The Extreme History Project

Bozeman’s Passenger Depot will be the topic of our next talk at MOR!

extremehistory — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:08:40 +0000

A Radically New Vision of the Drug Problem in America

extremehistory — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:10:38 +0000

What else would you expect from a former drug user and gun seller from the projects who turned his life around and became the first black tenured Professor of Sciences at Columbia University. Carl Hart’s inspiring personal story and fascinating research intersects in a holistic and contextual approach to understanding the deep connections between drug use and the perpetuation of poverty in this country. Learn more in the interview below.

http://www.minds.com/blog/view/116191/everything-americans-think-they-know-about-drugs-is-wrong-a-scientist-explodes-the-myths

Restorative Justice: A new model for conflict resolution and healing from the past.

extremehistory — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:27:22 +0000

Our good friend Joanie Kresich has written a terrific book to explain the concepts and processes of Restorative Justice: a new model for finding harmony in conflict. Joanie describes her very accessible and engaging book below:

“How can the concepts of restorative justice reach the widest audience….. busy students, overworked parents, those struggling with the impacts of a brutal economy? ‘Picturing Restorative Justice’ presents the basic concepts and values of rj in an imaginative, short and graphic form.’

To learn more about this fascinating book and to purchase a copy, click on the book cover and follow the link.

Ellie Gardner and Oscar Durand are our Historical Activists of the Week!

extremehistory — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:04:42 +0000

Historic preservation can come in many forms

When Photographers Ellie Gardner and Oscar Durand learned of the destruction of several small historic communities in order to expand the airport in Lima, Peru, they used their skills to photographically document the neighborhood of El Ayllu. Through local research, they learned that some of the buildings dated back to the 16th century and they told the story of a small, tightly-knit community built on shared labor and kinship. By learning this history, Durand noted that “Walking on [El Ayllu’s] unpaved streets, I could see remnants of its past. It was a little bit like being able to travel back in time”

The community responded to Gardner and Durand’s photographs with great affection and appreciation as they faced the sadness of disconnecting from their home. How much of their identity was connected to this place? How will they translate that identity to the coming generations, who will no longer have this place to connect to? This is the gift that Ellie Gardner and Oscar Durand gave to this small Peruvian community and it speaks to the heart of why preservation is so important. History speaks to the heart of community. It is the tree upon which we hang our sense of self, family and neighbor. By documenting and preserving the memory of history, we can carry that identity into the future. By sharing that history with the rest of the world, we can understand and appreciate the identity and connection these people once had to this place.

The Extreme History Project honors Ellie Gardner and Oscar Durand as our Historical Activists of the Week!

Learn more about their work here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/29/179265615/a-photographic-homage-to-perus-fading-past

Our May 30th lecture looks at how we are genetically human!

extremehistory — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:40:53 +0000

We are privileged to have Biological Anthropologist and newly appointed faculty member to Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Dr. Terence Capellini as our next speaker!

Commander Chris Hadfield is our Extreme History Person of the Week!

extremehistory — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:43:15 +0000

For being the first Canadian Commander of the Space Station to make a music video! This is the true meaning of awe inspiring!

Ellen Baumler Talks about Leprosy in Montana for our next Lecture at the Museum of the Rockies!

extremehistory — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:04:21 +0000

The Legacy of Conquest

extremehistory — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:20:12 +0000

Canadian Aboriginals charge Government with denial of history

extremehistory — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:57:29 +0000

The denial of history is the denial of identity and what are the consequences of community identity loss?

“Aboriginals in Quebec plan to change that and are demanding that the government correct history. A petition was launched in March calling for the Quebec government to require that all Canadians in secondary school be taught the history of the aboriginal people and that it be mandatory and not elective.”

Watch the video here: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/04/25/300099/canadian-government-under-fire-for-distorting-history-of-aboriginals/

We have another great lecture coming up this month! Mark your calendars!!

extremehistory — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:28:15 +0000