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Description

2. Explore young peoples’ values and attitudes to diversity. (Who has the power?)

Resources

sticky circles/dots in three different colours

Instructions

Aim of Badge
To develop an awareness and an appreciation of cultures other than your own.

This Badge has 6 options of which 6 must be completed.

Instructions
Divide the Guides into three groups. Place a dot on the forehead of each girl. For example, red for one group, green for another and blue for the third.
• Tell the girls that Greens are all in their 30s and 40s and that they have all the power. Give them chairs to sit on and sweets. Tell the Reds that they are all over 65 years old and to stand together with their noses touching one wall and not to look around or talk. Tell Blues that they are all under 18 and that they must do exactly what the Greens say. You can give the Greens some suggestions for instruction such as hop on one leg, do press-ups, make animal noises, pretend to be elephants.
• Repeat with Blues being in their 30s and 40s and having all the power, Reds being under 18 years old and following Blues instructions, and Greens being over 65 years old with the noses against a wall.
• Repeat with Reds being in their 30s and 40s and having all the power, Greens being under 18 years old, following their instructions and Blues being over 65 years old with noses against the wall.
• Bring the group back together in a circle. Ask the Guides to remove the dots from their head and to shake out their arms and legs taking deep breaths.
It is important to ensure that girls shake out any anger built up in the game and have the opportunity to discuss how the game made them feel.

Discussion questions
1. How did each girl feel at each stage of the game?
2. Does this game reflect how people of different ages are treated in Ireland? How are young people treated? How are old people treated?
3. What other groups in Ireland experience exclusion?
4. Where does exclusion and oppression like this happen around the world?

Acknowledgement/Source
http://www.youthdeved.ie/sites/youthdeved.ie/files/All_Different_All_Equal_Ireland_2006.pdf

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Tags

• choice challenge
• cultural diversity
• interest badge
• teamwork
• Trefoil News International 2020

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