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Lessons 20-22
Equality – Case Studies of Young
People and Migrant Workers
Learning Intentions
Students will:
Have an opportunity to hear
from other young people how
they experience inequality
Develop empathy with the
young people in the videos
Identify ways in which the
situation of the young people
in question could be made
more equal.
Understand the inequalities
experienced by migrant
workers in both jurisidictions
Resources Activity One
Video Getting to Grips
with Racism or at http://
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=c42WbgSbT1Q
Video Making Ireland Home on
accompanying DVD or at http://
vimeo.com/31951767
Copies of the Worksheet on pages
75-76 – one for each student
Note: If there are migrant students
or students with disabilities in the
class, it is important not to turn the
spotlight on them by, for example,
asking them if they have had similar
experiences. (They may volunteer
information but should not be put
under pressure to do so, as this could
put them in a vulnerable position).
Concentrating on the experiences of
the people in the videos means the
issues can be discussed safely by all
students, without personalising them.
The following five activities use video clips to provide
examples of how young people and migrant workers
experience inequality. Each one will take one lesson, and
you may choose to use one or more of them.
Activity one
Making Ireland Home –
Young People and Racism (Equal Respect)
(I class period required)
The video Making Ireland Home was made by young migrants
as part of a project run by the Migrant Rights Centre of
Ireland (www.mrci.ie). In it they discuss their experiences of
coming to Ireland, their identity, their experiences of racism
in school and elsewhere, and their hopes and aspirations
for the future. The video is 24 minutes long but is divided
into sections which can be used on their own to explore
different topics. For this class you will use the section
on Racism.
Begin by showing the clip from Getting to Grips with Racism
where Anna Lo, MLA, talks about racism and sectarianism
racism. (This is a 1 minute clip and starts at 2.20 minutes
into the video.) Then show the section on Racism from
Making Ireland Home. (This is a five minute clip and it starts
at 4.44 minutes into the video). Show the clips once to
the students and ask them to note down their immediate
reactions to them. Then give out the Making Ireland Home
worksheet to each student and show the clips a second
time, asking them to look for the answers to questions 1-6
on the worksheet.
Check their answers, and then ask them to discuss, in
groups of 4/5, questions 7-8 on the worksheet.
Take feedback of key points from the groups and record
points of agreement and/or disagreement, as well as any
issues they feel strongly about. This could lead on to the
class taking some form of action if they feel racism is an
issue in the school or community.
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