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Journey to a Hate Free Millennium

Mark A. Vickers is proud to be the Florida and Georgia representative for Journey to a Hate Free Millennium.

Journey to a Hate Free Millennium is the multiple award-winning documentary that seeks solutions to ending HATE and the terrible hate crimes that have become frequent events in our daily lives. The stirring and powerful film centers around true stories taken direct from the national headlines including: The dreadful student shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado; the torturous dragging death of James Byrd, Jr., an African-American man in Texas; and the brutal beating death of Matthew Shephard, a gay college student in Wyoming.

The inspiring documentary addresses the subject of HATE by searching out the origins of how it is "taught and learned," the scope of its danger beginning with childhood taunting to murder. Viewers are invited to take a stand against HATE and create their own vision of a world free of HATE, where senseless acts of violence are a thing of the past. The program utilizes the groundbreaking documentary in an interactive, multi-media presentation that impacts and changes students' view of HATE in their world. Though the program is uniquely designed for each audience, the basic structure is as follows:

BASIC PROGRAM STRUCTURE
* A 35-minute version of the film is shown.
* Interactive exercises are done in which the audience shares their definition of HATE and examples of HATE in their lives and community.
* The program leader then introduces the Power of One - how one person can make a difference.

JOURNEY SHOWCASE
* 2006 - NACA Nationals, Training Showcase
* 2005 - NACA South, Lecture Showcase
* 2005 - NACA West Lecture Showcase
* 2005 - NACA Mid-Atlantic Lecture Showcasing - (alternate)
* 2004 - NACA Northern Plains, Lecture Showcase
* 2004 - NASPA National, Lecture Showcase
* 2003 - NACA Northeast, Lecture Showcase
* 2003 - NACA Mid-America, Lecture Showcase 1st - (alternate)
* 2003 - National Middle School Association Conference
* 2003 - AFA Annual Conference, Lecture Showcase

JOURNEY TECH REQUIREMENTS
General: Handheld microphone, raised speaking area, podium, VHS player, projector, large projection screen.

JOURNEY INTRODUCTION
download speaker introduction (pdf file)

download Mark's Bio (pdf file)

JOURNEY CLIP
Journey Video Clip (Windows Media File)

REVIEWS
Frostburg State Letter (pdf file)

College Quotes (pdf file)

St. Leo (jpg image)

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