Generation+Citizen

__**February 28, 2011**__



Things I see in the Civil Rights Movement video: (Grassroots Movement)
 * The issue - Equal rights
 * Getting media attention - violence
 * Protesting - holding hands walking down the street
 * Boycotting city buses
 * Getting attention overall - President got involved, enforced a law of ending segregation
 * Had a small group of people who started it - Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech
 * Research - they couldn't go to school because of their race (Little Rock Nine - 9 kids who were told they couldn't go to school because of their race)



I picked A.) Educating the public. I picked it because I'd like to raise awareness.
 * __March 18, 2011:__**
 * __Do Now:__** What project team are you in? Why did you pick it?

S - Sustainable; we want to make something that will make an impact M - Measurable; our goal should be measurable, how will we see the change? A - Actionable; we have to do something R - Realistic; we can't completely change the whole world in 6 weeks T - Timely; we have to keep in mind that we only have 6 or 7 weeks to complete this project

4.) Recent incidents of school safety issues:

-The shootings on Salem Street near Malden High -The body found in an apartment on Clarendon Street [] -The lockdown at Salemwood School because of a bullet -Gun violence in 2010 [] -Bomb threat in Malden High from a pay phone

HOMEWORK: Come up with a SMART goal to achieve in our G.C. issue: A SMART goal to achieve in our Generation Citizen issue is to make our school realize the possible dangers of not having security in our school. There are a lot of people who stay after school in the cafeteria, or in teacher's classroom, and other times, there are people who probably don't even go to Malden High at all. Somehow, we need a way to identify which people attend Malden High and which don't. Also, not having lockdown practices is a danger to us. Depending on the rate of crime in Malden, there is a possible chance that something could happen in Malden High that would lead to a lockdown. But the problem is, we never practiced a lockdown before. Maybe practicing a lockdown should be once in a while.

A change that I'd like by our Generation Citizen project is to lock the doors a little bit after school ends, and the only entrance open should be the main entrance. Also, when entering the building, people should identify themselves as to who they are and why are they there.
 * __April 4, 2011:__**
 * __Do Now:__** What do you want changed by our Generation Citizen project?

1. Locking some of the doors at certain times 2. Identification when entering school 3. Removing kids after school ends at a certain time 4. Have more recycling bins to keep the school clean -ID checks -Cafeteria encourage recycling (posting signs) -Get clubs involved
 * List** some possible solutions to our focus issue:
 * -Card scanners on doors
 * -Video cameras in hallways/entrances
 * -Visitors check in at main office
 * -Recycling bins at house offices and in hallways and classrooms



April 27, 2011: Trifold: > Reduce, reuse, recycle []
 * Main purpose - educate the public
 * How to recycle
 * What can & can't be recycled
 * Why are we doing this?
 * Statistics
 * Global Warming- Land is filled with trash and it produces a dangerous gas, methane; Recycling is a good way to help fight against global warming; "By recycling half of your household waste, you can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually"