What Leadership Means
Cuc shares a childhood memory in Vietnam, tells us about coming out to her family at 19, and describes what leadership means.
Cuc Vu
Washington, DC and, VA
Added: November 10, 2008
Cuc is in these Series:
Rockwood Leaders | Immigration Reform | Women's Voices |
Associated Tags:
Asian Americans | Empowering Grassroots Leaders | Human Rights | Leadership | Valuing Diversity | Voice | Women's Leadership |
Change doesn't happen through one voice, one charismatic leader, or one amazing organization (or even a really great archive!). Change begins when each of shares a positive thought, a brave hope, or an inspiring story with friends, family, and our communities, asking open-ended questions, and then beginning a dialogue that just might lead to some action.
With a projector, through a webinar or conference call, or gathered round a computer, you can host a screening of 3 to 5 of your favorite 1000 Voices storytellers. The stories and tools can focus discussions, rally support for a local effort, or help describe the impact of policies on real people.
Sure, you can share these films at a Beltway briefing or a townhall meeting. But why not make it a potluck dinner, a "powergirl's night," or a brownbag lunch with co-workers? Or have a vote to decide whose story the group liked best and why, and let us know.
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Created by some of the most effective, most respected organizations on the issues related to this video, these resources can help guide discussions at your screening event.
10 Simple Ideas To Empower Women
Simple tips for empowering women, and how men can help.
A Primer on Immigration and Human Rights
A description of how human rights principles apply to immigrants and immigration status. From Energy of a Nation.
Close to Home (PDF)
A publication by The Ford Foundation showcasing the work and methodologies of thirteen human rights organizations in the United States.
Tomorrow's leaders need to understand the power of the story. If you're a high school or college leader or educator, here are materials, created by education experts that untap the video's dialogue potential in classroom discussions and assignments.
Energy of a Nation School Curriculum on Immigration
Including worksheets, case studies, powerpoint presentations, and lesson plans for grades 8 to adult. Lessons cover immigration history, refugees, economic impacts and understanding the undocumented experience. From Energy of a Nation.
PBS: Women Today: An Editorial
Consider women's fight for equal rights, in the past and today. Write an editorial about a topic relating to the women's rights movement and the issues presently surrounding women's rights in America and around the world.
PBS: Women's Issues Then and Now
Investigate important women's issues of the present time and compare those issues to the ones that women fought for in the 1970s. Grades 9-12.
Here is information specifically designed for grassroots organizers on issues related to this video.
Art of Leadership
The ART OF LEADERSHIP is an intensive four-day off-site seminar designed to teach powerful visioning, listening, speaking, presentation, coaching, team-building, and feedback skills to emerging and established non-profit leaders.
Leadership In Action: The Advanced Art of Leadership
This New Advanced Four-Day Seminar is designed for leaders who have completed the Art of Leadership (AOL) who want to build their leadership skills to the next level and to bring Rockwood practices more fully into their organizations and networks.
Center for Community Change: Crossing Borders
Crossing Borders is written for organizers and leaders, in particular those who want to build power and community among people who are different--people who don't look alike, talk alike and haven't lived alike.
Diverse Communities Are Strong Communities - Action Alert
Urge your elected officials to include the viewpoints of ALL parts of their constituencies in their decision-making. This tool will make sure they receive your message right in their inboxes.
100+ Ideas to Promote Gender Equity in Schools and Beyond
This list includes more than 100 ways for you to break gender barriers, from the Myra Sadker Foundation.
Better Together: A Publication of the Saguaro Center
The Better Together report outlines the framework for sustained, broad-based social change to restore America's civic virtue through building social capital.
Multimedia related to this video.
A World of Possibilities (MP3)
Radio interview with William Gates, Sr., father of Bill Gates, talking about redefining wealth to reflect the value of community.
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