Tuesday 6 October 2015
Tuesday 8 October 2013
Far away from their homeland...
According to UNHCR, who are ... Refugees
Refugees are our core constituents and we care for them in every corner of the globe.
Returnees
Returnees are the ones who get to go back home - the best durable solution.
Stateless People
Millions of stateless people are left in a legal limbo, with limited basic rights.
Asylum-Seekers
Asylum-seekers need essential help and advice while applying for refugee status.
Internally Displaced People
The internally displaced seek safety in other parts of their country, where they need help.
Environmental migrants
from wikipedia
It refers to people who are forced to migrate from or flee their home region due to sudden or long-term changes to their local environment which compromise their well being or secure livelihood
Climate change and human rights video
After having read about the work of UNHCR and the people they help, your task will be to write:
"The Human Story"
task 1: Face the Facts
activity sheets
1. Working individually, read Face the Facts - Questions and Answers about Refugees and Asylum Seekers to gather the facts about refugees and asylum seekers. After you have finished reading, answer the questions below.
- a) What is a refugee?
- b) What is an asylum seeker?
2. Create the story of an imaginary family of asylum seekers (compare the information you have gathered above) using the questions in the text box below.
a) Why are they fleeing?
b) How many family members are there?
c) What is their country of origin?
d) Other relevant information?
3a. Imagine that you (and your group) are one of the family members seeking asylum in another country (parents, children, grandparents etc). What would you take with you?
Seeking refuge - what will you take with you?
You have half an hour before you must leave your home.Work out the list of things that you would like to take with you. Think carefully about the items you include on your list:
what will you need to survive the journey?
what will you need when you arrive?
what personal items will you take with you?
You are allowed to take one small suitcase with you. You cannot take anything that doesn't fit. You cannot take anything that has to be carried separately. You cannot ask family members to carry anything for you. Revise the list of things so that they will fit in your suitcase. Everyone in your group must agree about what's on the list.
After you have finalised your list, identify ONE item you would keep if you had to leave all else behind.
Explain why this item is important.
(belongings stories)
Auditing the news
• What is your evaluation of the media’s recent coverage of refugees and asylum seekers?
• How do the words you have discovered in your audit influence the reader? Do they have a positive or negative effect on the reader’s attitudes?
• How does language assist the reader in making judgements and assumptions about the issues discussed in the articles you have read?
The press
Rewriting the news
Write your own newspaper article using the language you have discovered during your audit.
Task: Write a 250 word story on an Iraqi family who were forced to flee their homeland due to ethnic persecution and have arrived (‘illegally’) in Australia seeking refuge. Present your story in newspaper format – include a headline that describes your story.
The Guardian
What Syrian refugees pack for the crossing of Europe
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)