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	Keynote 2007
	Equity In Education
Native American Stereotypes	Presidential Power	The Prison Industrial Complex
Teaching About the Middle East	War Made Easy	Youth Voices From Iran

Conference on Democracy - Day 1 Thursday, October 18, 2007

Marin Academy
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Equity_in_Education.mp3 (100 mb)		Equity in Education How can we provide greater equity and access to education for ALL students in the United States? • Juan Carlos Arauz, Dr. of Education • Katherine Dinh, Head of School, Prospect Sierra School • Sally Matsuishi, President and CEO, Next Generation Scholars • Kim Mazzuca, President, Marin Education Fund
Native_American_Stereotypes.mp3 (104 mb)		How can we debunk stereotypes of Native Americans? • Phil Klasky, Lecturer, Department of Indian Studies, San Francisco State University • Kim Shuck, Native American poet and educator As part of the presentation, there will be a screening of a short film, The Salt Song Trail.
Teaching_The_Middle_East.mp3 (106 mb)		Educating Students About the Middle East What is the lens through which we educate students on the Middle East, especially with regard to Palestinian-Israeli relations? • Aref Ahmadia, Founder, Libraries for Peace Project • Rabbi David Cooper, Kehilla Community Synagogue • Dr. Paul Larudee volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, member of the East Bay Jewish-Palestinian Dialog Group, and is an organizer of the Free Gaza Movement • Pam Maffei, Marin Academy History Teacher • Shuly Plaves, member of the East Bay Palestinian-Jewish Dialogue Group, The Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace, and the Jewish Community Relations Council. Father or Lev Plaves (’06) • Nabil Wahbeh, peace activist and member of the East Bay Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue group and the American Friends Service Committee for Middle East Peace.
Presidential_Power.mp3 (106 mb)		Presidential Power: Constitutional Implications • Elizabeth de la Vega, former federal prosecutor and Chief of the San Jose Branch of the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. Author of United States v. George W. Bush et al.

Youth_Voices_From_Iran.mp3 (103 mb)		Youth Voices from Iran • Jason Rezaian, writer, filmmaker, and MA Alum • Omid Memarian, Peace Fellow, Journalism School, UC Berkeley • Nooshin Navidi, documentary filmmaker • Arriana Kenyon, Marin Academy Student These panelists will be joined by students in Pam Maffei’s Middle East Studies class who are in communication with youth in Iran. As part of the presentation, Nooshin Navidi will show clips of her film, Young Republic.
War_Made_Easy.mp3		War Made Easy: The Media Spin on the Iraq War • Norman Solomon, Founder and Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, journalist, and filmmaker Norman Solomon will present a brief clip of his film and discuss his highly acclaimed work (see above for description) with our own Mary Collie.
		Conference on Democracy Keynote Address by Dr. Samantha Nutt, Founder and Executive Director of War Child Canada Samantha Nutt is a medical doctor with more than 10 years of experience working in war zones. She has helped children in some of the world's most violent flashpoints, working with War Child Canada (which she founded, and is currently its Executive Director), the United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra LeonBurmese border.
Prison_Industrial_Complex.mp3		Democracy and The Prison-Industrial Complex: the Search for Justice • David Sheff renowned journalist and MA alum parent and special guests.