Quote of the Day: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
Last night’s evening class:
Yesterday evening, we watched a movie called “The Rabbit Proof Fence”. This movie was about 3 “half-caste” children (half aboriginal, half white) being captured and hunted down by the Australian Government. The 3 girls – Molly, Daisy and Gracie – were taken from their family, and put in a camp. They then ran away, and began to make their way back home by following the rabbit proof fences that were being built during that time. This movie was really inspirational, especially because it was based on real life events. They managed to get home, and 2 of the girls (because unfortunately 1 was recaptured) and their mother and grandmother went into hiding. Molly got married and had 2 girls, but they were all captured, and Molly escaped with her youngest child and made the whole trip once again. However, when the child turned 3, she was recaptured, and Molly never saw her again. This really made me think about how unfairly people were treated just because of minor details like the colour of their skin. How some people thought themselves so much above other ‘races’ and decided that everyone needed to be like them. It fascinates me how much people can manipulate their mindsets to be able to justify doing horrible things to others.
Today:
For morning class, we had our second LLP session. Here, my group just finished organising everything for our lesson, and did a run through with a teacher, of how our lesson was going to go. We were going to make some damper today, but with the lack of time because of our second activity (the indigenous walk) we were not able to. Fortunately, we have time tomorrow to prepare the batter that we are going to use for the kids in our lesson to make around a campfire, and for morning tea (so everyone gets some to eat).
For afternoon class, we went down to the beach and had our ‘Indigenous Walk’. One of our cooks – Mrs Wade – her mother and her uncle, held 2 small workshops for us. Mrs Wade and her mother talked about some of their customs, and different how they made different things like baskets, bowls and blankets. The ‘blankets’ were made out of possum skin, and they were really (really) warm. The way they made some things, and the resources they used makes me really respect the original indigenous lifestyle, and wonder what it would be like living in Australia if the English didn't colonise the country with violence and 'rule' the way they did.
Motivated Monday:
This week I have really enjoyed learning about different cultures, as well as participating in al the activities I have.
I could probably work on keeping up the positivity as well as encouraging others, so that everyone in my team feels supported.
Last night’s evening class:
Yesterday evening, we watched a movie called “The Rabbit Proof Fence”. This movie was about 3 “half-caste” children (half aboriginal, half white) being captured and hunted down by the Australian Government. The 3 girls – Molly, Daisy and Gracie – were taken from their family, and put in a camp. They then ran away, and began to make their way back home by following the rabbit proof fences that were being built during that time. This movie was really inspirational, especially because it was based on real life events. They managed to get home, and 2 of the girls (because unfortunately 1 was recaptured) and their mother and grandmother went into hiding. Molly got married and had 2 girls, but they were all captured, and Molly escaped with her youngest child and made the whole trip once again. However, when the child turned 3, she was recaptured, and Molly never saw her again. This really made me think about how unfairly people were treated just because of minor details like the colour of their skin. How some people thought themselves so much above other ‘races’ and decided that everyone needed to be like them. It fascinates me how much people can manipulate their mindsets to be able to justify doing horrible things to others.
Today:
For morning class, we had our second LLP session. Here, my group just finished organising everything for our lesson, and did a run through with a teacher, of how our lesson was going to go. We were going to make some damper today, but with the lack of time because of our second activity (the indigenous walk) we were not able to. Fortunately, we have time tomorrow to prepare the batter that we are going to use for the kids in our lesson to make around a campfire, and for morning tea (so everyone gets some to eat).
For afternoon class, we went down to the beach and had our ‘Indigenous Walk’. One of our cooks – Mrs Wade – her mother and her uncle, held 2 small workshops for us. Mrs Wade and her mother talked about some of their customs, and different how they made different things like baskets, bowls and blankets. The ‘blankets’ were made out of possum skin, and they were really (really) warm. The way they made some things, and the resources they used makes me really respect the original indigenous lifestyle, and wonder what it would be like living in Australia if the English didn't colonise the country with violence and 'rule' the way they did.
Motivated Monday:
This week I have really enjoyed learning about different cultures, as well as participating in al the activities I have.
I could probably work on keeping up the positivity as well as encouraging others, so that everyone in my team feels supported.
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