SXSW EDU 2021
No More Poverty Porn: Teaching Global Activism
Description:
From Black Lives Matter to the Red Umbrella movement, activists around the globe are rising up to demand new futures. Learn how to incorporate stories of contemporary global activism into your curriculum to humanize global struggles and movements without pitfalling into poverty porn or the “exotic other”. This session will include leading educators, activists, and storytellers using new tools to teach today’s global social movements as pathways to connection, engagement, and shared liberation.
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Takeaways
- Learn how to integrate global gender and racial justice topics in the classroom from middle school to college
- Access practical tools – films, multimedia resources, and more – to teach and promote discussion on global movements and activism
- Learn how to facilitate productive conversations on global protest struggles and social movements
Speakers
- Lori Adelman, Vice President, Engagement and Influence, Global Fund for Women
- M Adams, Co-Executive Director, Freedom Inc
Organizer
Anja Tranovich, Sr Communications Manager, Global Fund for Women
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