Democracy Education Publications

The Democracy Education series guides learners as agents in their own transformation through active civic engagement. Classes enrich one’s character, uplifting a global, worldview consciousness. A peer-coaching methodology invites the learner to envision their respective life assignments, and promotes coaching of one another to affirm those visions creating an invigorating, supportive social setting where deep learning and change transpire.

Belonging to All The Hands That Build: Interactive Workbook for Writing Poems That Matter is the introductory workbook to the Democracy Education Series. The chapters in this workbook are designed for a chorological exploration, from a personal approach to self-discovery, to sculpting of vision for how the world ought to be. Each chapter contains an introduction, followed by a series of poems. Each poem has an assignment. A class session involves reading the introduction, then a selected poem, and then writing as prompted by the assignment. Students then read their written lines outload to the class, which is followed by peer coaching.

An additional selection of Democracy Education publications is also offered below. For more information on any of these publications, or to request copies, please complete the request for more information, below.

For these and additional publications (some available digitally), please contact the Freedom Center office at 510-434-3988 or info@mlkfreedomcenter.org.