Presentation at the National Network for Educational Renewal Annual conference Sept. 19-21, Univ. of Texas at Arlington

1. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LITERACY & MEDIA ECOLOGY : LEVERAGING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE COMMON GOOD New Roads School, Santa Monica, CA, RONAN HALLOWELL M.A. [email_address] web.mac.com/dronanh

2. IN THE U.S. TODAY SOCIAL BONDS ARE FRAYING

3. WE CAN EACH HELP IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY

4. OUR SOCIETY WILL BECOME MORE POLARIZED IF WE DO NOTHING

5. WE WANT A FAIR AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY

6. DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY REQUIRES INDIVIDUAL & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

7. WE NEED TOOLS & MEDIA TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY

8. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LITERACY REQUIRES EDUCATION

9. INEQUALITY HAS BEEN INCREASING 73% 1.0% 10.9% 2.9% Bush Expansion 2002-2006 45% 2.7% 10.3% 4.0% Clinton Expansion 1993-2000 52% 1.2% 5.8% 2.0% Full period 1993-2006 (4) (3) (2) (1) Fraction of total growth captured by top 1% Bottom 99% Incomes Real Annual Growth Top 1% Incomes Real Annual Growth Average Income Real Annual Growth Table 1. REAL ANNUAL INCOME GROWTH BY GROUPS, 1993-2006

10. DECOMPOSING THE TOP DECILE US INCOME SHARE INTO 3 GROUPS 1913-2006 Source: Piketty and Saez (2003), series updated to 2006. Income is defined as market income including capital gains. http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~saez/TabFig2006prel.xls THE RICH GET RICHER

12. POVERTY & EDUCATION

13. EDUCATION & HEALTH CARE ARE IN CRISIS

14. TO IMPROVE EDUCATION WE MUST ADDRESS RELATED SOCIAL ISSUES

15. UNEMPLOYMENT, CRIME, RACISM, HOPELESSNESS & LACK OF PUBLIC SERVICES AFFECT STUDENTS ABILITY TO LEARN

16. MEDIA IS OUR SOCIAL GLUE

17. “ MEDIA ECOLOGY LOOKS INTO… HOW MEDIA OF COMMUNICATION AFFECT HUMAN PERCEPTION, UNDERSTANDING, FEELING, AND VALUE....”- Neil Postman

18. “ [MEDIA ECOLOGY EXAMINES HOW] OUR INTERACTION WITH MEDIA FACILITATES OR IMPEDES OUR CHANCES OF SURVIVAL.” — Neil Postman

19. MEDIA AND CONSUMER CULTURE CONTRIBUTE TO MASS MEDIATED STUPEFACTION

20. WEAPON OF MASS DISTRACTION

21. MEDIA SHOULD DO MORE TO RAISE AWARENESS

22. MASS MEDIA CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FREE PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMMING

23. MEDIA LITERACY SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS

24. PBS TV STATION WEBSITE ON MEDIA LITERACY

25. ONE OF THE FIRST MEDIA LITERACY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATINS

26. Text SEVERAL NON-PROFITS & POLICY ORGANIZATIONS ARE PRODUCING INTERNET & BROADCAST MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AROUND IMPORTANT ISSUES

27. CAMPAIGN TO RAISE VISIBILITY OF EDUCATION ISSUES IN AN IMPORTANT ELECTION YEAR. INCLUDES TV ADS

28. CELEBRITY SUPPORTED CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS GLOBAL POVERTY

29. AL GORE’S FAMOUS EFFORT TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING

30. LEONARDO DICAPRIO’S FILM AND INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE OVERALL WORLD ECO-CRISIS

31. YOUTH FOR HUMAN RIGHTS-INCLUDES DIGITAL VIDEO SERIES

32. MEDIA SHOULD HELP FOSTER SOCIAL CAPITAL CREATION

33. SOCIAL CAPITAL= SOCIAL NETWORKS + NORMS OF RECIPROCITY=VALUE/SOCIAL WEALTH

34. TAKE ACTION: ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS

35. LOG OFF, GO TO THE PARK & SAY HELLO TO SOMEONE

36. SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOL FUNDING

37. IF YOUR ARE RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL DEEPEN PRACTICES THAT FOSTER INCLUSIVENESS, COMPASSION & TOLERANCE

38. IF YOU ARE NOT RELIGIOUS DEEPEN PRACTICE OF SECULAR CODE OF ETHICS & CULTIVATE TOLERANCE & COMPASSION secular humanism

39. SHARE YOUR CONCERNS WITH OTHERS & CONSUME MEDIA WITH AWARENESS

40. LAUGH, CRY, CELEBRATE, GRIEVE

41. WE CAN’T TELL THE CHILDREN THERE IS NO HOPE

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