Equality and Diversity - Building a Culture of ... - Equality Authority

Lessons 28
‘Your Equality Bucket List’/
‘If you were a politician’
Resources Needed
Flip chart paper and
markers, 1 set for each
group of 4-5 students
Trailer of the film The Bucket
List at www.imdb.com/video/
imdb/vi3367043353/
Access to the Internet to show
the trailer
Activity
Activity
You Vision can ask statements
your students whether any of them have ever seen
the blockbuster movie ‘The Bucket List’ starring Jack Nicolas
and Divide Morgan the students Freeman. into The groups two men of 4-5. met Give in hospital each group when a sheet
they of flip both chart became paper diagnosed and some with markers. cancer. Explain Although that from the groups very
different are going backgrounds to imagine and future having where very equality different is lifestyles, a reality and the to
two write became a Vision friends Statement and decided of what to that write would a ‘Bucket look List’ like in of their all
the school, things their they community, really wanted society, to do the or achieve world. but had put off.
Explain Ask the to whole the students class to that brainstorm they are all going the works to write they their associate
own with ‘Bucket equality List’ and which promoting is going equality. to be a Write list of these top up priority on the
things board. they Then would assign like groups to see to done each to of improve the following inclusion areas:
and school, equality community, in their own society, lives the in world. their locality, Ask the in groups their to take
community, the words they in Ireland would and like Northern to see appearing Ireland in or an in equality the wider
world. vision It statement can be as for creative their area or imaginative and use them as they to write like. their Ask
the Vision groups Statement. to work on a list for the same area as the one for
which they had produced their Vision Statement.
Finally ask each group to present its Vision Statement to the
Alternatively, rest of the class you and can display frame this the idea statements in terms in of the the classroom. students
being asked to imagine they are the next generation of
politicians. If they were elected members of government, what
bills or changes would they propose to improve inclusion and
equality for all citizens.
When they have completed their list, take feedback from each
group and ask them to identify any actions on the list that
they, as young people, could influence. This is an opportunity
for them to begin to think about perhaps taking action to
promote equality in practical ways – either in school or in their
community; or to look at issues on which they could lobby
institutions or politicians. (See the following two pages for
notes and suggestions on Taking Action for Equality.)
If the students are not in a position to take action as a class, it
is recommended that you conclude the module by asking them
to reflect on what they have learned from it. A template for a
Reflection Sheet and other reflection ideas are included on the
accompanying DVD.
sECTION 5 Creating a Culture of Equality 103