This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Jennifer Gibson of the St. Louis County Library, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary Driver.

This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Jennifer Gibson of St. Louis County Library,provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary The Taste of Mango.

This guide is an invitation to dialogue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection and designed for people who want to use The Taste of Mango to engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues, and communities. In contrast to initiatives that foster debates in which participants try to convince others that they are right, this document envisions conversations undertaken in a spirit of openness in which people try to understand one another and expand their thinking by sharing viewpoints and listening actively. The discussion prompts are intentionally crafted to help a wide range of audiences think more deeply about the issues in the film. Rather than attempting to address them all, choose one or two that best meet your needs and interests. And be sure to leave time to consider taking action. Planning next steps can help people leave the room feeling energized and optimistic, even in instances when conversations have been difficult.

For more detailed event planning and facilitation tips, visit https://communitynetwork.amdoc.org/.

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This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Constance Zack, of the School Library Association of Rhode Island, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary Maya Lin.

This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Kim Rott, librarian at Sentinel High School in Missoula, Montana, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary The Ride Ahead.

This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Kim Rott, librarian at Sentinel High School in Missoula, Montana, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary Made in Ethiopia.

This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Kim Dorman, Community Engagement Coordinator of Princeton Public Library, and retired librarian Susan Conlon, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place.

This guide is an invitation to dialogue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection and is designed for people who want to use Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place to engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues, and communities. In contrast to initiatives that foster debates in which participants try to convince others that they are right, this document envisions conversations undertaken in a spirit of openness in which people try to understand one another and expand their thinking by sharing viewpoints and listening actively.

The discussion prompts are intentionally crafted to help a wide range of audiences think more deeply about the issues in the film. Rather than attempting to address them all, choose one or two that best meet your needs and interests. Be sure to leave time to consider taking action. Planning next steps can help people leave the room feeling energized and optimistic, even in instances when conversations have been difficult.

For more detailed event planning and facilitation tips, visit https://communitynetwork.amdoc.org/.

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This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Ann Howard, Library Branch Manager, MIS, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary Union.

This discussion guide is designed to give you the tools you need to host a screening of UNION that meets your specific goals. The intention is for this guide to be a wide buffet of resources to support productive dialogue, action, and education around the film’s central issues. We encourage you to read through, consider, and pull from content in any section or sections that best suit your screening event. It is not expected, nor likely that you will be able to include all the prompts, resources, or materials present in this guide at your event. You are encouraged to take what makes sense for your screening event and leave the rest. For more ways to take action, resources, a glossary of terms, and a full bibliography, see our reference materials. Or request a screening of the movie.

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THE RIDE AHEAD, from father-son co-directors Samuel Habib & Dan Habib, is the feature-length version of the Emmy Award-winning New York Times Op-Doc, My Disability Roadmap.

Visit their Resources page to access a Discussion Guide, Watch Party Kit, Screening Publicity Materials, and more.

In the documentary film Call Her Ganda we see how the legacy of U.S. imperialism persists in the form of ongoing U.S. military presence in the Philippines and legal protections afforded to U.S. military personnel who commit crimes on Filipino soil. Call Her Ganda reveals the injustices and imbalance of power inherent in this legacy and how it leads to violence against the Filipino population in general and, in the case of Jennifer Laude,the historical erasure and degradation of transgender identity and the inability of the Filipino people to fight for their right to punish violent crimes committed against them on their own shores. In this lesson students will study how the history of the U.S. military presence in the Philippines has an impact on families like the Laudes and how the murder of Jennifer “Ganda” Laude reveals the tragic intersection of imperialism, gender, transphobia and violence.

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Lesson Summary

The United States has a history of imperialism that was intended to increase military reach, expand U.S. markets,identify and exploit cheap labor and resources and spread American culture and ideals. The policy and ideology of imperialism have led to devastating results for the economies and cultures of colonized nations around the world, including the Philippines. Inherent to a doctrine of imperialism is a suppression of indigenous cultures and, according to historian Kristin Hoganson, author of Fighting for American Manhood: How Gender PoliticsProvoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, a gender-based exercise of power.In the documentary film Call Her Ganda we see how the legacy of U.S. imperialism persists in the form of ongoing U.S. military presence in the Philippines and legal protections afforded to U.S. military personnel who commit crimes on Filipino soil. Call Her Ganda reveals the injustices and imbalance of power inherent in this legacy and how it leads to violence against the Filipino population in general and, in the case of Jennifer Laude,the historical erasure and degradation of transgender identity and the inability of the Filipino people to fight for their right to punish violent crimes committed against them on their own shores.In this lesson students will study how the history of the U.S. military presence in the Philippines has an impac ton families like the Laudes and how the murder of Jennifer “Ganda” Laude reveals the tragic intersection of imperialism, gender, transphobia and violence.