theirc.org/ Leader in humanitarian relief

IRC in Salt lake City HYPERLINK "http://www.theirc.org/where/the_irc_in_salt_lake_city.html" http://www.theirc.org/where/the_irc_in_salt_lake_city.html A local office of the IRC helping to ease the lives of Refugees.

Child Soldiers.org HYPERLINK "http://www.childsoldiers.org/home/" http://www.childsoldiers.org/home/ Giving a voice to children affected by war. Drawings, Stories and Music.

Live Resources

Facts Ryan Hoglund, RHMS Ethics, World History, Debate teacher ryanhoglund@rhsm.org Margot Miller: 7th grade World Studies teacher margotmiller@rhsm.org Service Liz Paige: Director of Service Learning lizpaige@rhsm.org Hannah Saltzman: Junior organizer of Save Darfur Rally Need email address Technology Kristin Willmore: our librarian kristinwilmore@rhsm.org Ben Smith: Computer Science teacher bensmith@rhsm.org Refugee Service Providers Katharina Trede: Sophie Trede’s mom. She’s the Director of Refugee Services at Valley Mental Health Need email address Patrick Poulin: International Refugee Center Refugees We are planning interviews with refugees for you. The current dates of those interviews are April 24-26. We hope you will have between one and three interviews with a refugee from your region. You must be prepared for those interviews. By the time they occur you should have a clear idea of what information you are still lacking.

Be sure to keep track of what information comes from which resource as you are required to cite your sources.

Task 6: Build your wiki page First Draft Check Ins and Peer Reviews: May 4 Final Drafts: May 10