Discussion Leader: Cultural Aspects Different From Your Own Culture

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Connector
Role: The Connector’s job is to help group members make connections between the reading and the world outside. The Connector should think about how the story relates to his/her own experiences or to the experiences of friends or family members. Also, the Connector can talk about how this story is connected to other readings, current events, or things that they have heard about. Here are some questions to begin discussing connections between the reading and the world outside. Try to be as specific as possible:
* How is this reading related to other class readings?
* Are there any cultural aspects of the reading that are similar to or different from your own culture?
* Does anything in the reading remind you of something in the news or something else that you have read?
* What has happened in your life that is similar to some of the things that are explained in the reading?
Two connections I have found between this reading and other people, places, experiences, events…
1 The communities working together to address violence at the local level require a leader, but this is also a collaborative effort and should not be a narrative on an individual. Rosa Park was a courageous woman, but her story has been over simplified since a lot of planning and collaboration is required for a successful organizing action (Kohl, 2004). Leaders are important in leading and inspiring the people, and dealing with violence and I experienced people working together. It is not always that there is a local hero who is the face of fighting for justice a...