Upstanders Not Bystanders

Ambassador Samantha Power: Upstanding in a Time of Crisis - On demand webinar from Facing History.

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War - "Martha and Waitstill Sharp, American Unitarian aide workers, helped thousands of Jews, intellectuals, and children in Prague, Lisbon, and southern France in 1939–1940. "

When There Are No Bystanders - From Faing History, historian Omer Bartov discusses how the Holocaust unfolded in the Eastern European town Buczacz. (long and short video versions available)

Perpetrators Victims Bystanders: The Jewish Catastrophe, 1933-1945 - Holocaust scholar Raul Hilberg tells "the stories of those who caused, experienced, and witnessed the great human catastrophe. "

Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust - Eva Fogelman presents "compelling stories of rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust--and offers a revealing analysis of their motivations. Based on her extensive experience as a therapist treating Jewish survivors of the Holocaust and those who helped them, Fogelman delves into the psychology of altruism, illuminating why these rescuers chose to act while others simply stood by."

The Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations: Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust - Europe (Part I) and Other Countries (Israel Gutman, author/editor) and Europe (Part II) (Sara Bender and Pearl Weiss, authors/editors) - "The personal stories of each of the men and women who risked their own and their families' lives to rescue Jews during the Holocaust, divided by countries. Each entry includes descriptions of the original contact; aid extended; dangers and risks faced by rescuers at the time; availability of evidence from the rescued persons; and other relevant data authenticating each unique story."

Hidden Children: Forgotten Survivors of the Holocaust - Andre Stein "tells the stories of Jewish children who survived the Holocaust through the help of brave adults."

The Courageous Heart of Irene Sendler - Irene Sendler "was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto."

Upstanders - "This exclusive documentary is a compilation of Upstanders Season 2 stories with bonus footage of former professional football player David Vobora taking us on a journey, visiting ordinary people doing extraordinary things - changing lives and communities, and reminding us that we all have the power to make a difference." Director Howard Schultz

Chiune Sempo Sugihara - Honored at Yad Vashem as "Righteous Among the Nations, Chiune Sugihara issued thousands of life-saving visas to Jewish refugees in Lithuania in defiance of his pro-Nazi government, putting his own life at risk.

Nicholas Winton - Also honored at Yad Vashem, Nicholas Winton was a British humanitarian who supervised the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II.

• • WW2: How did one Englishman save 669 children from the Holocaust? - In 1938, Nicholas Winton was a young stockbroker in London who was keenly aware of the events unfolding on the continent. "Instead of wringing his hands, he headed to Prague and hatched a plan that saved the lives of hundreds of children in the months before the outbreak of World War Two."

RetroReport.org - "Bring history to life for your students! Retro Report is building a free, easy-to-use education site for high school teachers and college professors based on our archive of 200+ short documentaries. Each lesson plan includes an engaging 10-15 minute video that connects a chapter from history to students’ world today."

• • The Modern Bystander Effect - Retro report on PBS

  • Lessons from the 1924 Democratic Convention: An Immigration Debate's Impact

Moral Courage - A collection of stories and examples of "change makers," doing the right thing in the face of fear. Be sure to checkout Should the Confederate flag still fly?

Organization for Social Media Safety - Founded by activist Ed Peisner, “SMS is the nation’s first non-profit that serves as a consumer protection organization focused solely on social media safety. SMS protects families from all social media-related dangers including cyberbullying, violence, hate speech, human trafficking, and propaganda through innovative educational programming,legislative and regulatory advocacy, and technology development.”

Anti-Bullying PSA: The Price of Silence and the Bully Bystander PSA - Both videos show that, despite the gnawing, gripping, disheartening feeling that any form of bullying is really not OK, it takes the tremendous courage of a single individual to be the first one to cross the line from bystander to upstander.

Upstanders and Allies: Taking Action Against Cyberbullying - From Common Sense Education, lesson helps students consider the different perspectives of those involved in a cyberbullying incident, identify ways to be an upstander or ally to someone being bullied, andproblem-solve potential challenges to responding to cyberbullying. Note: You will need to create a (free) account.

Empowering Young People to Repair the World - TED Talk from Mark Gudgel.

13th - Available on Netflix, "combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America."

This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color - From Cherríe L. Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa, this "groundbreaking collection reflects an uncompromised definition of feminism by women of color."

The Guide to Allyship - "An open source starter guide to help you become a more thoughtful and effective ally. "