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Aims:
| – | To help young people to understand the power of the individual voice |
| – | To help young people identify what they would like to change in the world |
| Activity | Introduction |
| Introduction | The story of the Freedom Riders – and the story of the play – is a stark reminder of the power of individuals and groups to change their worlds. It is a call-to-action for people – young and old – to work together to recognise the injustices of society, to protest against them and to create the change they seek. This session will enable young people to continue to address injustices they see in society and to begin to consider how they can work towards creating change, in their own lives and in the world beyond. |
| Warm Up | – Ask the students to choose one point in the room and walk towards it. Then, ask them to choose a different point in the room and to walk towards that – build this up until they each have a “route” of four points. – Once they have got their four points, prescribe a variety of movement qualities i.e. tell the students they are in a rush to catch a bus, that they are on the way to meet someone that they are excited by, that it’s just started raining, that they are on their way to an exam etc. – Then, ask the students to travel between the points again. This time, as they reach each point – ask them to think of something or someone that is important to them and to carry this to the next point – ask them to consider how this affects the way that they travel. |
| Freedom Riders’ “change-line” | – Ask the students to get into pairs and hand out the change-line (right) to these pairs. On one side of the paper, there is a change-line entitled “Freedom Riders” and another entitled “You”. Ask them to consider the Freedom Riders change-line first. Complete the boxes in the change-line. – Once the students have completed this, ask them to choose seven points in the room – these seven points correspond to the seven boxes in the change-line. Ask the students to move between these points, stating their ‘answers’ when they arrive at these chosen points. Ask the students to be aware of how they move between each point and be aware of the pictures they are creating. Both students need to play an active role in this sequence; they could perhaps take it in turns to say the lines. – Ask a few pairs to present what they have done. |
| Students’ “change-line” | – Next, in the same pairs, ask the students to make a list of the social problems they see in their world. Together, choose one. – Focusing on the problem, ask the students to work through the same timeline, but focusing on themselves as the agents of change. – Once the students have completed this – repeat the mapping exercise as above. Ask the students to map out seven points in the room and continue as above. – Show, feedback, close. |
