From Awareness to Action

Autor/in	Micklos, John, Jr.
Titel	From Awareness to Action
Quelle	In: Teaching Tolerance, (2012) 41, S.39-41 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-2847
Schlagwörter	Civil Rights; Activism; War; Clubs; Teacher Role; Sexual Orientation; Young Adults; Foreign Countries; Cultural Pluralism; Race; Religion; Physical Characteristics; Consciousness Raising; Critical Thinking; Citizen Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Krieg; Club; Klub; Lehrerrolle; Sexuelle Orientierung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausland; Kulturpluralismus; Rasse; Abstammung; Körperliche Erscheinung; Bewusstseinsbildung; Kritisches Denken; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung
Abstract	What inspires young people to become activists? Events such as wars or regime changes obviously raise high emotions. But some choose to get involved because they saw a need and felt compelled to take action. Young Americans have a long track record as activists. Among other things, they played a key role in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. And young people were actively involved in protests against the Vietnam War and the war in Iraq. Schools and teachers can help inspire students to get involved as activists. For instance, many high schools have diversity clubs designed to promote awareness and activism around the issue of developing respect for all people, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, mental or physical aptitude, nationality and other traits. Many schools also have clubs that focus on specific areas of activism. Becoming involved as activists "not only is a crucial part of students' learning and core competencies around critical thinking, but it also allows them to have an impact on critical issues of the moment." They are actually doing community organizing, and this civic engagement makes for well-rounded students and lays the foundation for future opportunities as well. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Southern Poverty Law Center. 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104. Tel: 334-956-8200; Fax: 334-956-8484; Web site: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/magazine/index.jsp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10