Jahresbericht2007.pdf

YASMIN AND BELLA BELLO BITUGU – EXPERIENCES FROM THE PAST
FOR THE SAKE OF OUR FUTURE
In the last few years a special visit has become a regular event for the final
classes (3A and 5B) at the HBLA Kematen. The students learn a lot about
the topics “Black”and “Prejudice”in their English lessons for more than
two months. After that they have the chance to find out what it really means
to live with a different skin colour and – as a consequence – with prejudice
in day-to-day reality. Yasmin and Bella Bello Bitugu both have their
origins in Ghana, but they
decided to live here in
Austria for quite a while.
Bella Bello has been here
for more than ten years
now, and his wife Yasmin
came here about two years ago. After discussing their
experiences concerning prejudice in general and here
in our country they both bring a little bit of African
culture to Kematen. Their drumming, which included
a guest performance by our teaching assistant
Catherine and her mum this year, is a highlight which
most of the students will never forget. This also
applies to their stories about racism and prejudice here in Austria. None of the students could imagine
that there is still so much hatred and hostility against people of a different background here in our
country.
Georg
Hofer
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