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Exercise
Using TED speech of novelist Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story as an input for intercultural learning exercises and raising awareness of participants about process of stereotyping and discrimination.
Main aim of the exercise is to increase participant’s understanding how stereotypes and prejudices are being created, what are the origins of discrimination and through discussion and sharing participants life stories to increase participants intercultural understanding.
The session is starting by sharing TED speech of novelist Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story available online. After the speech the participants are asked to write down individually their singles lives stories. When the stories are written down the participants gather together and are sharing them in a group. Sharing is following by discussion that is moderate by facilitator and provide space to reflect on stories and see the participants experiences with prejudices, stereotypes and discrimination, how prejudices and stereotypes are created and on other side by which actions, steps they can be changed.
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This tool is for
This exercise should be implemented in a group when participants are feeling comfortable and safe and are knowing each other.
and addresses
Social Inclusion, Disability, Anti-Racism, Intercultural Learning, Gender issues
It is recommended for use in:
Action 3.1 (Cooperation with the Neighbouring Partner Countries)
Materials needed:
Papers, pens, speakers, projector, and computer.
The tool was created by
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The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Ilona Olehlova (on 3 April 2012)
and last modified
30 March 2012
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