This Valentine’s Day activity from Teaching Tolerance provides insight into Valentine’s Day’s roots as a holiday of resistance. It also highlights the injustices that can occur during this holiday — “moments of exclusion and ostracism, assumptions of a heterosexual norm” — and draws a parallel between the ban on gay marriage and the ban on […]
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Valentine’s Day activity from Teaching Tolerance
February 6th, 2014 · No Comments
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Russia’s Crackdown on Homosexuality / Olympic Boycotts
August 1st, 2013 · No Comments
I’d like to share a couple of articles about the ongoing crackdown by Russia’s government on homosexuality. This article summarizes the issues well, detailing the various laws that have been passed. These include a ban on adoption by gay parents and a law allowing police to arrest tourists and hold them for up to two […]
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To This Day by Shane Koyczan
March 7th, 2013 · No Comments
I love Shane Koyczan. I first heard his work in a collaboration with musician Dan Mangan called Tragic Turn of Events / Move Pen Move. His most recent work is a project based around his poem To This Day, where he collaborated with numerous volunteers to make a video that powerfully addresses the issue of […]
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No Name-Calling Week
January 18th, 2013 · No Comments
January 21 to 25th is No Name-Calling Week, a national campaign aimed at combating bullying in schools. The resources page features links to lesson plans for elementary, middle school and high school students. There are also art lessons and promotional materials. None of these activities are specifically targeted towards language learners, but many could be […]
Tags: art as activism · bullying · global issues activities · human rights · k-12 · lesson plans · LGBT Issues