Critical Global Citizenship Education: Spring 2023 Events

We are pleased to announce Spring activities as part of our PIF-funded project titled Critical Global Citizenship Education which directly relates to our college’s mission and the People’s College Initiative. 

Project Details: The project includes the screening of two documentaries, a panel discussion, and an exhibit. Here are a list of reflection prompts that you can use and modify as needed. 

Documentaries (March 13 & March 14)

Wasted: The Story of Food Waste:  In this documentary, renowned chefs discuss the economic and environmental costs of global food waste and explore solutions that involve educating consumers and food suppliers.  

Community Screening: March 13 at 4:30 pm 

Access documentary (** You will be prompted to provide your SMCCD login to be able to watch the film.) 

Wasted: The Story of Food Waste: https://skylinecollege.kanopy.com/video/wasted-story-food-waste

Bitter Seeds: This documentary exposes the tragic impact of the American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation, Monsanto on rural farming communities in India. This is the third film in Micha Peled's Globalization Trilogy, following the award-winning Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town and China Blue.

Access documentaries (** You will be prompted to provide your SMCCD login to be able to watch the film.) 

Bitter Seeds: https://ezproxy.skylinecollege.edu/login?url=https://docuseek2.com/v/a/jxW6
Store Wars: https://ezproxy.skylinecollege.edu/login?url=https://docuseek2.com/v/a/kxW6
China Blue: https://ezproxy.skylinecollege.edu/login?url=https://docuseek2.com/v/a/mxW6

Community Screening: March 14 at 3:30 pm 

The Globalization Trilogy and Wasted: The Story of Food Waste will be available to the Skyline College community for an entire year starting January 2023. We will also host web screenings for those who would like to watch it in the community with others on March 13 and 14.

The Newest Americans Exhibit (February 13- March 31)

We are hosting the traveling exhibit The Newest Americans in the library on the topic of immigration and citizenship from February 13, 2023 – March 31, 2023. This exhibit, which consists of photos and interviews, will encourage students to actively engage by bringing their own reflections on their citizenship.

Panel Discussion (March 15 at 3:30 pm)

Panelists discuss ways in which the individual, local, national, and global are interconnected and co-produced, and how each of us can recognize and take responsibility for our choices and actions and thus disrupt global inequities. Registration link to the panel discussion: https://smccd-czqfp.formstack.com/forms/critical_global_citizenship.