Posts with the tag Global Studies
I am happy to say that a new class has been created in my high school--Global Studies, taught by an awesome woman. It is a genocide class. So far I have not taken it but through my older sister, who is currently enrolled in the class, I met the teacher and learned about genocide. Mostly Darfur. Yesterday, we had Awareness Day in honor of Awareness Month. We posted Save Darfur signs around the school and chalked the sidewalk with such slogans as Never Again..and again..and again; we presented a powerpoint slideshow with music (I Will Possess Your Heart, Death Cab for Cutie; the first 4 minutes 10 seconds of it) in the cafeteria at lunch and handed out pamphlets to questioning students. We got a great reaction and, as expected, discovered that very few students knew anything about Darfur, or any genocide other than the holocaust. After Awareness Day, they knew. They could not say they didn't and they could not say they were powerless to help. If you are a student, encourage your school board to try the same thing. Being aware is, at least, a start.
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