March 15th, 2010
A few of us from Stapleford E2E chose to focus on how we stereotype other people. We have chosen to look at how we perceive Americans.
Here is an interview with an American living in the UK. Have a read and tell us what you think. You can replicate this with people from other countries or ethnicity. This research has helped us understand the American perspective of themselves and also we have learnt more about the American way of life. We would like to thank our interviewee for his time.
After this research we were told to do an experiment for a few days – to try to walk in the shoes of people who are different from us and observe the reactions we get when we do this.
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Tags: Stereotypes
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March 9th, 2010
Please read our stories and do post a comment and we will try to answer any questions you may have about our culture and lifestyle.
Sue Pearson, Holocaust Survivor speaking to the group
“As travellers, we experience lots of discrimination. At the Leisure Centre Guide, you can actually see this discrimination in print. It says, ‘ A simple guide for travellers and gypsies to ensure everyone enjoys using the centre.’ At the Centre, there are full of rules aimed at travellers.” B Donohue, 2010.
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Tags: Discrimination, Prejudice, Traveller
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March 9th, 2010
We are conducting this survey as part of a college course into finding out about migrant workers and why they come to the UK.
From this survey we are hoping to find out why migrant workers come to the UK to work instead of working in their own country.
We are going to put our survey on Facebook and other social networking sites; we hope to get 50-100 responses.
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Tags: Migrant Workers, Prejudice, Questionnaire, Xenophobia
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March 9th, 2010
Do you have a story to share when you felt intimidated or when you stood up for a friend? If you do, please send them through.
Story 1
My sister and me were at school, I was sixteen and my sister was eleven. I was inside doing some work then my friend came inside to tell me that my sister was getting picked on. I ran out and fell over then my sister told me this boy was picking on her, then I said “stop picking on my sister or I will hit you” I was still mad with them and then I told my teacher in my class about it then it stopped for a week. Now my sister sticks up for herself and me. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: courage, Discrimination, safety, Stories
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March 2nd, 2010
What do Holocaust and genocide survivors remember when they consider their family history? Take a moment to think about the rich Jewish tradition that existed in Europe before World War Two started. Consider why it is important to celebrate the rich tradition and culture of people from different backgrounds. Share Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Memory, Remembrance
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March 1st, 2010
It has been a moving day today. We visited the Holocaust Centre. A Holocaust Survivor by the name of Rudi Oppenheimer kindly gave us his time, and took some questions we had about his experience.
Rudi Oppenheimer, Holocaust Survivor speaking to the group
If you wish to listen to Rudi’s interviews, please register and logon to http://www.historyspeaks.org.uk
Several questions were raised and they deserved more attention. Let us know what you think of these questions and post your views to elaborate more. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 24th, 2010
This morning we spent sometime discussing the crimes commited against the Jewish community, Roma(Gypsy) and the disabled in Germany and other Nazi-occupied countries. We considered what we would do if we had to decide whether to leave the country in which we were born. We learnt about the dehumanisation and humiliation that the Jewish people and other victims of Nazi persecution had to go through. We also looked at how in times of economic crisis and post war Germany, Hitler and the Nazi Party blamed the Jews for all the misfortunes that Germany had, although it was not their fault. There was something called the Great Depression that affected the whole world, and times were hard for everyone.
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Tags: Discrimination, Equality, Holocaust, Prejudice, Racism
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February 22nd, 2010
We began our exploration of what the Holocaust means, and what lessons we can learn from the causes, events and consequences of the Holocaust. We were asked to consider some deep moral and ethical questions of how we would decide on the lives of people in times of crisis.
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February 17th, 2010
Today we began our module on the Holocaust. As a group we explored how we define our own identity, and to look at the values we hold towards other people. We also started to understand a bit more about what the Holocaust is, why it happened, who was involved and what happened during that time. We invite the group to write on this site, so we can share some of the discussions that had gone on in our session.
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February 12th, 2010
Josh from Newark E2E has chosen to look at the activities and lyrics of Swing Kids. Before we study the lyrics and compare them to modern day work, let us find out who the Swing Kids are, and what are the other youth protest that existed during the dictatorial Nazi regime in Germany.
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February 11th, 2010
Our group began by exploring how history can be relevant today. We saw how racism, prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping can lead to the murder of 11 million people during the Holocaust. We considered how some of these same issues are affecting our society today.
After 5 sessions, our research all merged into one: How the culture of hatred, violence, division and territorialism in gangs, mirrored the way Nazis terrorized the targeted groups.
In our words:
“The life on the street is a life live in a curse. Maybe we can put it in reverse – life with a knife is a life in jail, you get caught and you might get bailed or you will fail that’s why you are in jail.” Fabian
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February 2nd, 2010
We started today discussing about the Holocaust and what it means. We were told the story of what happened to baby girls in China. Because of the One-Child Policy of 1979 and also the ruling devised in 200 BC with regards to possession of land when a baby boy is born to a family, parents in China, esp those living in the country side, would either abandon new born baby girls, put them in orphanages, or kill them as soon as they are out of their mother’s womb. What has this got to do with the Holocaust? The answer lies in the fact that in this example, the value of life is very much dependent on the economic value that the government in China has placed on life, and how we sometimes do not challenge traditions passed down through the generations. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Antisemitism, Discrimination, Drama, Empathy, Holocaust, Journal, Prejudice
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January 28th, 2010
Newark AAA group have started to look at their own experience being in Newark. Most have experienced some mobbing behaviour and other threatening episodes in their life. Part of this exercise is to understand how targeted groups feel and experience when they are discriminated and terrorised.
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Tags: Safe, Safety in the streets
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January 6th, 2010
Find out more about how we make our decisions about our world today. We will produce a series of questionnaires and surveys here. Do take some time to complete some of the surveys.
The first one is about how and where we get our news each day.
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